CTK/Libs/CommandLineModules/Core/ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder.h

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#ifndef __ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder_h
#define __ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder_h

#include "ctkCommandLineModulesCoreExport.h"
#include <QStringList>
#include <QScopedPointer>

class ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilderPrivate;

/**
 * \class ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder
 * \brief Builds up a list of file paths to search for command line modules.
 *
 * Unfinished:
 *
 * <pre>
 * Implements the following basic strategy:
 * 1. CTK_MODULE_LOAD_PATH environment variable
 * 2. Home directory
 * 3. Home directory / cli-modules
 * 4. Current working directory
 * 5. Current working directory / cli-modules
 * 6. Application directory
 * 7. Application directory / cli-modules
 * </pre>
 *
 * \author m.clarkson@ucl.ac.uk
 */
class CTK_CMDLINEMODULECORE_EXPORT ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder
{

public:

  ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder();
  ~ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder();

  virtual QStringList build();

private:

  QScopedPointer<ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilderPrivate> d;
  Q_DISABLE_COPY(ctkCmdLineModuleDefaultPathBuilder)
};

#endif