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+/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
+ Copyright (C) 1999 Torben Weis <weis@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 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 __kprotocolinfo_h__
+#define __kprotocolinfo_h__
+
+#include <tqstring.h>
+#include <tqstringlist.h>
+#include <tqdatastream.h>
+
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <tdesycocaentry.h>
+#include <tdesycocatype.h>
+
+/**
+ * Information about I/O (Internet, etc.) protocols supported by KDE.
+
+ * This class is useful if you want to know which protocols
+ * KDE supports. In addition you can find out lots of information
+ * about a certain protocol. A KProtocolInfo instance represents a
+ * single protocol. Most of the functionality is provided by the static
+ * methods that scan the *.protocol files of all installed tdeioslaves to get
+ * this information.
+ *
+ * *.protocol files are installed in the "services" resource.
+ *
+ * @author Torben Weis <weis@kde.org>
+ */
+class TDEIO_EXPORT KProtocolInfo : public KSycocaEntry
+{
+ friend class KProtocolInfoFactory;
+ K_SYCOCATYPE( KST_KProtocolInfo, KSycocaEntry )
+
+public:
+ typedef KSharedPtr<KProtocolInfo> Ptr;
+
+public:
+ /**
+ * Read a protocol description file
+ * @param path the path of the description file
+ */
+ KProtocolInfo( const TQString & path); // KDE4: make private and add friend class KProtocolInfoBuildFactory
+ // Then we can get rid of the d pointer
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol description file is valid.
+ * @return true if valid, false otherwise
+ */
+ virtual bool isValid() const { return !m_name.isEmpty(); }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of the protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "protocol=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * @return the name of the protocol
+ * @see KURL::protocol()
+ */
+ virtual TQString name() const { return m_name; }
+
+ //
+ // Static functions:
+ //
+
+ /**
+ * Returns list of all known protocols.
+ * @return a list of all known protocols
+ */
+ static TQStringList protocols();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether a protocol is installed that is able to handle @p url.
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol is known
+ * @see name()
+ */
+ static bool isKnownProtocol( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Same as above except you can supply just the protocol instead of
+ * the whole URL.
+ */
+ static bool isKnownProtocol( const TQString& protocol )
+#ifdef KPROTOCOLINFO_TDECORE
+ KDE_WEAK_SYMBOL
+#endif
+ ;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the library / executable to open for the protocol @p protocol
+ * Example : "kio_ftp", meaning either the executable "kio_ftp" or
+ * the library "kio_ftp.la" (recommended), whichever is available.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "exec=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the executable of library to open, or TQString::null for
+ * unsupported protocols
+ * @see KURL::protocol()
+ */
+ static TQString exec( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Describes the type of a protocol.
+ */
+ enum Type { T_STREAM, ///< protocol returns a stream
+ T_FILESYSTEM, ///<protocol describes location in a file system
+ T_NONE, ///< no information about the tyope available
+ T_ERROR ///< used to signal an error
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol should be treated as a filesystem
+ * or as a stream when reading from it.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "input=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "filesystem", "stream" or "none" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return the input type of the given @p url
+ */
+ static Type inputType( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol should be treated as a filesystem
+ * or as a stream when writing to it.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "output=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "filesystem", "stream" or "none" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return the output type of the given @p url
+ */
+ static Type outputType( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the list of fields this protocol returns when listing
+ * The current possibilities are
+ * Name, Type, Size, Date, AccessDate, Access, Owner, Group, Link, URL, MimeType
+ * as well as Extra1, Extra2 etc. for extra fields (see extraFields).
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "listing=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * The supported fields should be separated with ',' in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return a list of field names
+ */
+ static TQStringList listing( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Definition of an extra field in the UDS entries, returned by a listDir operation.
+ *
+ * The name is the name of the column, translated.
