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 *   forkotov02@hotmail.ru                                                 *
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#ifndef INPUTSOURCEFACTORY_H
#define INPUTSOURCEFACTORY_H

#include <QObject>

class QTranslator;
class QStringList;
class InputSource;

/*! @brief Helper class to store transport plugin properies.
 * @author Ilya Kotov <forkotov02@hotmail.ru>
 */
class InputSourceProperties
{
public:
    /*!
     * Constructor
     */
    InputSourceProperties()
    {
        hasSettings = false;
        hasAbout = false;
    }

    QString name;          /*!< Transport plugin full name */
    QString shortName;     /*!< Transport plugin name for internal usage */
    QStringList protocols; /*!< A list of supported protocols. */
    bool hasAbout;         /*!< Should be \b true if plugin has about dialog, otherwise \b false */
    bool hasSettings;      /*!< Should be \b true if plugin has settings dialog, otherwise \b false */
};


/*! @brief Transport plugin interface.
 * @author Ilya Kotov <forkotov02@hotmail.ru>
 */
class InputSourceFactory
{
public:
    /*!
     * Returns transport plugin properties.
     */
    virtual const InputSourceProperties properties() const = 0;
    /*!
     * Creates transport provided by plugin.
     * @param url URL of the stream.
     * @param parent Parent object.
     */
    virtual InputSource *create(const QString &url, QObject *parent = 0) = 0;
    /*!
     * Shows settings dialog.
     * @param parent Parent widget.
     */
    virtual void showSettings(QWidget *parent) = 0;
    /*!
     * Shows about dialog.
     * @param parent Parent widget.
     */
    virtual void showAbout(QWidget *parent) = 0;
    /*!
     * Creates QTranslator object of the system locale. Should return 0 if translation doesn't exist.
     * @param parent Parent object.
     */
    virtual QTranslator *createTranslator(QObject *parent) = 0;
};

Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(InputSourceFactory, "InputSourceFactory/1.0")

#endif // INPUTSOURCEFACTORY_H
