AssistantHelpManagerImpl.h

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/*!
  \file terralib/qt/widgets/help/AssistantHelpManagerImpl.h
 
  \brief An implementation of HelpManager that uses QAssistant to show help files.
*/
 
#ifndef __TERRALIB_QT_WIDGETS_HELP_INTERNAL_ASSISTANTHELPMANAGERIMPL_H
#define __TERRALIB_QT_WIDGETS_HELP_INTERNAL_ASSISTANTHELPMANAGERIMPL_H
 
//TerraLib
#include "HelpManagerImpl.h"
 
// Boost
#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 
// Qt
#include <QtCore/QObject>
#include <QtCore/QStringList>
 
// Forward declarations
class QProcess;
 
namespace te
{
  namespace qt
  {
    namespace widgets
    {
      /*!
        \class AssistantHelpManagerImpl
 
        \brief A help manager that uses the QAssistant to manage help files.
      */
      class TEQTWIDGETSEXPORT AssistantHelpManagerImpl : public QObject, public HelpManagerImpl, public boost::noncopyable
      {
        Q_OBJECT 
 
        public:
 
          /*!
            \brief Constructor.
            \param collectionFile Name of the Qt collection file to be used.
            \param parent Used by QObject constructor.
          */
          AssistantHelpManagerImpl(const QString& collectionFile, QObject* parent = 0);
 
          /*! \brief Destructor. */
          ~AssistantHelpManagerImpl();
 
          /*!
            \brief It starts the Qt assistant help process pointing out to the given collection file.
            
            \return True if start assistant with no problems, false otherwise.
          */
          bool startAssistant();
 
        public slots:
 
          void showHelp(const QString& htmRef, const QString& nSpace="");
 
          void appendDoc(const QString& docRef);
 
        protected:
 
          QProcess* m_proc;         //!< Qt process, used to init QAssistant.
          QStringList m_regDocs;    //!< Registered documents.
          QString m_collectionFile; //!< Collection name.
      };
 
    } // end namespace widgets
  }   // end namespace qt
}     // end namespace te
 
#endif //__TERRALIB_QT_WIDGETS_HELP_INTERNAL_ASSISTANTHELPMANAGERIMPL_H