CTK/Libs/Visualization/VTK/Core/ctkVTKConnection.h

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#ifndef __ctkVTKConnection_h
#define __ctkVTKConnection_h

// Qt includes
#include <QObject>
#include <QVector>

// CTK includes
#include <ctkPimpl.h>

#include "CTKVisualizationVTKCoreExport.h"

class vtkObject;
class ctkVTKConnectionPrivate;

class CTK_VISUALIZATION_VTK_CORE_EXPORT ctkVTKConnection : public QObject
{
Q_OBJECT

public:
  typedef QObject Superclass;
  explicit ctkVTKConnection(QObject* parent);
  virtual ~ctkVTKConnection();

  ///
  QString shortDescription();
  static QString shortDescription(vtkObject* vtk_obj, unsigned long vtk_event,
    const QObject* qt_obj, QString qt_slot = "");

  /// 
  void setup(vtkObject* vtk_obj, unsigned long vtk_event,
    const QObject* qt_obj, QString qt_slot, float priority = 0.f);

  /// 
  /// Check the validity of the parameters. Parameters must be valid to add 
  /// a connection
  static bool isValid(vtkObject* vtk_obj, unsigned long vtk_event,
    const QObject* qt_obj, QString qt_slot);

  /// 
  /// Temporarilly block any signals/slots. If the event is fired, the slot
  /// won't be called. You can restore the connection by calling SetBlocked
  /// with block = false.
  void setBlocked(bool block);
  bool isBlocked()const;

  /// 
  bool isEqual(vtkObject* vtk_obj, unsigned long vtk_event,
               const QObject* qt_obj, QString qt_slot)const;

  /// 
  /// Return a string uniquely identifying the connection within the current process
  QString  id()const;
  QObject* object()const;

  /// false by default, it is slower to observe vtk object deletion
  void observeDeletion(bool enable);
  bool deletionObserved()const;
  
signals:
  /// 
  /// The qt signal emited by the VTK Callback
  /// The signal corresponding to the slot will be emited
  void emitExecute(vtkObject* caller, vtkObject* call_data);

  /// Note: even if the signal has a signature with 4 args, you can
  /// connect it to a slot with less arguments as long as the types of the 
  /// argument are matching:
  /// connect(obj1,SIGNAL(signalFunc(A,B,C,D)),obj2,SLOT(slotFunc(A)));
  void emitExecute(vtkObject* caller, void* call_data, unsigned long vtk_event, void* client_data);

  /// The signal is fired when the observed vtk object or the receiving qt 
  /// object is deleted. It can conveniently connected to the deleteLater 
  /// slot
  void isBroke();

protected slots:
  void vtkObjectDeleted();
  void qobjectDeleted();

private:
  CTK_DECLARE_PRIVATE(ctkVTKConnection);
  friend QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const ctkVTKConnection& connection);
};

QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const ctkVTKConnection& connection);

#endif