CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkPluginContext.h

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#ifndef CTKPLUGINCONTEXT_H_
#define CTKPLUGINCONTEXT_H_

#include <QHash>
#include <QString>
#include <QVariant>
#include <QUrl>

#include "ctkPluginFramework_global.h"

#include "ctkPluginEvent.h"

#include "CTKPluginFrameworkExport.h"



  // CTK class forward declarations
  class ctkPlugin;
  class ctkPluginPrivate;
  class ctkServiceRegistration;
  class ctkServiceReference;
  class ctkPluginContextPrivate;

  /**
   * A plugin's execution context within the Framework. The context is used to
   * grant access to other methods so that this plugin can interact with the
   * Framework.
   *
   * <p>
   * <code>ctkPluginContext</code> methods allow a plugin to:
   * <ul>
   * <li>Subscribe to events published by the Framework.
   * <li>Register service objects with the Framework service registry.
   * <li>Retrieve <code>ServiceReferences</code> from the Framework service
   * registry.
   * <li>Get and release service objects for a referenced service.
   * <li>Install new plugins in the Framework.
   * <li>Get the list of plugins installed in the Framework.
   * <li>Get the {@link ctkPlugin} object for a plugin.
   * <li>Create <code>QFile</code> objects for files in a persistent storage
   * area provided for the plugin by the Framework.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>
   * A <code>ctkPluginContext</code> object will be created and provided to the
   * plugin associated with this context when it is started using the
   * {@link ctkPluginActivator::start} method. The same <code>ctkPluginContext</code>
   * object will be passed to the plugin associated with this context when it is
   * stopped using the {@link ctkPluginActivator::stop} method. A
   * <code>ctkPluginContext</code> object is generally for the private use of its
   * associated plugin and is not meant to be shared with other plugins in the
   * plugin environment.
   *
   * <p>
   * The <code>ctkPlugin</code> object associated with a <code>ctkPluginContext</code>
   * object is called the <em>context plugin</em>.
   *
   * <p>
   * The <code>ctkPluginContext</code> object is only valid during the execution of
   * its context plugin; that is, during the period from when the context plugin
   * is in the <code>STARTING</code>, <code>STOPPING</code>, and
   * <code>ACTIVE</code> plugin states. If the <code>ctkPluginContext</code>
   * object is used subsequently, a <code>std::logic_error</code> must be
   * thrown. The <code>ctkPluginContext</code> object must never be reused after
   * its context plugin is stopped.
   *
   * <p>
   * The Framework is the only entity that can create <code>ctkPluginContext</code>
   * objects and they are only valid within the Framework that created them.
   *
   * @threadsafe
   */
  class CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT ctkPluginContext
  {
	  Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(ctkPluginContext)

  public:

    ~ctkPluginContext();

    /**
     * Returns the <code>ctkPlugin</code> object associated with this
     * <code>ctkPluginContext</code>. This plugin is called the context plugin.
     *
     * @return The <code>ctkPlugin</code> object associated with this
     *         <code>ctkPluginContext</code>.
     * @throws std::logic_error If this ctkPluginContext is no
     *         longer valid.
     */
    ctkPlugin* getPlugin() const;

    /**
     * Returns the plugin with the specified identifier.
     *
     * @param id The identifier of the plugin to retrieve.
     * @return A <code>ctkPlugin</code> object or <code>0</code> if the
     *         identifier does not match any installed plugin.
     */
    ctkPlugin* getPlugin(long id) const;


    /**
     * Returns a list of all installed plugins.
     * <p>
     * This method returns a list of all plugins installed in the plugin
     * environment at the time of the call to this method. However, since the
     * Framework is a very dynamic environment, plugins can be installed or
     * uninstalled at anytime.
     *
     * @return A QList of <code>ctkPlugin</code> objects, one object per
     *         installed plugin.
     */
    QList<ctkPlugin*> getPlugins() const;

