Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/src/DockManager.h

#ifndef DockManagerH
#define DockManagerH
/*******************************************************************************
** Qt Advanced Docking System
** Copyright (C) 2017 Uwe Kindler
**
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******************************************************************************/


//============================================================================
/// \file   DockManager.h
/// \author Uwe Kindler
/// \date   26.02.2017
/// \brief  Declaration of CDockManager class
//============================================================================


//============================================================================
//                                   INCLUDES
//============================================================================
#include "DockContainerWidget.h"
#include <QIcon>

#include "ads_globals.h"

class QSettings;
class QMenu;

namespace ads
{
struct DockManagerPrivate;
class CFloatingDockContainer;
struct FloatingDockContainerPrivate;
class CDockContainerWidget;
class CDockOverlay;
class CDockAreaTabBar;
class CDockWidgetTab;
struct DockWidgetTabPrivate;
struct DockAreaWidgetPrivate;

/**
 * The central dock manager that maintains the complete docking system
 **/
class ADS_EXPORT CDockManager : public CDockContainerWidget
{
	Q_OBJECT
private:
	DockManagerPrivate* d; ///< private data (pimpl)
	friend struct DockManagerPrivate;
	friend class CFloatingDockContainer;
	friend struct FloatingDockContainerPrivate;
	friend class CDockContainerWidget;
	friend class CDockAreaTabBar;
	friend class CDockWidgetTab;
	friend struct DockAreaWidgetPrivate;
	friend struct DockWidgetTabPrivate;

protected:
	/**
	 * Registers the given floating widget in the internal list of
	 * floating widgets
	 */
	void registerFloatingWidget(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);

	/**
	 * Remove the given floating widget from the list of registered floating
	 * widgets
	 */
	void removeFloatingWidget(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);

	/**
	 * Registers the given dock container widget
	 */
	void registerDockContainer(CDockContainerWidget* DockContainer);

	/**
	 * Remove dock container from the internal list of registered dock
	 * containers
	 */
	void removeDockContainer(CDockContainerWidget* DockContainer);

	/**
	 * Overlay for containers
	 */
	CDockOverlay* containerOverlay() const;

	/**
	 * Overlay for dock areas
	 */
	CDockOverlay* dockAreaOverlay() const;

public:
	enum eViewMenuInsertionOrder
	{
		MenuSortedByInsertion,
		MenuAlphabeticallySorted
	};

	enum eXmlMode
	{
		XmlAutoFormattingDisabled,
		XmlAutoFormattingEnabled
	};

	/**
	 * Default Constructor.
	 * If the given parent is a QMainWindow, the dock manager sets itself as the
	 * central widget
	 */
	CDockManager(QWidget* parent = 0);

	/**
	 * Virtual Destructor
	 */
	virtual ~CDockManager();

	/**
	 * Adds dockwidget into the given area.
	 * If DockAreaWidget is not null, then the area parameter indicates the area
	 * into the DockAreaWidget. If DockAreaWidget is null, the Dockwidget will
	 * be dropped into the container. If you would like to add a dock widget
	 * tabified, then you need to add it to an existing dock area object
	 * into the CenterDockWidgetArea. The following code shows this:
	 * \code
	 * DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, NewDockWidget,
	 * 	   ExisitingDockArea);
	 * \endcode
	 * \return Returns the dock area widget that contains the new DockWidget
	 */
	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area, CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget = nullptr);

	/**
	 * This function will add the given Dockwidget to the given dock area as
	 * a new tab.
	 * If no dock area widget exists for the given area identifier, a new
	 * dock area widget is created.
	 */
	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidgetTab(DockWidgetArea area,
		CDockWidget* Dockwidget);

	/**
	 * This function will add the given Dockwidget to the given DockAreaWidget
	 * as a new tab.
	 */
	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidgetTabToArea(CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget);

	/**
	 * Searches for a registered doc widget with the given ObjectName
	 * \return Return the found dock widget or nullptr if a dock widget with the
	 * given name is not registered
	 */
	CDockWidget* findDockWidget(const QString& ObjectName);

	/**
	 * Returns the list of all active and visible dock containers
	 * Dock containers are the main dock manager and all floating widgets
	 */
	const QList<CDockContainerWidget*> dockContainers() const;

	/**
	 * Returns the list of all floating widgets
	 */
	const QList<CFloatingDockContainer*> floatingWidgets() const;

