annotate recentfiles.h @ 63:2340b00561d2

* Add (but don't yet use) RecentFiles class to replace inline MRU logic

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#ifndef _RECENT_FILES_H_
#define _RECENT_FILES_H_

#include <QObject>
#include <QString>
#include <QStringList>
#include <deque>

/**
 * RecentFiles manages a list of the names of recently-used objects,
 * saving and restoring that list via QSettings.  The names do not
 * actually have to refer to files.
 */

class RecentFiles : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    /**
     * Construct a RecentFiles object that saves and restores in the
     * given QSettings group and truncates when the given count of
     * strings is reached.
     */
    RecentFiles(QString settingsGroup = "RecentFiles",
                size_t maxCount = 10,
                bool ignoreTemporaries = true);
    virtual ~RecentFiles();

    QString getSettingsGroup() const { return m_settingsGroup; }

    int getMaxCount() const { return m_maxCount; }

    QStringList getRecent() const;

    /**
     * Add a name that should be treated as a literal string.
     */
    void add(QString name);
    
    /**
     * Add a name that is known to be either a file path or a URL.  If
     * it looks like a URL, add it literally; otherwise treat it as a
     * file path and canonicalise it appropriately.  Also takes into
     * account the user preference for whether to include temporary
     * files in the recent files menu: the file will not be added if
     * the preference is set and the file appears to be a temporary
     * one.
     */
    void addFile(QString name);

signals:
    void recentChanged();

protected:
    QString m_settingsGroup;
    size_t m_maxCount;
    bool m_ignoreTemporaries;

    std::deque<QString> m_names;

    void read();
    void write();
    void truncateAndWrite();
};

#endif