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- /** @class PluginHostInterface
- * @brief Defines interface for plugins to access the host application.
- * A Host is an application that is extended by implementing Plugins,
- * that implement the additional functionality
- */
- class PluginHostInterface : public QObject {
- public:
-
- /// @brief Sets the plugin GUI element to host application
- /// @note It is up to the host application to decide how to manage
- /// and show the actual widget.
- virtual bool setGui(QWidget* widget) = 0;
-
- /// @brief Adds additional plugin wigdets to the host application.
- /// This functio can be called by the plugin recursively, i.e. when GUI events occur
- /// The host application must handle placing the additional widgets.
- /// @todo Could we implement this using in a more manageable way, e.g. signal-slot?
- virtual void addPluginWidget(QWidget* widget) = 0;
- virtual void addToolbar() = 0;
- virtual void addToolItem() = 0;
- virtual void addMenu() = 0;
- virtual void addMenuItem() = 0;
- };