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- #ifndef K3DSDK_IEVENT_LOOP_H
- #define K3DSDK_IEVENT_LOOP_H
-
- // K-3D
- // Copyright (c) 1995-2006, Timothy M. Shead
- //
- // Contact: tshead@k-3d.com
- //
- // 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) any later version.
- //
- // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- // General Public License for more details.
- //
- // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
- // License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
- /** \file
- \author Tim Shead (tshead@k-3d.com)
- */
-
- #include "iunknown.h"
-
- #include <boost/program_options/parsers.hpp>
-
- #include <string>
- #include <vector>
-
- namespace boost { namespace filesystem { class path; } }
- namespace boost { namespace program_options { class options_description; } }
-
- namespace k3d
- {
-
- /// Abstract interface for event loop (user interface) plugins
- class ievent_loop :
- public virtual iunknown
- {
- public:
- virtual ~ievent_loop() {}
-
- /// Called by the host application to retrieve descriptions of command-line arguments for this plugin
- virtual void get_command_line_arguments(boost::program_options::options_description& Description) = 0;
- /// Defines storage for parsed command-line arguments
- typedef std::vector<boost::program_options::basic_option<char> > arguments_t;
- /// Called by the host application so the plugin can handle command-line arguments during startup
- virtual const arguments_t parse_startup_arguments(const arguments_t& Arguments, bool& Quit, bool& Error) = 0;
- /// Called by the host application to display informational messages during startup
- virtual void startup_message_handler(const std::string& Message) = 0;
- /// Called by the host application to display the "normal" user interface (and hide any startup / splash screens, etc)
- virtual void display_user_interface() = 0;
- /// Called by the host application so the plugin can handle command-line arguments after startup is complete
- virtual const arguments_t parse_runtime_arguments(const arguments_t& Arguments, bool& Quit, bool& Error) = 0;
- /// Called by the host application to start the main event-loop (if any)
- virtual void start_event_loop() = 0;
- /// Called by the host application to stop the main event-loop (if any)
- virtual void stop_event_loop() = 0;
-
- protected:
- ievent_loop() {}
- ievent_loop(const ievent_loop&) {}
- ievent_loop& operator = (const ievent_loop&) { return *this; }
- };
-
- } // namespace k3d
-
- #endif // !K3DSDK_IEVENT_LOOP_H
-
-