    /**
     * Registers the specified service object with the specified properties
     * under the specified class names into the Framework. A
     * <code>ctkServiceRegistration</code> object is returned. The
     * <code>ctkServiceRegistration</code> object is for the private use of the
     * plugin registering the service and should not be shared with other
     * plugins. The registering plugin is defined to be the context plugin.
     * Other plugins can locate the service by using either the
     * {@link #getServiceReferences} or {@link #getServiceReference} method.
     *
     * <p>
     * A plugin can register a service object that implements the
     * {@link ctkServiceFactory} interface to have more flexibility in providing
     * service objects to other plugins.
     *
     * <p>
     * The following steps are required to register a service:
     * <ol>
     * <li>If <code>service</code> is not a <code>ctkServiceFactory</code>, an
     * <code>std::invalid_argument</code> is thrown if <code>service</code>
     * is not an instance of all the specified class names.
     * <li>The Framework adds the following service properties to the service
     * properties from the specified <code>ServiceProperties</code> (which may be
     * omitted): <br/>
     * A property named {@link PluginConstants#SERVICE_ID} identifying the
     * registration number of the service <br/>
     * A property named {@link PluginConstants#OBJECTCLASS} containing all the
     * specified classes. <br/>
     * Properties with these names in the specified <code>ServiceProperties</code> will
     * be ignored.
     * <li>The service is added to the Framework service registry and may now be
     * used by other plugins.
     * <li>A service event of type {@link ServiceEvent#REGISTERED} is fired.
     * <li>A <code>ctkServiceRegistration</code> object for this registration is
     * returned.
     * </ol>
     *
     * @param clazzes The class names under which the service can be located.
     *        The class names will be stored in the service's
     *        properties under the key {@link PluginConstants#OBJECTCLASS}.
     * @param service The service object or a <code>ctkServiceFactory</code>
     *        object.
     * @param properties The properties for this service. The keys in the
     *        properties object must all be <code>QString</code> objects. See
     *        {@link PluginConstants} for a list of standard service property keys.
     *        Changes should not be made to this object after calling this
     *        method. To update the service's properties the
     *        {@link ctkServiceRegistration::setProperties} method must be called.
     *        The set of properties may be omitted if the service has
     *        no properties.
     * @return A <code>ctkServiceRegistration</code> object for use by the plugin
     *         registering the service to update the service's properties or to
     *         unregister the service.
     * @throws std::invalid_argument If one of the following is true:
     *         <ul>
     *         <li><code>service</code> is <code>0</code>. <li><code>service
     *         </code> is not a <code>ctkServiceFactory</code> object and is not an
     *         instance of all the named classes in <code>clazzes</code>. <li>
     *         <code>properties</code> contains case variants of the same key
     *         name.
     *         </ul>
     * @throws std::logic_error If this ctkPluginContext is no longer valid.
     * @see ctkServiceRegistration
     * @see ctkServiceFactory
     */
    ctkServiceRegistration* registerService(const QStringList& clazzes, QObject* service, const ServiceProperties& properties = ServiceProperties());

    /**
     * Returns a list of <code>ctkServiceReference</code> objects. The returned
     * list contains services that
     * were registered under the specified class and match the specified filter
     * expression.
     *
     * <p>
     * The list is valid at the time of the call to this method. However since
     * the Framework is a very dynamic environment, services can be modified or
     * unregistered at any time.
     *
     * <p>
     * The specified <code>filter</code> expression is used to select the
     * registered services whose service properties contain keys and values
     * which satisfy the filter expression. See {@link Filter} for a description
     * of the filter syntax. If the specified <code>filter</code> is
     * empty, all registered services are considered to match the
     * filter. If the specified <code>filter</code> expression cannot be parsed,
     * an {@link std::invalid_argument} will be thrown with a human readable
     * message where the filter became unparsable.
     *
     * <p>
     * The result is a list of <code>ctkServiceReference</code> objects for all
     * services that meet all of the following conditions:
     * <ul>
     * <li>If the specified class name, <code>clazz</code>, is not
     * empty, the service must have been registered with the
     * specified class name. The complete list of class names with which a
     * service was registered is available from the service's
     * {@link PlugincConstants::OBJECTCLASS objectClass} property.
     * <li>If the specified <code>filter</code> is not empty, the
     * filter expression must match the service.
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param clazz The class name with which the service was registered or
     *        an empty string for all services.
     * @param filter The filter expression or empty for all
     *        services.
     * @return A list of <code>ctkServiceReference</code> objects or
     *         an empty list if no services are registered which satisfy the
     *         search.
     * @throws std::invalid_argument If the specified <code>filter</code>
     *         contains an invalid filter expression that cannot be parsed.
     * @throws std::logic_error If this ctkPluginContext is no longer valid.
     */
    QList<ctkServiceReference*> getServiceReferences(const QString& clazz, const QString& filter = QString());