+ *
+ * The type name comes from TQVariant::typeName()
+ * Currently supported types: "TQString", "TQDateTime" (ISO-8601 format)
+ *
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+ struct ExtraField {
+ ExtraField() {} // for QValueList
+ ExtraField(const TQString& _name, const TQString& _type )
+ : name(_name), type(_type) {
+ }
+ TQString name;
+ TQString type; // KDE4: make it TQVariant::Type
+ };
+ typedef TQValueList<ExtraField > ExtraFieldList;
+ /**
+ * Definition of extra fields in the UDS entries, returned by a listDir operation.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "ExtraNames=" and "ExtraTypes=" fields in the protocol description file.
+ * Those two lists should be separated with ',' in the protocol description file.
+ * See ExtraField for details about names and types
+ *
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+ static ExtraFieldList extraFields( const KURL& url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can act as a source protocol.
+ *
+ * A source protocol retrieves data from or stores data to the
+ * location specified by a URL.
+ * A source protocol is the opposite of a filter protocol.
+ *
+ * The "source=" field in the protocol description file determines
+ * whether a protocol is a source protocol or a filter protocol.
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol is a source of data (e.g. http), false if the
+ * protocol is a filter (e.g. gzip)
+ */
+ static bool isSourceProtocol( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can act as a helper protocol.
+ * A helper protocol invokes an external application and does not return
+ * a file or stream.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "helper=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol is a helper protocol (e.g. vnc), false
+ * if not (e.g. http)
+ */
+ static bool isHelperProtocol( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Same as above except you can supply just the protocol instead of
+ * the whole URL.
+ */
+ static bool isHelperProtocol( const TQString& protocol )
+#ifdef KPROTOCOLINFO_TDECORE
+ KDE_WEAK_SYMBOL
+#endif
+ ;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can act as a filter protocol.
+ *
+ * A filter protocol can operate on data that is passed to it
+ * but does not retrieve/store data itself, like gzip.
+ * A filter protocol is the opposite of a source protocol.
+ *
+ * The "source=" field in the protocol description file determines
+ * whether a protocol is a source protocol or a filter protocol.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" (default) for source protocol or
+ * "false" for filter protocol.
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol is a filter (e.g. gzip), false if the
+ * protocol is a helper or source
+ */
+ static bool isFilterProtocol( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Same as above except you can supply just the protocol instead of
+ * the whole URL.
+ */
+ static bool isFilterProtocol( const TQString& protocol )
+#ifdef KPROTOCOLINFO_TDECORE
+ KDE_WEAK_SYMBOL
+#endif
+ ;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can list files/objects.
+ * If a protocol supports listing it can be browsed in e.g. file-dialogs
+ * and konqueror.
+ *
+ * Whether a protocol supports listing is determined by the "listing="
+ * field in the protocol description file.
+ * If the protocol support listing it should list the fields it provides in
+ * this field. If the protocol does not support listing this field should
+ * remain empty (default.)
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol support listing
+ * @see listing()
+ */
+ static bool supportsListing( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can retrieve data from URLs.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "reading=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if it is possible to read from the URL
+ */
+ static bool supportsReading( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can store data to URLs.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "writing=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol supports writing
+ */
+ static bool supportsWriting( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can create directories/folders.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "makedir=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol can create directories
+ */
+ static bool supportsMakeDir( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can delete files/objects.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "deleting=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol supports deleting
+ */
+ static bool supportsDeleting( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can create links between files/objects.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "linking=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol supports linking
+ */
+ static bool supportsLinking( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can move files/objects between different
+ * locations.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "moving=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol supports moving
+ */
+ static bool supportsMoving( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can copy files/objects directly from the
+ * filesystem itself. If not, the application will read files from the
+ * filesystem using the file-protocol and pass the data on to the destination
+ * protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "copyFromFile=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol can copy files from the local file system
+ */
+ static bool canCopyFromFile( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can copy files/objects directly to the
+ * filesystem itself. If not, the application will receive the data from
+ * the source protocol and store it in the filesystem using the
+ * file-protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "copyToFile=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol can copy files to the local file system
+ */
+ static bool canCopyToFile( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can rename (i.e. move fast) files/objects
+ * directly from the filesystem itself. If not, the application will read
+ * files from the filesystem using the file-protocol and pass the data on
+ * to the destination protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "renameFromFile=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol can rename/move files from the local file system
+ * @since 3.4
+ */
+ static bool canRenameFromFile( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can rename (i.e. move fast) files/objects
+ * directly to the filesystem itself. If not, the application will receive
+ * the data from the source protocol and store it in the filesystem using the
+ * file-protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "renameToFile=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol can rename files to the local file system
+ * @since 3.4
+ */
+ static bool canRenameToFile( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the protocol can recursively delete directories by itself.
