App.h

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/*
 * Copyright 2000 Murray Cumming
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */

#ifndef BAKERY_APP_H
#define BAKERY_APP_H

#include <bakery/App/AppInstanceManager.h>
#include <glibmm/object.h>

#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <map>

namespace Bakery
{

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
class HelpInfo
{
public:
  typedef std::vector<Glib::ustring> type_vecStrings;   
  Glib::ustring m_strVersion, m_strCopyright, m_strDescription, m_strTranslatorCredits;

  type_vecStrings m_vecAuthors, m_vecDocumenters;
};
#endif //DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

class App : virtual public Glib::ObjectBase
{
public:
  friend class AppInstanceManager;

  //The constructor has a default argument so that there is a default constructor,
  //so that derived classes do not need to call a specific constructor. This is
  //a virtual base class so they would otherwise need to do that.
  
  App(const Glib::ustring& appname = Glib::ustring()); 
  
  virtual ~App();

  virtual void init(); //Sets it up and shows it.

  //'About Box' information:
  typedef std::vector<Glib::ustring> type_vecStrings;   
  static void set_about_information(const Glib::ustring& strVersion, const type_vecStrings& vecAuthors, const Glib::ustring& strCopyright, const Glib::ustring& strDescription);
  static void set_about_information(const Glib::ustring& strVersion, const type_vecStrings& vecAuthors, const Glib::ustring& strCopyright, const Glib::ustring& strDescription, const type_vecStrings& vecDocumenters, const Glib::ustring& strTranslatorCredits);
  virtual Glib::ustring get_version() const;

  static void set_command_line_args(int argc, char** &argv); //Needed for session management.

  typedef sigc::signal<void> type_signal_hide;
  type_signal_hide ui_signal_hide();
  
protected:
  static void init_app_name(const Glib::ustring& appname);

  virtual void init_ui_manager();

  virtual void init_menus();

  virtual void init_menus_file() = 0;

  virtual void init_menus_edit() = 0;

  virtual void init_menus_help() = 0;

  virtual void init_toolbars();
  
  virtual App* new_instance() = 0; //Must override in order to new() the derived document class.

//  virtual void close_window() = 0;
//  virtual void bring_to_front() = 0;
  //Signal handlers:

public: // We can not take function pointers of these methods in a 
        // derived class, if they are protected - for instance, with sigc::mem_fun() 
  //Menus:
  virtual void on_menu_file_new();
  virtual void on_menu_file_close();
  virtual void on_menu_file_exit();

  //Edit menu handlers overriden in App_WithDoc:
  virtual void on_menu_edit_cut();
  virtual void on_menu_edit_copy();
  virtual void on_menu_edit_paste();
  virtual void on_menu_edit_clear();
  
  virtual void on_menu_help_about() = 0;


  virtual void on_about_close();

protected:
  //GUI abstractions:
  virtual void ui_hide() = 0;
  virtual void ui_bring_to_front() = 0;

  //operation_cancelled:
  //e.g. A File|Open tries to save existing data,
  //but this needs to be cancelled if the save failed. 
  static void set_operation_cancelled(bool bVal = true);
  static bool get_operation_cancelled();

  //Member data:
  
  //'About Box'/WM Class information:
  static Glib::ustring m_strAppName;

  //'About Box' information:
  static HelpInfo m_HelpInfo;

  //Instances
  static AppInstanceManager m_AppInstanceManager;

  static bool m_bOperationCancelled; //see set/get_operation_cancelled().

  //All instances share 1 About box:
  static bool m_bAboutShown;

  //Command line args:
  static Glib::ustring m_strCommandLine_0;

  type_signal_hide m_signal_hide;


  
  //typedef std::vector<poptOption> type_vecPoptOptions;
  //type_vecPoptOptions m_vecPoptOptions;
};

} //namespace

#endif //BAKERY_APP_H

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