	/**
	 * This function always return 0 because the main window is always behind
	 * any floating widget
	 */
	virtual unsigned int zOrderIndex() const;

	/**
	 * Saves the current state of the dockmanger and all its dock widgets
	 * into the returned QByteArray.
	 * The XmlMode enables / disables the auto formatting for the XmlStreamWriter.
	 * If auto formatting is enabled, the output is intended and line wrapped.
	 * The XmlMode XmlAutoFormattingDisabled is better if you would like to have
	 * a more compact XML output - i.e. for storage in ini files.
	 */
	QByteArray saveState(eXmlMode XmlMode = XmlAutoFormattingDisabled, int version = 0) const;

	/**
	 * Restores the state of this dockmanagers dockwidgets.
	 * The version number is compared with that stored in state. If they do
	 * not match, the dockmanager's state is left unchanged, and this function
	 * returns false; otherwise, the state is restored, and this function
	 * returns true.
	 */
	bool restoreState(const QByteArray &state, int version = 0);

	/**
	 * Saves the current perspective to the internal list of perspectives.
	 * A perspective is the current state of the dock manager assigned
	 * with a certain name. This makes it possible for the user,
	 * to switch between different perspectives quickly.
	 * If a perspective with the given name already exists, then
	 * it will be overwritten with the new state.
	 */
	void addPerspective(const QString& UniquePrespectiveName);

	/**
	 * Returns the names of all available perspectives
	 */
	QStringList perspectiveNames() const;

	/**
	 * Saves the perspectives to the given settings file.
	 */
	void savePerspectives(QSettings& Settings) const;

	/**
	 * Loads the perspectives from the given settings file
	 */
	void loadPerspectives(QSettings& Settings);

	/**
	 * Adds a toggle view action to the the internal view menu.
	 * You can either manage the insertion of the toggle view actions in your
	 * application or you can add the actions to the internal view menu and
	 * then simply insert the menu object into your.
	 * \param[in] ToggleViewAction The action to insert. If no group is provided
	 *            the action is directly inserted into the menu. If a group
	 *            is provided, the action is inserted into the group and the
	 *            group is inserted into the menu if it is not existing yet.
	 * \param[in] Group This is the text used for the group menu item
	 * \param[in] GroupIcon The icon used for grouping the workbenches in the
	 *            view menu. I.e. if there is a workbench for each device
	 *            like for spectrometer devices, it is good to group all these
	 *            workbenches under a menu item
	 * \return If Group is not empty, this function returns the GroupAction
	 *         for this group. If the group is empty, the function returns
	 *         the given ToggleViewAction.
	 */
	QAction* addToggleViewActionToMenu(QAction* ToggleViewAction,
		const QString& Group = QString(), const QIcon& GroupIcon = QIcon());

	/**
	 * This function returns the internal view menu.
	 * To fill the view menu, you can use the addToggleViewActionToMenu()
	 * function.
	 */
	QMenu* viewMenu() const;

	/**
	 * Define the insertion order for toggle view menu items.
	 * The order defines how the actions are added to the view menu.
	 * The default insertion order is MenuAlphabeticallySorted to make it
	 * easier for users to find the menu entry for a certain dock widget.
	 * You need to call this function befor you insert the first menu item
	 * into the view menu.
	 */
	void setViewMenuInsertionOrder(eViewMenuInsertionOrder Order);

public slots:
	/**
	 * Opens the perspective with the given name.
	 */
	void openPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName);

signals:
	/**
	 * This signal is emitted if the list of perspectives changed
	 */
	void perspectiveListChanged();

	/**
	 * This signal is emitted, if the restore function is called, just before
	 * the dock manager starts restoring the state.
	 * If this function is called, nothing has changed yet
	 */
	void restoringState();

    /**
     * This signal is emitted if the state changed in restoreState.
     * The signal is emitted if the restoreState() function is called or
     * if the openPerspective() function is called
     */
    void stateRestored();

    /**
     * This signal is emitted, if the dock manager starts opening a
     * perspective.
     * Opening a perspective may take more than a second if there are
     * many complex widgets. The application may use this signal
     * to show some progress indicator or to change the mouse cursor
     * into a busy cursor.
     */
    void openingPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName);

    /**
     * This signal is emitted if the dock manager finished opening a
     * perspective
     */
    void perspectiveOpened(const QString& PerspectiveName);
}; // class DockManager
} // namespace ads
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#endif // DockManagerH