QGIS/src/qgsproject.h

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                                  qgsproject.h

                      Implements persistent project state.
 
                              -------------------
  begin                : July 23, 2004
  copyright            : (C) 2004 by Mark Coletti
  email                : mcoletti at gmail.com
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/* $Id$ */

#ifndef QGSPROJECT_H
#define QGSPROJECT_H

#include <memory>

#include <qmap.h>
#include <qvaluelist.h>
#include <qvariant.h>


class QFileInfo;



/** Reads and writes project states.
   

  @note

  Has two general kinds of state to make persistent.  (I.e., to read and
  write.)  First, Qgis proprietary information.  Second plug-in information.

  A singleton since there shall only be one active project at a time; and
  provides canonical location for plug-ins and main app to find/set
  properties.

  Might want to consider moving from Singleton; i.e., allowing more than one
  project.  Just as the GIMP can have simultaneous multiple images, perhaps
  qgis can one day have simultaneous multiple projects.

*/
class QgsProject
{
public:

    /**
       @todo XXX Should have semantics for saving project if dirty as last gasp?
    */
    ~QgsProject();

    /// access to canonical QgsProject instance
    static QgsProject * instance();

    /**
       sets the project file name
     */
    void name( QString const & name );

    /** returns file name */
    QString name() const;

    /** read project file

       @note Any current plug-in state is erased

       @note file name argument implicitly sets file

       (Is that really desirable behavior?  Maybe prompt to save before
       reading new one?)

       Should we presume the file is opened elsewhere?  Or do we open it
       ourselves?

       XXX How to best get modify access to Qgis state?  Actually we can finagle
       that by searching for qgisapp in object hiearchy.

       @note

       - Gets the extents
       - Creates maplayers
       - Registers maplayers

       @exception

     */
    //@{
    bool read( QFileInfo const & file );
    bool read( );
    //@}

    /** write project file

       XXX How to best get read access to Qgis state?  Actually we can finagle
       that by searching for qgisapp in object hiearchy.

       @note file name argument implicitly sets file

     */
    //@{
    bool write( QFileInfo const & file );
    bool write( );
    //@}

    /// syntactic sugar for property lists
    typedef QMap< QString, QValueList<QVariant> > Properties;

    /** extra properties, typically added by plug-ins

       @note 

       Use a QMap because the key string is a sort of "name space".  Each
       plug-in, provider, or whatever would presumably store its respective
       properties under a name well known and specific to itself.  E.g., open
       modeller might use <code>"QgsProject::instance()->properties()["openmodeller"]</code>.

       @todo "properties" is, overall, a good name; but that might imply that
       the qgis specific state properites are different since they aren't
       accessible here.  Actually, what if we make "qgis" yet another
       namespace that stores its state in the properties list?  E.g., 
       QgsProject::instance()->properties()["qgis"]  ?
     */
    Properties & properties();

private:

    QgsProject(); // private 'cause it's a singleton

    QgsProject( QgsProject const & ); // private 'cause it's a singleton

    struct Imp;

    /// implementation handle
    std::auto_ptr<Imp> imp_;

    static QgsProject * theProject_;

}; // QgsProject

#endif