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+/***************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 by the Quassel Project *
+ * devel@quassel-irc.org *
+ * *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or *
+ * (at your option) version 3. *
+ * *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of *
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+ * GNU General Public License for more details. *
+ * *
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+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QLocale>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_KF5
+# include <KCoreAddons/KAboutData>
+#endif
+
+
+/**
+ * Represents a contributor or author for Quassel.
+ *
+ * This is used to show a list of contributors in the About Quassel dialog.
+ */
+class AboutPerson
+{
+public:
+ /**
+ * Constructor.
+ *
+ * @param[in] name The person's name (in the form "Firstname Surname")
+ * @param[in] nick The person's nickname, if applicable
+ * @param[in] task Things the person does or has done for the project
+ * @param[in] emailAddress The person's email address, if applicable
+ * @param[in] translatedLanguage The language the person helped translate (only applicable for translators)
+ */
+ AboutPerson(const QString &name, const QString &nick, const QString &task, const QString &emailAddress = QString(), QLocale::Language translatedLanguage = QLocale::C);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the person's name.
+ *
+ * @returns The person's name
+ */
+ QString name() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the person's nick.
+ *
+ * @returns The person's nick
+ */
+ QString nick() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the person's task.
+ *
+ * @returns The person's task
+ */
+ QString task() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the person's e-mail address.
+ *
+ * @returns The person's e-mail address
+ */
+ QString emailAddress() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the language this person helped translate.
+ *
+ * @returns The language this person helped translate
+ */
+ QLocale::Language translatedLanguage() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the person's formatted name and nick.
+ *
+ * @returns The person's name and nick formatted for combined output
+ */
+ QString prettyName() const;
+
+private:
+ QString _name; ///< The person's name
+ QString _nick; ///< The person's nick
+ QString _task; ///< The person's task
+ QString _emailAddress; ///< The person's email address
+ QLocale::Language _language; ///< The language the person helps translate
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Holds a list of authors, contributors and translators.
+ *
+ * This class is meant to hold the list of people who contributed to Quassel, used for displaying
+ * the About Quassel dialog. Additionally, this class can provide a KAboutData object to be shown
+ * if KDE integration is enabled.
+ */
+class AboutData : public QObject
+{
+ Q_OBJECT
+public:
+ /**
+ * Default constructor.
+ *
+ * @param[in] parent The parent object, if applicable
+ */
+ AboutData(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds an author to the list of contributors.
+ *
+ * Authors are people who contributed a significant amount of code to Quassel.
+ *
+ * @param[in] author The author to add
+ * @returns A reference to this AboutData instance
+ */
+ AboutData &addAuthor(const AboutPerson &author);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a list of authors to the list of contributors.
+ *
+ * This method allows the use of a brace initializer in order to easily add a long list of
+ * people.
+ *
+ * @param[in] authors A list of authors to add
+ * @returns A reference to this AboutData instance
+ */
+ AboutData &addAuthors(std::initializer_list<AboutPerson> authors);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a contributor.
+ *
+ * @param[in] author The contributor to add
+ * @returns A reference to this AboutData instance
+ */
+ AboutData &addCredit(const AboutPerson &credit);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a list of contributors.
+ *
+ * This method allows the use of brace initializers in order to easily add a long list of
+ * people.
+ *
+ * @param[in] authors A list of contributors to add
+ * @returns A reference to this AboutData instance
+ */
+ AboutData &addCredits(std::initializer_list<AboutPerson> credits);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the list of authors stored in this AboutData instance.
+ *
+ * @returns A list of authors
+ */
+ QList<AboutPerson> authors() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the list of non-author contributors stored in this AboutData instance.
+ *
+ * @returns A list of contributors
+ */
+ QList<AboutPerson> credits() const;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_KF5
+ /**
+ * Creates a KAboutData instance based on the contents of this AboutData instance.
+ *
+ * @returns A KAboutData instance holding the list of contributors as well as any additional
+ * data required for KAboutDialog and friends
+ */
+ KAboutData kAboutData() const;
+#endif
+
+ /**
+ * Fills the given AboutData instance with data relevant for Quassel itself.
+ *
+ * This method adds a (hardcoded) list of contributors to the given AboutData instance.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] aboutData An existing AboutData instance to add Quassel's contributors to
+ */
+ static void setQuasselPersons(AboutData *aboutData);
+
+private:
+ QList<AboutPerson> _authors; ///< The list of authors
+ QList<AboutPerson> _credits; ///< The list of other contributors
+};