/*  -*- mode: C++ -*-
    collectingprocess.h

    This file is part of libtdepim.
    Copyright (c) 2004 Ingo Kloecker <kloecker@kde.org>

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*/

#ifndef __KPIM_COLLECTINGPROCESS_H__
#define __KPIM_COLLECTINGPROCESS_H__

#include <kprocess.h>
#include <tdepimmacros.h>

namespace KPIM {

/**
 * @short An output collecting TDEProcess class.
 *
 * This class simplifies the usage of TDEProcess by collecting all output
 * (stdout/stderr) of the process.
 *
 * @author Ingo Kloecker <kloecker@kde.org>
 */
class KDE_EXPORT CollectingProcess : public TDEProcess {
  Q_OBJECT
  
public:
  CollectingProcess( TQObject * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 );
  ~CollectingProcess();

  /** Starts the process in NotifyOnExit mode and writes in to stdin of
      the process.
  */
  bool start( RunMode runmode, Communication comm );

  /** Returns the contents of the stdout buffer and clears it afterwards. */
  TQByteArray collectedStdout();
  /** Returns the contents of the stderr buffer and clears it afterwards. */
  TQByteArray collectedStderr();

private slots:
  void slotReceivedStdout( TDEProcess *, char *, int );
  void slotReceivedStderr( TDEProcess *, char *, int );

private:
  class Private;
  Private * d;
protected:
  void virtual_hook( int id, void * data );
};

} // namespace KPIM

#endif // __KPIM_COLLECTINGPROCESS_H__