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   Program: ParaView
   Module:    pqPropertyManager.h

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#ifndef _pqPropertyManager_h
#define _pqPropertyManager_h

#include "pqCoreModule.h"
#include <QObject>
#include <QVariant>
#include <QPointer>

class vtkSMProxy;
class vtkSMProperty;
class pqPropertyLinks;

/// Manages links between Qt properties and unchecked proxy properties
/// This is useful if more than one QWidget exposes a single proxy property
/// In which case the server manager will not keep the widgets synchronized
/// Also provides a mechanims for accepting or rejecting changes for unchecked
/// properties
class PQCORE_EXPORT pqPropertyManager : public QObject
{
  Q_OBJECT
  
public:
  /// constructor
  pqPropertyManager(QObject* p=0);
  /// destructor
  ~pqPropertyManager();

  /// register a QObject property to link with the server manager
  void registerLink(QObject* qObject, const char* qProperty, const char* signal,
                       vtkSMProxy* Proxy, vtkSMProperty* Property, int Index=-1);

  /// unregister a QObject property to link with the server manager
  void unregisterLink(
    QObject* qObject, const char* qProperty, const char* signal,
    vtkSMProxy* Proxy, vtkSMProperty* Property, int Index=-1);

  /// returns whether there are modified properties to send to 
  /// the server manager
  bool isModified() const;

  // Call this method to un-links all property links 
  // maintained by this object.
  void removeAllLinks();

signals:
  /// Signal emitted when there are possible properties to send down to
  /// the server manager
  void modified();

  /// Signal emitted when the user has accepted changes
  void aboutToAccept();
  void accepted();
  /// Signal emitted when the user has rejected changes
  void rejected();

public slots:
  /// accept property changes by pushing them all down to the server manager
  void accept();
  /// reject property changes and revert all QObject properties
  void reject();
  /// Called whenever a property changes from the GUI side
  void propertyChanged();
  
protected:
  pqPropertyLinks* Links;
  bool Modified;
};
#endif // !_pqPropertyManager_h