kgamepropertyhandler.h

/*
    This file is part of the TDE games library
    Copyright (C) 2001 Andreas Beckermann (b_mann@gmx.de)
    Copyright (C) 2001 Martin Heni (martin@heni-online.de)
 
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Library General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
 
#ifndef __KGAMEPROPERTYHANDLER_H_
#define __KGAMEPROPERTYHANDLER_H_
 
#include <tqobject.h>
#include <tqintdict.h>
 
#include "kgameproperty.h"
#include <tdemacros.h>
 
class TQDataStream;
class KGame;
class KPlayer;
//class KGamePropertyBase;
 
class KGamePropertyHandlerPrivate; // wow - what a name ;-)

class TDE_EXPORT KGamePropertyHandler : public TQObject
{
    TQ_OBJECT
  
 
public:
    KGamePropertyHandler(TQObject* parent = 0);

    KGamePropertyHandler(int id, const TQObject* receiver, const char* sendf, const char* emitf, TQObject* parent = 0);
    ~KGamePropertyHandler();

    void registerHandler(int id, const TQObject *receiver, const char * send, const char *emit); 

    bool processMessage(TQDataStream &stream, int id, bool isSender );
    
    int id() const;
    
    bool addProperty(KGamePropertyBase *data, TQString name=0);

    bool removeProperty(KGamePropertyBase *data);

    int uniquePropertyId();
 

    virtual bool load(TQDataStream &stream);

    virtual bool save(TQDataStream &stream);
     
    bool sendProperty(TQDataStream &s);
 
    void sendLocked(bool l);
 
    void emitSignal(KGamePropertyBase *data);

    TQString propertyName(int id) const;

    KGamePropertyBase *find(int id);

    void clear();

    void setId(int id);//AB: TODO: make this protected in KGamePropertyHandler!!

    void unlockProperties();

    void setPolicy(KGamePropertyBase::PropertyPolicy p, bool userspace=true);

    void lockDirectEmit();

    void unlockDirectEmit();
  
    KGamePropertyBase::PropertyPolicy policy();

    void lockProperties();

    void flush();

    TQIntDict<KGamePropertyBase> &dict() const;

    TQString propertyValue(KGamePropertyBase* property);
 
 
    void Debug();
 
 
signals:
    void signalPropertyChanged(KGamePropertyBase *);

    void signalSendMessage(int msgid, TQDataStream &, bool* sent); // AB shall we change bool* into bool& again?

    void signalRequestValue(KGamePropertyBase* property, TQString& value);
 
private:
    void init();
 
private:
    KGamePropertyHandlerPrivate* d;
};
 
#endif