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"

namespace ads
{
struct DockManagerPrivate;
class CFloatingDockContainer;
class CDockContainerWidget;
class CDockOverlay;

/**
 * The central dock manager that maintains the complete docking system
 **/
class CDockManager : public CDockContainerWidget
{
	Q_OBJECT
private:
	DockManagerPrivate* d; ///< private data (pimpl)
	friend class DockManagerPrivate;

protected:


public:
	/**
	 * 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();

	/**
	 * 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;

	/**
	 * 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.
	 * \return Returns the dock area widget that contains the new DockWidget
	 */
	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area, CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget = nullptr);

	/**
	 * 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
	 */
	QByteArray saveState(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);
}; // class DockManager
} // namespace ads
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#endif // DockManagerH