CTK/Plugins/org.commontk.dah.hostedapp/ctkDicomAbstractApp.h

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#ifndef CTKDICOMABSTRACTAPP_H
#define CTKDICOMABSTRACTAPP_H

#include <ctkDicomAbstractExchangeCache.h>
#include <ctkDicomAppInterface.h>
#include <QScopedPointer>
#include <org_commontk_dah_hostedapp_Export.h>

class ctkDicomAbstractAppPrivate;
struct ctkDicomHostInterface;
class ctkPluginContext;
class ctkDicomObjectLocatorCache;

#ifdef _MSC_VER
// disable inheritance by dominance warnings
#pragma warning( disable : 4250 )
#endif

/**
 * @brief Provides a basic implementation for an application app.
 *
 * The methods of the ctkDicomAppInterface have to be implemented for the business logic.
 *
 * @todo Provide helper/convenience methods to ease application development.
 *
 *
*/
class org_commontk_dah_hostedapp_EXPORT ctkDicomAbstractApp : public ctkDicomAbstractExchangeCache, public ctkDicomAppInterface
{
  Q_OBJECT
  Q_INTERFACES(ctkDicomAppInterface)

public:

  /**
   * @brief
   *
   * @param context
  */
  ctkDicomAbstractApp(ctkPluginContext* context);

  /**
   * @brief
   *
  */
  virtual ~ctkDicomAbstractApp();


  /**
   * @brief Method triggered by the host. Changes the state of the hosted application.
   *
   * Goes through the transitions and emits signals when relevant to trigger actions. Checks for the legality of a transition.
   *
   * @see startProgress() resumeProgress() suspendProgress() cancelProgress() exitHostedApp() releaseResources()
   * @param newState
   * @return bool true if state received and not illegal in the transition diagram from the reference, false if illegal or not recognized.
  */
  virtual bool setState(ctkDicomAppHosting::State newState);

  /**
   * @brief Sends the current state the app is in to the hosting system.
   *
   * @return ctkDicomAppHosting::State
  */
  virtual ctkDicomAppHosting::State getState();

  /**
   * @brief Gets a handle to the host, in order to call methods on it.
   *
   * @return ctkDicomHostInterface *
  */
  virtual ctkDicomHostInterface* getHostInterface() const;

  ctkDicomExchangeInterface* getOtherSideExchangeService() const;

  /**
   * @brief Sets the internal representation of the current state.
   *
   * @param state
  */
  void setInternalState(ctkDicomAppHosting::State state);

Q_SIGNALS:
  /**
   * @brief ctkDicomAppHosting::INPROGRESS state received and legal.
   *
   * the slot connected to this is responsible for notifying the hosting service that it is really in progress by a call to getHostInterface()->notifyStateChanged(ctkDicomAppHosting::INPROGRESS);
   *
  */
  void startProgress();

  /**
   * @brief ctkDicomAppHosting::INPROGRESS state received when the app is in the ctkDicomAppHosting::SUSPENDED state.
   *
   * Corresponding slot responsible for calling getHostInterface()->notifyStateChanged(ctkDicomAppHosting::INPROGRESS); when resumed.
   *
  */
  void resumeProgress();

  /**
   * @brief ctkDicomAppHosting::SUSPENDED state received.
   *
   * Corresponding slot responsible for calling getHostInterface()->notifyStateChanged(ctkDicomAppHosting::SUSPENDED); when resources have been released.
   *
  */
  void suspendProgress();

  /**
   * @brief ctkDicomAppHosting::CANCELED state received.
   *
   * The CANCELED state is particular because it leads to ctkDicomAppHosting::IDLE when the app has canceled the process.
   * Therefore the notification the app entered this CANCELED state is sent straight away by the setState method.
   *
   * The slot connected to this signal MUST NOT notify CANCELED, but MUST notify IDLE when the resources have been released.
   *
  */
  void cancelProgress();

  /**
   * @brief ctkDicomAppHosting::EXIT state received and legal.
   *
   * An EXIT notification is sent by setState, no communication with the hosting system is needed anymore.
   * A slot connected to this should stop the application process for good.
   *
  */
  void exitHostedApp();

  /**
   * @brief ctkDicomAppHosting::IDLE state received and legal.
   *
   * It means the current state was COMPLETED, and it is now time to release the resources, the hosting system doesn't need them any more.
   *
  */
  void releaseResources();

private:
  Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(ctkDicomAbstractApp)
  const QScopedPointer<ctkDicomAbstractAppPrivate> d_ptr; /**< TODO */
};

#endif // CTKDICOMABSTRACTAPP_H