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/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
    Copyright (c) 1999 Preston Brown <pbrown@kde.org>
    Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Waldo Bastian <bastian@kde.org>

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

    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 _KUNIQUEAPP_H
#define _KUNIQUEAPP_H

#include <kapplication.h>
#include <dcopobject.h>

class KUniqueApplicationPrivate;

/**
 * Maintains only a single
 * instance of a running application at a time.
 *
 * If another instance
 * is started, it will determine (via DCOP) whether it is the first instance
 * or a second instance.  If it is a second instance, it will forward on
 * the information to the first instance and then quit.
 *
 * The .desktop file for the application should state X-DCOP-ServiceType=Unique,
 * see kapplication.h
 *
 * If your application is used to open files, it should also support the --tempfile
 * option (see KCmdLineArgs::addTempFileOption()), to delete tempfiles after use.
 * Add X-KDE-HasTempFileOption=true to the .desktop file to indicate this.
 *
 * @see KApplication DCOPObject
 * @author Preston Brown <pbrown@kde.org>
 */
class KDECORE_EXPORT KUniqueApplication : public KApplication, public DCOPObject
{
  Q_OBJECT
public:
  /**
   * Constructor. Takes command line arguments from KCmdLineArgs
   *
   * @param allowStyles Set to false to disable the loading on plugin based
   * styles. This is only useful to applications that do not display a GUI
   * normally. If you do create an application with @p allowStyles set to false
   * it normally runs in the background but under special circumstances
   * displays widgets.  Call KApplication::enableStyles() before 
   * displaying any widgets.
   * @param GUIenabled Set to false to disable all GUI stuff. This implies
   * no styles either.
   * @param configUnique If true, the uniqueness of the application will
   *                 depend on the value of the "MultipleInstances"
   *                 key in the "KDE" group of the application config file.
   */
  KUniqueApplication( bool allowStyles=true,
		      bool GUIenabled=true,
		      bool configUnique=false);

#ifdef Q_WS_X11
  /**
   * Constructor. Takes command line arguments from KCmdLineArgs
   *
   * @param display Will be passed to Qt as the X display. The display
   * must be valid and already opened.
   * @param visual Pointer to the X11 visual that should be used by the
   * application. If NULL, the default visual will be used instead.
   * @param colormap The colormap that should be used by the application.
   * If 0, the default colormap will be used instead.
   * @param allowStyles Set to false to disable the loading on plugin based
   * styles. This is only useful to applications that do not display a GUI
   * normally. If you do create an application with @p allowStyles set to false
   * it normally runs in the background but under special circumstances
   * displays widgets.  Call KApplication::enableStyles() before 
   * displaying any widgets.
   * @param configUnique If true, the uniqueness of the application will
   *                 depend on the value of the "MultipleInstances"
   *                 key in the "KDE" group of the application config file.
   * @since KDE 3.3
   */
  KUniqueApplication( Display *display,
		      Qt::HANDLE visual=0,
		      Qt::HANDLE colormap=0,
		      bool allowStyles=true,
		      bool configUnique=false);
#endif

  /**
   * Adds command line options specific for KUniqueApplication.
   *
   * Should be called before calling KUniqueApplication constructor
   * and / or start().
   */
  static void addCmdLineOptions();

  /**
   * Forks and registers with dcop.
   *
   * The command line arguments are being sent via DCOP to newInstance()
   * and will be received once the application enters the event loop.
   *
   * Typically this is used like:
   * \code
   * int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   *    KAboutData about("myappname", "myAppName", .....);
   *    KCmdLineArgs::init(argc, argv, &about);
   *    KCmdLineArgs::addCmdLineOptions( myCmdOptions );
   *    KUniqueApplication::addCmdLineOptions();
   *
   *    if (!KUniqueApplication::start()) {
   *       fprintf(stderr, "myAppName is already running!\n");
   *       exit(0);
   *    }
   *    KUniqueApplication a;
   *    a.exec();
   * }
   * \endcode
   * Note that it's not necessary to call start() explicitly. It will be
   * called automatically before creating KUniqueApplication if it hasn't
   * been called yet, without any performance impact.
   *
   * @return true if registration is successful.
   *         false if another process was already running.
   */
  static bool start();

  /**
   * Destructor
   */
  virtual ~KUniqueApplication();

  /**
   * Dispatches any incoming DCOP message for a new instance.
   *
   * If it is not a request for a new instance, return false.
   * Overloaded from DCOPObject to make sure that the application
   * stays unique.
   * @param fun DCOP function signature
   * @param data the data for the arguments
   * @param replyType the type of the reply value
   * @param replyData the reply
   * @see DCOPObject
   */
  bool process(const TQCString &fun, const TQByteArray &data,
	       TQCString &replyType, TQByteArray &replyData);

  /**
   * Creates a new "instance" of the application.
   *
   * Usually this will involve making some calls into the GUI portion of your
   * application asking for a new window to be created, possibly with
   * some data already loaded based on the arguments received.
   *
   * Command line arguments have been passed to KCmdLineArgs before this
   * function is called and can be checked in the usual way.
   *
   * The default implementation ensures the mainwindow of the already
   * running instance is shown and activated if necessary. You should
   * prefer using it from your overridden method instead of doing
   * it directly.
   * 
   * Note that newInstance() is called also in the first started 
   * application process.
   *
   * @return An exit value. The calling process will exit with this value.
   */
  virtual int newInstance();

  /**
   * Returns whether newInstance() is being called while session
   * restoration is in progress.
   *
   * @since KDE 3.3
   */
  bool restoringSession();
  
  /**
   * @internal
   */
  static void setHandleAutoStarted();

private:
  /**
   * Delays the processing of a DCOP request.
   */
  void delayRequest(const TQCString &fun, const TQByteArray &data);

private slots:
  /**
   * Delayed processing of DCOP requests.
   */
  void processDelayed();

  void newInstanceNoFork();
  
  static KInstance* initHack( bool configUnique );
 
private:
  static bool s_nofork;
  static bool s_multipleInstances;
  static bool s_uniqueTestDone;
  static bool s_handleAutoStarted;

protected:
  virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
private:
  KUniqueApplicationPrivate *d;
};

#endif