dcopsignals.h

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#ifndef DCOPSIGNALS_H
#define DCOPSIGNALS_H "$Id$"
 
#include <tqdict.h>
#include <tqasciidict.h>
#include <tqptrlist.h>
#include <tqstring.h>
#include "tdelibs_export.h"
 
class DCOPConnection;
 
class DCOP_EXPORT DCOPSignalConnection
{
public:
   TQCString sender;      // Sender client, empty means any client
   DCOPConnection *senderConn; //Sender client.
   TQCString senderObj;   // Object that sends the signal.
   TQCString signal;      // Signal name. Connections are sorted on signal name.
 
   DCOPConnection *recvConn; // Client that wants to receive the signal
   TQCString recvObj;     // Object that wants to receive the signal
   TQCString slot;        // Function to send to in the object.
};
 
class DCOP_EXPORT DCOPSignalConnectionList : public TQPtrList<DCOPSignalConnection>
{
public:
   DCOPSignalConnectionList() { };
};
 
class DCOP_EXPORT DCOPSignals
{
public:
   DCOPSignals();
 
   void emitSignal( DCOPConnection *conn, const TQCString &fun, const TQByteArray &data, bool excludeSelf);
 
   bool connectSignal( const TQCString &sender, const TQCString &senderObj,
                       const TQCString &signal,
                       DCOPConnection *conn, const TQCString &receiverObj,
                       const TQCString &slot, bool Volatile);
 
   bool disconnectSignal( const TQCString &sender, const TQCString &senderObj,
                       const TQCString &signal,
                       DCOPConnection *conn, const TQCString &receiverObj,
                       const TQCString &slot);
 
   void removeConnections(DCOPConnection *conn, const TQCString &obj=0);
 
 
   /*
    * The administration.
    *
    * All connections are sorted by "signal" and then inserted in the
    * administration as a list.
    *
    * connections[signal] gives a list of all connections related to
    * a given signal. The connections in this list may specify different
    * senders and receiving clients/objects.
    */
   TQAsciiDict<DCOPSignalConnectionList> connections;
};
 
//
// connectSignal:
//
// Check whether signal and slot match wrt arguments.
// A slot may ignore arguments from the signal.
//
// If volatile
//    then lookup senderConn...
//         If not found?
//            then return false
// Create DCOPSignalConnection.
// Add DCOPSignalConnection to "connections".
// Add DCOPSignalConnection to conn->connectionList()
// If volatile
//    then Add DCOPSignalConnection to senderConn->connectionList()
// Return true
 
 
// removeConnections:
//
// For each DCOPSignalConnection in conn->connectionList
//    if DCOPSignalConnection->sender == conn->appId
//        then remove DCOPSignalConnection from DCOPSIgnalConnection->conn
//    if DCOPSignalConnection->conn == conn
//       then.. this is ugly.. remove DCOPSignalConnection from DCOPSignalConnection->sender
//    WARNING: Take care when sender and conn are the same client!
//    Remove DCOPSignalConnection from connections[DCOPSignalConnection->signal]
 
#endif