CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkPluginEvent.h

/*=============================================================================

  Library: CTK

  Copyright (c) 2010 German Cancer Research Center,
    Division of Medical and Biological Informatics

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#ifndef CTKPLUGINEVENT_H
#define CTKPLUGINEVENT_H

#include <QSharedDataPointer>

#include "CTKPluginFrameworkExport.h"


class ctkPlugin;
class ctkPluginEventData;

/**
 * An event from the Framework describing a plugin lifecycle change.
 * <p>
 * <code>ctkPluginEvent</code> objects are delivered to slots connected
 * via ctkPluginContext::connectPluginListener() when a change
 * occurs in a plugins's lifecycle. A type code is used to identify
 * the event type for future extendability.
 *
 * @see ctkPluginContext#connectPluginListener
 * @see ctkEventBus
 */
class CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT ctkPluginEvent
{

  QSharedDataPointer<ctkPluginEventData> d;

public:

  enum Type {
    INSTALLED,
    STARTED,
    STOPPED,
    UPDATED,
    UNINSTALLED,
    RESOLVED,
    UNRESOLVED,
    STARTING,
    STOPPING,
    LAZY_ACTIVATION
  };

  /**
   * Default constructor for use with the Qt meta object system.
   */
  ctkPluginEvent();

  ~ctkPluginEvent();

  /**
   * Creates a plugin event of the specified type.
   *
   * @param type The event type.
   * @param plugin The plugin which had a lifecycle change.
   */
  ctkPluginEvent(Type type, ctkPlugin* plugin);

  ctkPluginEvent(const ctkPluginEvent& other);

  /**
   * Returns the plugin which had a lifecycle change.
   *
   * @return The plugin that had a change occur in its lifecycle.
   */
  ctkPlugin* getPlugin() const;

  /**
   * Returns the type of lifecyle event. The type values are:
   * <ul>
   * <li>{@link #INSTALLED}
   * <li>{@link #RESOLVED}
   * <li>{@link #LAZY_ACTIVATION}
   * <li>{@link #STARTING}
   * <li>{@link #STARTED}
   * <li>{@link #STOPPING}
   * <li>{@link #STOPPED}
   * <li>{@link #UPDATED}
   * <li>{@link #UNRESOLVED}
   * <li>{@link #UNINSTALLED}
   * </ul>
   *
   * @return The type of lifecycle event.
   */
  Type getType() const;

};

#endif // CTKPLUGINEVENT_H