diff base/ResourceFinder.h @ 679:c8badbd4c005

* Introduce ResourceFinder

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+/* -*- c-basic-offset: 4 indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- vi:set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4: */
+
+/*
+    Sonic Visualiser
+    An audio file viewer and annotation editor.
+    Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary, University of London.
+    
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+    published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+    License, or (at your option) any later version.  See the file
+    COPYING included with this distribution for more information.
+*/
+
+/*
+   This is a modified version of a source file from the 
+   Rosegarden MIDI and audio sequencer and notation editor.
+   This file copyright 2005-2011 Chris Cannam and the Rosegarden
+   development team.
+*/
+
+#ifndef _RESOURCE_FINDER_H_
+#define _RESOURCE_FINDER_H_
+
+#include <QString>
+	
+class ResourceFinder
+{
+public:
+    ResourceFinder() { }
+    virtual ~ResourceFinder() { }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the location (as a true file path, or a Qt4 ":"-prefixed
+     * resource path) of the file best matching the given resource
+     * filename in the given resource category.
+     * 
+     * Category should be a relative directory path without leading or
+     * trailing slashes, for example "chords".  The fileName is the
+     * remainder of the file name without any path content, for
+     * example "user_chords.xml".
+     *
+     * Returns an empty string if no matching resource is found.
+     *
+     * Use this when you know that a particular resource is required
+     * and just need to locate it.
+     */
+    QString getResourcePath(QString resourceCat, QString fileName);
+
+    /**
+     * Return a list of full file paths for files with the given file
+     * extension, found in the given resource category.
+     * 
+     * Category should be a relative directory path without leading or
+     * trailing slashes, for example "chords".  File extension should
+     * be the extension without the dot, for example "xml".  Returned
+     * list may mix true file paths in both installed and user
+     * locations with Qt4 ":"-prefixed resource paths.
+     *
+     * Use this when you need to enumerate the options available for
+     * use directly in the program (rather than e.g. offering the user
+     * a file-open dialog).
+     */
+    QStringList getResourceFiles(QString resourceCat, QString fileExt);
+
+    /**
+     * Return the true file path for installed resource files in the
+     * given resource category.  Category should be a relative
+     * directory path without leading or trailing slashes, for example
+     * "chords".  Note that resources may also exist in the Qt4
+     * resource bundle; this method only returns the external
+     * (installed) resource location.  Use getResourceFiles instead to
+     * return an authoritative list of available resources of a given
+     * type.
+     *
+     * Use this when you need a file path, e.g. for use in a file
+     * finder dialog.
+     */
+    QString getResourceDir(QString resourceCat);
+
+    /**
+     * Return the true file path for the location in which the named
+     * resource file in the given resource category should be saved.
+     */
+    QString getResourceSavePath(QString resourceCat, QString fileName);
+
+    /**
+     * Return the true file path for the location in which resource
+     * files in the given resource category should be saved.
+     */
+    QString getResourceSaveDir(QString resourceCat);
+
+    /**
+     * If the named resource file in the given resource category is
+     * available only as a bundled resource, copy it out into the user
+     * location returned by getResourceSavePath so that it can be read
+     * by non-Qt code.  Any subsequent call to getResourcePath for
+     * this resource should return a true file path (if the resource
+     * exists) in either user or system location, or an empty string
+     * (if the resource does not exist), but never a ":"-prefixed
+     * resource path.  This function does not overwrite any existing
+     * unbundled copy of the resource.
+     *
+     * Return false if a system error occurs during unbundling
+     * (e.g. disk full).
+     */
+    bool unbundleResource(QString resourceCat, QString fileName);
+
+protected:
+    QString getUserResourcePrefix();
+    QStringList getSystemResourcePrefixList();
+    QStringList getResourcePrefixList();
+};
+
+#endif
+
+