pollymc/libsettings/include/setting.h
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/* Copyright 2013 MultiMC Contributors
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
#ifndef SETTING_H
#define SETTING_H
#include <QObject>
#include <QVariant>
#include "libsettings_config.h"
class SettingsObject;
/*!
*
*/
class LIBSETTINGS_EXPORT Setting : public QObject
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
/*!
* \brief Constructs a new Setting object with the given parent.
* \param parent The Setting's parent object.
*/
explicit Setting(QString id, QVariant defVal = QVariant(), QObject *parent = 0);
/*!
* \brief Gets this setting's ID.
* This is used to refer to the setting within the application.
* \warning Changing the ID while the setting is registered with a SettingsObject results in undefined behavior.
* \return The ID of the setting.
*/
virtual QString id() const { return m_id; }
/*!
* \brief Gets this setting's config file key.
* This is used to store the setting's value in the config file. It is usually
* the same as the setting's ID, but it can be different.
* \return The setting's config file key.
*/
virtual QString configKey() const { return id(); }
/*!
* \brief Gets this setting's value as a QVariant.
* This is done by calling the SettingsObject's retrieveValue() function.
* If this Setting doesn't have a SettingsObject, this returns an invalid QVariant.
* \return QVariant containing this setting's value.
* \sa value()
*/
virtual QVariant get() const;
/*!
* \brief Gets this setting's actual value (I.E. not as a QVariant).
* This function is just shorthand for get().value<T>()
* \return The setting's actual value.
*/
template<typename T>
inline T value() const { return get().value<T>(); }
/*!
* \brief Gets this setting's default value.
* \return The default value of this setting.
*/
virtual QVariant defValue() const;
signals:
/*!
* \brief Signal emitted when this Setting object's value changes.
* \param setting A reference to the Setting that changed.
* \param value This Setting object's new value.
*/
void settingChanged(const Setting &setting, QVariant value);
public slots:
/*!
* \brief Changes the setting's value.
* This is done by emitting the settingChanged() signal which will then be
* handled by the SettingsObject object and cause the setting to change.
* \param value The new value.
*/
virtual void set(QVariant value);
protected:
QString m_id;
QVariant m_defVal;
};
#endif // SETTING_H