    /**
     * Returns a <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object for a service that
     * implements and was registered under the specified class.
     *
     * <p>
     * The returned <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object is valid at the time of
     * the call to this method. However as the Framework is a very dynamic
     * environment, services can be modified or unregistered at any time.
     *
     * <p>
     * This method is the same as calling
     * {@link ctkPluginContext::getServiceReferences(const QString&, const QString&)} with an
     * empty filter expression. It is provided as a convenience for
     * when the caller is interested in any service that implements the
     * specified class.
     * <p>
     * If multiple such services exist, the service with the highest ranking (as
     * specified in its {@link PluginConstants::SERVICE_RANKING} property) is returned.
     * <p>
     * If there is a tie in ranking, the service with the lowest service ID (as
     * specified in its {@link PluginConstants::SERVICE_ID} property); that is, the
     * service that was registered first is returned.
     *
     * @param clazz The class name with which the service was registered.
     * @return A <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object, or <code>0</code> if
     *         no services are registered which implement the named class.
     * @throws std::logic_error If this ctkPluginContext is no longer valid.
     * @see #getServiceReferences(const QString&, const QString&)
     */
    ctkServiceReference* getServiceReference(const QString& clazz);

    /**
     * Returns the service object referenced by the specified
     * <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object.
     * <p>
     * A plugin's use of a service is tracked by the plugin's use count of that
     * service. Each time a service's service object is returned by
     * {@link #getService(ctkServiceReference*)} the context plugin's use count for
     * that service is incremented by one. Each time the service is released by
     * {@link #ungetService(ctkServiceReference*)} the context plugin's use count
     * for that service is decremented by one.
     * <p>
     * When a plugin's use count for a service drops to zero, the plugin should
     * no longer use that service.
     *
     * <p>
     * This method will always return <code>0</code> when the service
     * associated with this <code>reference</code> has been unregistered.
     *
     * <p>
     * The following steps are required to get the service object:
     * <ol>
     * <li>If the service has been unregistered, <code>0</code> is returned.
     * <li>The context plugin's use count for this service is incremented by
     * one.
     * <li>If the context plugin's use count for the service is currently one
     * and the service was registered with an object implementing the
     * <code>ctkServiceFactory</code> interface, the
     * {@link ctkServiceFactory::getService(ctkPlugin*, ctkServiceRegistration*)} method is
     * called to create a service object for the context plugin. This service
     * object is cached by the Framework. While the context plugin's use count
     * for the service is greater than zero, subsequent calls to get the
     * services's service object for the context plugin will return the cached
     * service object. <br>
     * If the service object returned by the <code>ctkServiceFactory</code> object
     * is not an instance of all the classes named when the service
     * was registered or the <code>ctkServiceFactory</code> object throws an
     * exception, <code>0</code> is returned and a Framework event of type
     * {@link FrameworkEvent::ERROR} containing a {@link ctkServiceException}
     * describing the error is fired.
     * <li>The service object for the service is returned.
     * </ol>
     *
     * @param reference A reference to the service.
     * @return A service object for the service associated with
     *         <code>reference</code> or <code>0</code> if the service is not
     *         registered, the service object returned by a
     *         <code>ctkServiceFactory</code> does not implement the classes under
     *         which it was registered or the <code>ctkServiceFactory</code> threw
     *         an exception.
     * @throws std::logic_error If this ctkPluginContext is no
     *         longer valid.
     * @throws std::invalid_argument If the specified
     *         <code>ctkServiceReference</code> was not created by the same
     *         framework instance as this <code>ctkPluginContext</code>.
     * @see #ungetService(ctkServiceReference*)
     * @see ctkServiceFactory
     */
    QObject* getService(ctkServiceReference* reference);

    ctkPlugin* installPlugin(const QUrl& location, QIODevice* in = 0);


    bool connectPluginListener(const QObject* receiver, const char* method, Qt::ConnectionType type = Qt::QueuedConnection);

    bool connectFrameworkListener(const QObject* receiver, const char* method, Qt::ConnectionType type = Qt::QueuedConnection);

  protected:

    friend class ctkPluginFrameworkPrivate;
    friend class ctkPlugin;
    friend class ctkPluginPrivate;

    ctkPluginContext(ctkPluginPrivate* plugin);

    ctkPluginContextPrivate * const d_ptr;
  };


#endif /* CTKPLUGINCONTEXT_H_ */