/***************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2005-08 by the Quassel Project *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-09 by the Quassel Project *
* devel@quassel-irc.org *
* *
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
#include <QWidget>
+class QCheckBox;
+class QComboBox;
+class QSpinBox;
+
//! A SettingsPage is a page in the settings dialog.
/** The SettingsDlg provides suitable standard buttons, such as Ok, Apply, Cancel, Restore Defaults and Reset.
* Some pages might also be used in standalone dialogs or other containers. A SettingsPage provides suitable
* slots and signals to allow interaction with the container.
+ *
+ * A derived class needs to keep track of its changed state. Whenever a child widget changes, it needs to be
+ * compared to its value in permanent storage, and the changed state updated accordingly by calling setChangedState().
+ * For most standard widgets, SettingsPage can do this automatically if desired. Such a child widget needs to have
+ * a dynamic property \c settingsKey that maps to the key in the client configuration file. This key is appended
+ * to settingsKey(), which must be set to a non-null value in a derived class. If the widget's key starts with '/',
+ * its key is treated as a global path starting from the root, rather than from settingsKey().
+ * A second dynamic property \c defaultValue can be defined in child widgets as well.
+ *
+ * SettingsPage manages loading, saving, setting to default and setting the changed state for all automatic child widgets.
+ * Derived classes must be sure to call initAutoWidgets() *after* setupUi(); they also need to call the baseclass implementations
+ * of load(), save() and defaults() (preferably at the end of the derived function, since they call setChangedState(false)).
+ *
+ * The following widgets can be handled for now:
+ * - QAbstractButton (isChecked(), e.g. for QCheckBox and QRadioButton)
+ * - QLineEdit, QTextEdit (text())
+ * - QComboBox (currentIndex())
+ * - QSpinBox (value())
*/
class SettingsPage : public QWidget {
Q_OBJECT
- public:
- SettingsPage(const QString &category, const QString &name, QWidget *parent = 0);
- virtual ~SettingsPage() {};
-
- //! The category of this settings page.
- virtual QString category() const;
-
- //! The title of this settings page.
- virtual QString title() const;
-
- //! Derived classes need to define this and return true if they have default settings.
- /** If this method returns true, the "Restore Defaults" button in the SettingsDlg is
- * enabled. You also need to provide an implementation of defaults() then.
- *
- * The default implementation returns false.
+public:
+ SettingsPage(const QString &category, const QString &name, QWidget *parent = 0);
+ virtual ~SettingsPage() {};
+
+ //! The category of this settings page.
+ inline virtual QString category() const { return _category; }
+
+ //! The title of this settings page.
+ inline virtual QString title() const { return _title; }
+
+ //! The key this settings page stores its values under
+ /** This needs to be overriden to enable automatic loading/saving/hasChanged checking of widgets.
+ * The child widgets' values will be stored in client settings under this key. Every widget that
+ * should be automatically handled needs to have a \c settingsKey property set, and should also provide
+ * a \c defaultValue property.
+ * You can return an empty string (as opposed to a null string) to use the config root as a base, and
+ * you can override this key for individual widgets by prefixing their SettingsKey with /.
+ */
+ inline virtual QString settingsKey() const { return QString(); }
+
+ //! Derived classes need to define this and return true if they have default settings.
+ /** If this method returns true, the "Restore Defaults" button in the SettingsDlg is
+ * enabled. You also need to provide an implementation of defaults() then.
+ *
+ * The default implementation returns false.
*/
- virtual bool hasDefaults() const;
-
- //! Check if there are changes in the page, compared to the state saved in permanent storage.
- bool hasChanged() const;
-
- //! Called immediately before save() is called.
- /** Derived classes should return false if saving is not possible (e.g. the current settings are invalid).
- * \return false, if the SettingsPage cannot be saved in its current state.
- */
- virtual bool aboutToSave();
-
- public slots:
- //! Save settings to permanent storage.
- virtual void save() = 0;
-
- //! Load settings from permanent storage, overriding any changes the user might have made in the dialog.
- virtual void load() = 0;
-
- //! Restore defaults, overriding any changes the user might have made in the dialog.
- /** The default implementation does nothing.
- */
- virtual void defaults();
-
- protected slots:
- //! Calling this slot is equivalent to calling setChangedState(true).
- void changed();
-
- protected:
- //! This should be called whenever the widget state changes from unchanged to change or the other way round.
- void setChangedState(bool hasChanged = true);
+ inline virtual bool hasDefaults() const { return false; }
+
+ //! Check if there are changes in the page, compared to the state saved in permanent storage.
+ inline bool hasChanged() const { return _changed || _autoWidgetsChanged; }
+
+ //! Called immediately before save() is called.
+ /** Derived classes should return false if saving is not possible (e.g. the current settings are invalid).
+ * \return false, if the SettingsPage cannot be saved in its current state.
+ */
+ inline virtual bool aboutToSave() { return true; }
+
+ //! sets checked state depending on \checked and stores the value for later comparision
+ static void load(QCheckBox *box, bool checked);
+ static bool hasChanged(QCheckBox *box);
+ static void load(QComboBox *box, int index);
+ static bool hasChanged(QComboBox *box);
+ static void load(QSpinBox *box, int value);
+ static bool hasChanged(QSpinBox *box);
+
+public slots:
+ //! Save settings to permanent storage.
+ /** This baseclass implementation saves the autoWidgets, so be sure to call it if you use
+ * this feature in your settingsPage!
+ */
+ virtual void save();
+
+ //! Load settings from permanent storage, overriding any changes the user might have made in the dialog.
+ /** This baseclass implementation loads the autoWidgets, so be sure to call it if you use
+ * this feature in your settingsPage!
+ */
+ virtual void load();
+
+ //! Restore defaults, overriding any changes the user might have made in the dialog.
+ /** This baseclass implementation loads the defaults of the autoWidgets (if available), so be sure
+ * to call it if you use this feature in your settingsPage!
+ */
+ virtual void defaults();
+
+protected slots:
+ //! Calling this slot is equivalent to calling setChangedState(true).
+ inline void changed() { setChangedState(true); }
+
+ //! This should be called whenever the widget state changes from unchanged to change or the other way round.
+ void setChangedState(bool hasChanged = true);
+
+protected:
+ void initAutoWidgets();
+
+signals:
+ //! Emitted whenever the widget state changes.
+ void changed(bool hasChanged);
+
+private slots:
+ // for auto stuff
+ void autoWidgetHasChanged();
+
+private:
+ void findAutoWidgets(QObject *parent, QObjectList *widgetList) const;
+ QByteArray autoWidgetPropertyName(QObject *widget) const;
+ QString autoWidgetSettingsKey(QObject *widget) const;
+
+ QString _category, _title;
+ bool _changed, _autoWidgetsChanged;
+ QObjectList _autoWidgets;
+};
- signals:
- //! Emitted whenever the widget state changes.
- void changed(bool hasChanged);
- private:
- QString _category, _title;
- bool _changed;
-};
#endif