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@@ -41,126 +41,138 @@ class QTabWidget;
* void* create_plugin() {
* return new WLANModule();
* }
* };
* \endcode
* @see isOwner(Interface*)
*/
class Module : private QObject{
signals:
/**
* Emit this Signal once you change the Interface
* you're operating on
*
* @param i The Interface
*/
void updateInterface(Interface *i);
public:
Module(){};
/**
* The type of the plugin
* and the name of the qcop call
*/
virtual const QString type() = 0;
/**
* The current profile has been changed and the module should do any
* neccesary changes also.
* As of Opie1.0 profiles are disabled.
*
* @param newProfile what the profile should be changed to.
*/
virtual void setProfile(const QString &newProfile) = 0;
/**
* get the icon name for this device.
* @param Interface* can be used in determining the icon.
* @return QString the icon name (minus .png, .gif etc)
*/
virtual QString getPixmapName(Interface *) = 0;
/**
* Check to see if the interface i is owned by this module.
* See if you can handle it. And if you can claim ownership
* by returning true.
+ * For physical devices you will be asked if you want to own the
+ * device. But you can also create new \sa Interface Implementations.
+ *
+ * If you want to own the Interface add it to your internal interface
+ * list
+ *
* @param Interface* interface to check against
* @return bool true if i is owned by this module, false otherwise.
+ *
+ * @see getInterfaces
*/
virtual bool isOwner(Interface *){ return false; };
/**
* Create and return the Configure Module
* @param Interface *i the interface to configure.
* @return QWidget* pointer to this modules configure.
*
* @see InterfaceSetupImp
*/
virtual QWidget *configure(Interface *){ return NULL; } ;
/**
* Create, and return the Information Module.
*
* An default Implementation is InterfaceInformationImp
*
* @param Interface *i the interface to get info on.
* @return QWidget* pointer to this modules info.
*
* @see InterfaceInformationImp
*
*/
virtual QWidget *information(Interface *){ return NULL; };
/**
* Get all active (up or down) interfaces managed by this
* module.
+ * At the end of initialisation you will be asked to return your interfaces
+ * Return all of your interfaces even the ones you claimed by isOnwer.
+ * Here you can also return your 'virtual' Interface Objects
+ *
* @return QList<Interface> A list of interfaces that exsist that havn't
* been called by isOwner()
*/
virtual QList<Interface> getInterfaces() = 0;
/**
* Adds possible new interfaces to the list (Example: usb(ppp), ir(ppp),
* modem ppp)
* Both strings need to be translated. The first string is a Shortcut
* like PPP and the second argument is a description.
*
* <code>
* list.insert(
*
* </code>
*
* @param list A reference to the list of supported additionns.
*/
virtual void possibleNewInterfaces(QMap<QString, QString> &list) = 0;
/**
* Attempts to create a new interface from name you gave
* possibleNewInterfaces()
* @return Interface* NULL if it was unable to be created.
* @param name the type of interface to create
*
* @see possibleNewInterfaces
*/
virtual Interface *addNewInterface(const QString &name) = 0;
/**
* Attempts to remove the interface, doesn't delete i
* @return bool true if successful, false otherwise.
*/
virtual bool remove(Interface* i) = 0;
/**
* get dcop calls
*/
virtual void receive(const QCString &msg, const QByteArray &arg) = 0;
QStringList handledInterfaceNames()const { return m_inter; }
protected:
/**
* set which interfaceNames should not be shown cause they're handled
* internally of this module.. An already running ppp link or
* a tunnel... VPN an such
*/