+ * If not (the usual case) then KIO will list the directory and delete files
+ * and empty directories one by one.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "deleteRecursive=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" or "false" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return true if the protocol can delete non-empty directories by itself.
+ * @since 3.4
+ */
+ static bool canDeleteRecursive( const KURL &url );
+
+ typedef enum { Name, FromURL } FileNameUsedForCopying;
+
+ /**
+ * This setting defines the strategy to use for generating a filename, when
+ * copying a file or directory to another directory. By default the destination
+ * filename is made out of the filename in the source URL. However if the
+ * ioslave displays names that are different from the filename of the URL
+ * (e.g. kio_fonts shows Arial for arial.ttf, or kio_trash shows foo.txt and
+ * uses some internal URL), using Name means that the display name (UDS_NAME)
+ * will be used to as the filename in the destination directory.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "fileNameUsedForCopying=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "Name" or "FromURL" (default).
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return how to generate the filename in the destination directory when copying/moving
+ * @since 3.4
+ */
+ static FileNameUsedForCopying fileNameUsedForCopying( const KURL &url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns default mimetype for this URL based on the protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "defaultMimetype=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * @param url the url to check
+ * @return the default mime type of the protocol, or null if unknown
+ */
+ static TQString defaultMimetype( const KURL& url );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of the icon, associated with the specified protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "Icon=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the icon of the protocol, or null if unknown
+ */
+ static TQString icon( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of the config file associated with the
+ * specified protocol. This is useful if two similar protocols
+ * need to share a single config file, e.g. http and https.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "config=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * The default is the protocol name, see name()
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the config file, or null if unknown
+ */
+ static TQString config( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the soft limit on the number of slaves for this protocol.
+ * This limits the number of slaves used for a single operation, note
+ * that multiple operations may result in a number of instances that
+ * exceeds this soft limit.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "maxInstances=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * The default is 1.
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the maximum number of slaves, or 1 if unknown
+ */
+ static int maxSlaves( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether mimetypes can be determined based on extension for this
+ * protocol. For some protocols, e.g. http, the filename extension in the URL
+ * can not be trusted to truly reflect the file type.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "determineMimetypeFromExtension=" field in the protocol description file.
+ * Valid values for this field are "true" (default) or "false".
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return true if the mime types can be determined by extension
+ */
+ static bool determineMimetypeFromExtension( const TQString &protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the documentation path for the specified protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "DocPath=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the docpath of the protocol, or null if unknown
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+ static TQString docPath( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the protocol class for the specified protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "Class=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * The following classes are defined:
+ * @li ":internet" for common internet protocols
+ * @li ":local" for protocols that access local resources
+ *
+ * Protocol classes always start with a ':' so that they can not be confused with
+ * the protocols themselves.
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the class of the protocol, or null if unknown
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+ static TQString protocolClass( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether file previews should be shown for the specified protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "ShowPreviews=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * By default previews are shown if protocolClass is :local.
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return true if previews should be shown by default, false otherwise
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+ static bool showFilePreview( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the suggested URI parsing mode for the KURL parser.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "URIMode=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * The following parsing modes are defined:
+ * @li "url" for a standards compliant URL
+ * @li "rawuri" for a non-conformant URI for which URL parsing would be meaningless
+ * @li "mailto" for a mailto style URI (the path part contains only an email address)
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the suggested parsing mode, or KURL::Auto if unspecified
+ *
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+ static KURL::URIMode uriParseMode( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the list of capabilities provided by the tdeioslave implementing
+ * this protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "Capabilities=" field in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * The capability names are not defined globally, they are up to each
+ * slave implementation. For example when adding support for a new
+ * special command for mounting, one would add the string "Mount" to the
+ * capabilities list, and applications could check for that string
+ * before sending a special() command that would otherwise do nothing
+ * on older tdeioslave implementations.
