Added support for componentsFactory per dock manager

demo/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -470,12 +470,12 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createContent()
 	appendFeaturStringToWindowTitle(FileSystemWidget);
 
 	// Test custom factory - we inject a help button into the title bar
-	ads::CDockComponentsFactory::setFactory(new CCustomComponentsFactory());
+	DockManager->setComponentsFactory(new CCustomComponentsFactory());
 	auto TopDockArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, FileSystemWidget);
 	// Uncomment the next line if you would like to test the
 	// HideSingleWidgetTitleBar functionality
 	// TopDockArea->setDockAreaFlag(ads::CDockAreaWidget::HideSingleWidgetTitleBar, true);
-	ads::CDockComponentsFactory::resetDefaultFactory();
+	DockManager->setComponentsFactory(ads::CDockComponentsFactory::factory());
 
 	// We create a calendar widget and clear all flags to prevent the dock area
 	// from closing

src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp

@@ -124,6 +124,21 @@ struct AutoHideDockContainerPrivate
 	 */
 	AutoHideDockContainerPrivate(CAutoHideDockContainer *_public);
 
+	/**
+	 * Convenience function to ease access to dock manager components factory
+	 */
+	QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> componentsFactory() const
+	{
+		if (!DockWidget || !DockWidget->dockManager())
+		{
+			return CDockComponentsFactory::factory();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return DockWidget->dockManager()->componentsFactory();
+		}
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Convenience function to get a dock widget area
 	 */
@@ -199,7 +214,7 @@ CAutoHideDockContainer::CAutoHideDockContainer(CDockWidget* DockWidget, SideBarL
 {
 	hide(); // auto hide dock container is initially always hidden
 	d->SideTabBarArea = area;
-	d->SideTab = componentsFactory()->createDockWidgetSideTab(nullptr);
+	d->SideTab = d->componentsFactory()->createDockWidgetSideTab(nullptr);
 	connect(d->SideTab, &CAutoHideTab::pressed, this, &CAutoHideDockContainer::toggleCollapseState);
 	d->DockArea = new CDockAreaWidget(DockWidget->dockManager(), parent);
 	d->DockArea->setObjectName("autoHideDockArea");

src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp

@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ struct DockAreaTitleBarPrivate
 		return DockArea->dockManager();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Convenience function for access to dock manager components factory
+	 */
+	QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> componentsFactory() const
+	{
+        return dockManager()->componentsFactory();
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if the given config flag is set
 	 * Convenience function to ease config flag testing

src/DockAreaWidget.cpp

@@ -269,6 +269,14 @@ struct DockAreaWidgetPrivate
 	 */
 	DockAreaWidgetPrivate(CDockAreaWidget* _public);
 
+	/**
+	 * Convencience function to ease components factory access
+	 */
+	QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> componentsFactory() const
+	{
+        return DockManager->componentsFactory();
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates the layout for top area with tabs and close button
 	 */

src/DockComponentsFactory.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
 namespace ads
 {
-static std::unique_ptr<CDockComponentsFactory> DefaultFactory(new CDockComponentsFactory());
+
+static QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> DefaultFactory;
 
 
 //============================================================================
@@ -52,9 +53,13 @@ CDockAreaTitleBar* CDockComponentsFactory::createDockAreaTitleBar(CDockAreaWidge
 
 
 //============================================================================
-const CDockComponentsFactory* CDockComponentsFactory::factory()
+QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> CDockComponentsFactory::factory()
 {
-	return DefaultFactory.get();
+	if (!DefaultFactory)
+	{
+		DefaultFactory.reset(new CDockComponentsFactory());
+	}
+	return DefaultFactory;
 }
 
 
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ void CDockComponentsFactory::resetDefaultFactory()
 {
 	DefaultFactory.reset(new CDockComponentsFactory());
 }
+
 } // namespace ads
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/DockComponentsFactory.h

@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ public:
 	virtual CDockAreaTitleBar* createDockAreaTitleBar(CDockAreaWidget* DockArea) const;
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the default components factory
+	 * This returns the default dock components factory instance.
+	 * If no components factory is assigned to a specifc dock manager, this
+	 * global factory instance will be used.
 	 */
-	static const CDockComponentsFactory* factory();
+    static QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> factory();
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets a new default factory for creation of GUI elements.
@@ -82,15 +84,6 @@ public:
 	static void resetDefaultFactory();
 };
 
