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 *   cloudtemple@mskat.net                                                 *
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#ifndef PROPERTYMACHINEFACTORY_H
#define PROPERTYMACHINEFACTORY_H

#include <tqmap.h>

#include "propertywidget.h"

class TQWidget;

namespace PropertyLib{

class Property;
class MultiProperty;
class ChildProperty;

/** @file propertymachinefactory.h
@short Contains @ref PropertyLib::PropertyMachineFactory class and @ref PropertyLib::Machine structure.
*/

/**
@short Machine for a property type.

Contains a pointer to a property viewer,
property editor and a list of detailed property
editors and viewers.
*/
struct Machine{
    Machine()
    {
    }
    Machine(PropertyWidget *widget)
    {
        propertyEditor = widget;
    }
    ~Machine()
    {
        delete propertyEditor;
    }
    
    /**Property viewer and editor widget.*/
    PropertyWidget *propertyEditor;
};

/**A pointer to factory function which creates and returns machine for a property.*/
typedef Machine *(*createMachine)();

/**
@short Factory to create property editors and property viewers.
*/
class PropertyMachineFactory{
public:
    /**Registers property editor factory function for a type.
    This factory functions are considered before defaults
    when @ref machineForProperty is called.*/
    void registerEditor(int type, createMachine creator);

    /**Creates and returns the editor for given property type.
    Warning: editor and viewer widgets won't have parent widget. %Property editor
    cares about reparenting and deletion of returned widgets in machines.*/
    Machine *machineForProperty(MultiProperty *property);
    bool hasDetailedEditors(int type);

    /**@return a pointer to a property machine factory instance.*/
    static PropertyMachineFactory *getInstance();

    static PropertyMachineFactory *m_factory;
    
private:
    PropertyMachineFactory();
    virtual ~PropertyMachineFactory();

    //registered machines for property types
    TQMap<TQString, createMachine > m_registeredForType;
};

}

#endif
