QtDBusApp.h

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//# QtDBusXmlApp.qo.h: Abstract parent to use the CASA DBus server.
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#ifndef QTDBUSAPP_QO_H_
#define QTDBUSAPP_QO_H_

#include <set>
#include <string>
#include <QString>
#include <QDBusConnection>
#include <sys/types.h>

namespace casa {

    class QtDBusApp {
        public:
            static QDBusConnection connection( );
            QString dbusServiceName( const QString &name, const pid_t pid );
            QString dbusObjectName( const QString &name, const pid_t pid );
            static QString serviceOwner( const QString &service );
            static QString serviceOwner( const std::string &service );
            const QString &dbusServiceName( const QString &name="" );
            const QString &dbusObjectName( const QString &name="" );
            static bool serviceIsAvailable(const QString &service);
            static bool serviceIsAvailable(const std::string &service);

            virtual QString dbusName( ) const = 0;
            static QString generateServiceName( const QString &name, const pid_t pid );


            QtDBusApp( );
            virtual ~QtDBusApp( );

            // Connects to the DBus server using the name provided (if non-null). Otherwise, the
            // dbusName() method with the current process ID is used.  Returns a boolean which
            // indicates whether the connection succeeded or not.
            virtual bool connectToDBus( const QString &dbus_name="" ) = 0;

        protected:

            bool connectToDBus( QObject *object,  const QString &dbus_name="" );

        private:
            static const QString &serviceBase( );
            static const QString &objectBase( );
            QString *service_name;
            QString *object_name;
    };

    inline std::string to_string(const QString &other) { return std::string((const char*) other.toAscii().data()); }

}

#endif