-
-/**
- * Convenience function to ease factory instance access
- */
-inline const CDockComponentsFactory* componentsFactory()
-{
-	return CDockComponentsFactory::factory();
-}
-
 } // namespace ads
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/DockManager.cpp

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 #include "DockAreaTitleBar.h"
 #include "DockFocusController.h"
 #include "DockSplitter.h"
+#include "DockComponentsFactory.h"
+
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
 #include "linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.h"
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ struct DockManagerPrivate
 	QSize ToolBarIconSizeDocked = QSize(16, 16);
 	QSize ToolBarIconSizeFloating = QSize(24, 24);
 	CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures LockedDockWidgetFeatures;
+	QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> ComponentFactory {ads::CDockComponentsFactory::factory()};
 
 	/**
 	 * Private data constructor
@@ -581,6 +584,28 @@ CDockManager::~CDockManager()
 	delete d;
 }
 
+
+//============================================================================
+QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> CDockManager::componentsFactory() const
+{
+    return d->ComponentFactory;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockManager::setComponentsFactory(ads::CDockComponentsFactory* factory)
+{
+    setComponentsFactory(QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory>(factory));
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockManager::setComponentsFactory(QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> factory)
+{
+    d->ComponentFactory = factory;
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
 bool CDockManager::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)

src/DockManager.h

@@ -290,6 +290,24 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual ~CDockManager() override;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the dock manager specific factory for creating components of
+	 * fock widgets
+	 */
+    QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> componentsFactory() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a custom factory for creating components of dock widgets.
+     * The pointer is stored internally into a shared pointer so you should not
+     * delete the given factory object as long as it is used by the dock manager.
+     */
+    void setComponentsFactory(ads::CDockComponentsFactory* Factory);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a custom factory for creating components of dock widgets.
+     */
+    void setComponentsFactory(QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory>);
+
 	/**
 	 * This function returns the global configuration flags
 	 */

src/DockWidget.cpp

@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ struct DockWidgetPrivate
 	 */
 	DockWidgetPrivate(CDockWidget* _public);
 
+	/**
+	 * Convenience function to ease components factory access
+	 */
+	QSharedPointer<ads::CDockComponentsFactory> componentsFactory() const
+	{
+        return DockManager ? DockManager->componentsFactory() : CDockComponentsFactory::factory();
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Show dock widget
 	 */
@@ -358,9 +366,17 @@ void DockWidgetPrivate::setToolBarStyleFromDockManager()
 
 //============================================================================
 CDockWidget::CDockWidget(const QString &title, QWidget *parent) :
-	QFrame(parent),
+      CDockWidget(nullptr, title, parent)
-	d(new DockWidgetPrivate(this))
 {
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+CDockWidget::CDockWidget(CDockManager *manager, const QString &title, QWidget* parent)
+	: QFrame(parent),
+	  d(new DockWidgetPrivate(this))
+{
+	d->DockManager = manager;
 	d->Layout = new QBoxLayout(QBoxLayout::TopToBottom);
 	d->Layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 	d->Layout->setSpacing(0);
@@ -368,7 +384,7 @@ CDockWidget::CDockWidget(const QString &title, QWidget *parent) :
 	setWindowTitle(title);
 	setObjectName(title);
 
-	d->TabWidget = componentsFactory()->createDockWidgetTab(this);
+	d->TabWidget = d->componentsFactory()->createDockWidgetTab(this);
 
 	d->ToggleViewAction = new QAction(title, this);
 	d->ToggleViewAction->setCheckable(true);
@@ -382,6 +398,7 @@ CDockWidget::CDockWidget(const QString &title, QWidget *parent) :
 	}
 }
 
+
 //============================================================================
 CDockWidget::~CDockWidget()
 {

src/DockWidget.h

@@ -256,8 +256,18 @@ public:
      * during runtime, you need to set a unique object name explicitly
      * by calling setObjectName() after construction.
      * Use the layoutFlags to configure the layout of the dock widget.
+     * \note If you would like to use custom TabWidget implementations, you need
+     * to use the constructor with the CDockManager argument.
      */
-    CDockWidget(const QString &title, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+    explicit CDockWidget(const QString &title, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a dock widget and assigns the dock manager that manages this
+     * widget.
+     * This allows the dock widget to use the componentsFactory() of the dock
+     * manager in the constructot to create its components.
+     */
+    CDockWidget(CDockManager *manager, const QString &title, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
     /**
      * Virtual Destructor