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21 #ifndef _SETTINGSPAGE_H_
22 #define _SETTINGSPAGE_H_
30 //! A SettingsPage is a page in the settings dialog.
31 /** The SettingsDlg provides suitable standard buttons, such as Ok, Apply, Cancel, Restore Defaults and Reset.
32 * Some pages might also be used in standalone dialogs or other containers. A SettingsPage provides suitable
33 * slots and signals to allow interaction with the container.
35 * A derived class needs to keep track of its changed state. Whenever a child widget changes, it needs to be
36 * compared to its value in permanent storage, and the changed state updated accordingly by calling setChangedState().
37 * For most standard widgets, SettingsPage can do this automatically if desired. Such a child widget needs to have
38 * a dynamic property \c settingsKey that maps to the key in the client configuration file. This key is appended
39 * to settingsKey(), which must be set to a non-null value in a derived class. If the widget's key starts with '/',
40 * its key is treated as a global path starting from the root, rather than from settingsKey().
41 * A second dynamic property \c defaultValue can be defined in child widgets as well.
43 * For widgets requiring special ways for storing and saving, define the property settingsKey and leave it empty. In this
44 * case, the methods saveAutoWidgetValue() and loadAutoWidgetValue() will be called with the widget's objectName as parameter.
46 * SettingsPage manages loading, saving, setting to default and setting the changed state for all automatic child widgets.
47 * Derived classes must be sure to call initAutoWidgets() *after* setupUi(); they also need to call the baseclass implementations
48 * of load(), save() and defaults() (preferably at the end of the derived function, since they call setChangedState(false)).
50 * The following widgets can be handled for now:
51 * - QGroupBox (isChecked())
52 * - QAbstractButton (isChecked(), e.g. for QCheckBox and QRadioButton)
53 * - QLineEdit, QTextEdit (text())
54 * - QComboBox (currentIndex())
55 * - QSpinBox (value())
57 class SettingsPage : public QWidget {
61 SettingsPage(const QString &category, const QString &name, QWidget *parent = 0);
62 virtual ~SettingsPage() {};
64 //! The category of this settings page.
65 inline virtual QString category() const { return _category; }
67 //! The title of this settings page.
68 inline virtual QString title() const { return _title; }
70 //! Whether the settingspage needs a core connection to be selectable
71 /** This is a hint for the settingspage dialog. Do not rely on the settingspage not being
72 * visible if disconnected, and care about disabling it yourself.
74 inline virtual bool needsCoreConnection() const { return false; }
76 //! The key this settings page stores its values under
77 /** This needs to be overriden to enable automatic loading/saving/hasChanged checking of widgets.
78 * The child widgets' values will be stored in client settings under this key. Every widget that
79 * should be automatically handled needs to have a \c settingsKey property set, and should also provide
80 * a \c defaultValue property.
81 * You can return an empty string (as opposed to a null string) to use the config root as a base, and
82 * you can override this key for individual widgets by prefixing their SettingsKey with /.
84 inline virtual QString settingsKey() const { return QString(); }
86 //! Derived classes need to define this and return true if they have default settings.
87 /** If this method returns true, the "Restore Defaults" button in the SettingsDlg is
88 * enabled. You also need to provide an implementation of defaults() then.
90 * The default implementation returns false.
92 inline virtual bool hasDefaults() const { return false; }
94 //! Check if there are changes in the page, compared to the state saved in permanent storage.
95 inline bool hasChanged() const { return _changed || _autoWidgetsChanged; }
97 //! Called immediately before save() is called.
98 /** Derived classes should return false if saving is not possible (e.g. the current settings are invalid).
99 * \return false, if the SettingsPage cannot be saved in its current state.
101 inline virtual bool aboutToSave() { return true; }
103 //! sets checked state depending on \checked and stores the value for later comparision
104 static void load(QCheckBox *box, bool checked);
105 static bool hasChanged(QCheckBox *box);
106 static void load(QComboBox *box, int index);
107 static bool hasChanged(QComboBox *box);
108 static void load(QSpinBox *box, int value);
109 static bool hasChanged(QSpinBox *box);
112 //! Save settings to permanent storage.
113 /** This baseclass implementation saves the autoWidgets, so be sure to call it if you use
114 * this feature in your settingsPage!
118 //! Load settings from permanent storage, overriding any changes the user might have made in the dialog.
119 /** This baseclass implementation loads the autoWidgets, so be sure to call it if you use
120 * this feature in your settingsPage!
124 //! Restore defaults, overriding any changes the user might have made in the dialog.
125 /** This baseclass implementation loads the defaults of the autoWidgets (if available), so be sure
126 * to call it if you use this feature in your settingsPage!
128 virtual void defaults();
131 //! Calling this slot is equivalent to calling setChangedState(true).
132 inline void changed() { setChangedState(true); }
134 //! This should be called whenever the widget state changes from unchanged to change or the other way round.
135 void setChangedState(bool hasChanged = true);
138 void initAutoWidgets();
139 virtual QVariant loadAutoWidgetValue(const QString &widgetName);
140 virtual void saveAutoWidgetValue(const QString &widgetName, const QVariant &value);
143 //! Emitted whenever the widget state changes.
144 void changed(bool hasChanged);
148 void autoWidgetHasChanged();
151 void findAutoWidgets(QObject *parent, QObjectList *widgetList) const;
152 QByteArray autoWidgetPropertyName(QObject *widget) const;
153 QString autoWidgetSettingsKey(QObject *widget) const;
155 QString _category, _title;
156 bool _changed, _autoWidgetsChanged;
157 QObjectList _autoWidgets;