+ *
+ * @param protocol the protocol to check
+ * @return the list of capabilities.
+ *
+ * @since 3.3
+ */
+ static TQStringList capabilities( const TQString& protocol );
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of the protocol through which the request
+ * will be routed if proxy support is enabled.
+ *
+ * A good example of this is the ftp protocol for which proxy
+ * support is commonly handled by the http protocol.
+ *
+ * This corresponds to the "ProxiedBy=" in the protocol description file.
+ *
+ * @since 3.3
+ */
+ static TQString proxiedBy( const TQString& protocol );
+
+public:
+ // Internal functions:
+ /**
+ * @internal construct a KProtocolInfo from a stream
+ */
+ KProtocolInfo( TQDataStream& _str, int offset);
+
+ virtual ~KProtocolInfo();
+
+ /**
+ * @internal
+ * Load the protocol info from a stream.
+ */
+ virtual void load(TQDataStream& );
+
+ /**
+ * @internal
+ * Save the protocol info to a stream.
+ */
+ virtual void save(TQDataStream& );
+
+ ////////////////////////// DEPRECATED /////////////////////////
+ // The following methods are deprecated:
+
+ /// @deprecated
+ static Type inputType( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static Type outputType( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /**
+ * @deprecated
+ * Returns the list of fields this protocol returns when listing
+ * The current possibilities are
+ * Name, Type, Size, Date, AccessDate, Access, Owner, Group, Link, URL, MimeType
+ */
+ static TQStringList listing( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool isSourceProtocol( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool supportsListing( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool supportsReading( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool supportsWriting( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool supportsMakeDir( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool supportsDeleting( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool supportsLinking( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool supportsMoving( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool canCopyFromFile( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static bool canCopyToFile( const TQString& protocol ) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ /// @deprecated
+ static TQString defaultMimetype( const TQString& protocol) KDE_DEPRECATED;
+ //////////////////////// END DEPRECATED ///////////////////////
+
+protected:
+ TQString m_name;
+ TQString m_exec;
+ Type m_inputType;
+ Type m_outputType;
+ TQStringList m_listing;
+ bool m_isSourceProtocol;
+ bool m_isHelperProtocol;
+ bool m_supportsListing;
+ bool m_supportsReading;
+ bool m_supportsWriting;
+ bool m_supportsMakeDir;
+ bool m_supportsDeleting;
+ bool m_supportsLinking;
+ bool m_supportsMoving;
+ TQString m_defaultMimetype;
+ bool m_determineMimetypeFromExtension;
+ TQString m_icon;
+ bool m_canCopyFromFile;
+ bool m_canCopyToFile;
+ TQString m_config;
+ int m_maxSlaves;
+
+ bool canRenameFromFile() const; // for kprotocolinfo_tdecore
+ bool canRenameToFile() const; // for kprotocolinfo_tdecore
+ bool canDeleteRecursive() const; // for kprotocolinfo_tdecore
+ FileNameUsedForCopying fileNameUsedForCopying() const; // for kprotocolinfo_tdecore
+ static KProtocolInfo* findProtocol(const KURL &url); // for kprotocolinfo_tdecore
+
+protected:
+ virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
+private:
+ class KProtocolInfoPrivate;
+ KProtocolInfoPrivate* d;
+};
+
+TDEIO_EXPORT TQDataStream& operator>>( TQDataStream& s, KProtocolInfo::ExtraField& field );
+TDEIO_EXPORT TQDataStream& operator<<( TQDataStream& s, const KProtocolInfo::ExtraField& field );
+
+#endif