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 *   Copyright (C) 2011-2022 by Ilya Kotov                                  *
 *   forkotov02@ya.ru                                                      *
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#ifndef UIFACTORY_H
#define UIFACTORY_H

#include "qmmpui_export.h"

class QObject;
class QDialog;
class QString;
class QWidget;
class Control;
class General;

/*! @brief Structure to store user interface plugin properies.
 */
struct UiProperties
{
    QString name;          /*!< File dialog plugin full name */
    QString shortName;     /*!< File dialog short name for internal usage */
    bool hasAbout = false; /*!< Should be \b true if plugin has about dialog, otherwise returns \b false */
};
/*! @brief User interface plugin interface.
 * @author Ilya Kotov <forkotov02@ya.ru>
 */
class UiFactory
{
public:
    /*!
     * Object destructor.
     */
    virtual ~UiFactory() {}
    /*!
     * Returns user interface plugin properties.
     */
    virtual UiProperties properties() const = 0;
    /*!
     * Creates user interface instance.
     */
    virtual QObject *create() = 0;
    /*!
     * Shows about dialog.
     * @param parent Parent widget.
     */
    virtual void showAbout(QWidget *parent) = 0;
    /*!
     * Returns translation file path without locale code and extension
     */
    virtual QString translation() const = 0;
};

Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(UiFactory, "UiFactory/1.0")
#endif
