lxqt-panel-packaging/panel/ilxqtpanel.h

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#ifndef ILXQTPANEL_H
#define ILXQTPANEL_H
#include <QRect>
#include "lxqtpanelglobals.h"

class ILXQtPanelPlugin;
class QWidget;

/**
 **/
class LXQT_PANEL_API ILXQtPanel
{
public:
    /**
     * @brief Specifies the position of the panel on screen.
     */
    enum Position{
        PositionBottom, //!< The bottom side of the screen.
        PositionTop,    //!< The top side of the screen.
        PositionLeft,   //!< The left side of the screen.
        PositionRight   //!< The right side of the screen.
    };

    /**
     * @brief Returns the position of the panel. Possible values for the
     * return value are described by the Position enum.
     */
    virtual Position position() const = 0;

    /**
     * @brief Returns the edge length of the icons that are shown on the panel
     * in pixels. The icons are square.
     */
    virtual int iconSize() const = 0;
    /**
     * @brief Returns the number of lines/rows of this panel.
     */
    virtual int lineCount() const = 0;

    /**
     * @brief Helper function for convenient direction/alignment checking.
     * @return True if the panel is on the top or the bottom of the
     * screen; otherwise returns false.
     */
    bool isHorizontal() const { return position() == PositionBottom || position() == PositionTop; }

    /**
     * @brief Helper method that returns the global screen coordinates of the
     * panel, so you do not need to use QWidget::mapToGlobal() by yourself.
     * @return The QRect where the panel is located in global screen
     * coordinates.
     */
    virtual QRect globalGometry() const = 0;

    /**
     * @brief Helper method for calculating the global screen position of a
     * popup window with size windowSize.
     * @param absolutePos Contains the global screen coordinates where the
     * popup should be appear, i.e. the point where the user has clicked.
     * @param windowSize The size that the window will occupy.
     * @return The global screen position where the popup window can be shown.
     */
    virtual QRect calculatePopupWindowPos(const QPoint &absolutePos, const QSize &windowSize) const = 0;
    /**
     * @brief Helper method for calculating the global screen position of a
     * popup window with size windowSize. The parameter plugin should be a
     * plugin
     * @param plugin Plugin that the popup window will belong to. The position
     * will be calculated according to the position of the plugin in the panel.
     * @param windowSize The size that the window will occupy.
     * @return The global screen position where the popup window can be shown.
     */
    virtual QRect calculatePopupWindowPos(const ILXQtPanelPlugin *plugin, const QSize &windowSize) const = 0;

    /*!
     * \brief By calling this function, a plugin (or any other object) notifies the panel
     * about showing a (standalone) window/menu -> the panel needs this to avoid "hiding" in case any
     * standalone window is shown. The widget/window must be shown later than this notification call because
     * the panel needs to observe its show/hide/close events.
     *
     * \param w the window that will be shown
     *
     */
    virtual void willShowWindow(QWidget * w) = 0;
};

#endif // ILXQTPANEL_H