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 /*
     This file is part of the KDE libraries
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000 Torben Weis <weis@kde.org>
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2006 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0-only
 */
 
 #ifndef __kplugintrader_h__
 #define __kplugintrader_h__
 
 #include "kplugininfo.h"
 
 #if KSERVICE_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 82)
 
 class KPluginTraderPrivate;
 /**
  * \class KPluginTrader kplugintrader.h <KPluginTrader>
  *
  * A trader interface which provides a way to query specific subdirectories in the Qt
  * plugin paths for plugins. KPluginTrader provides an easy way to load a plugin
  * instance from a KPluginFactory, or just querying for existing plugins.
  *
  * KPluginTrader provides a way for an application to query directories in the
  * Qt plugin paths, accessed through QCoreApplication::libraryPaths().
  * Plugins may match a specific set of requirements. This allows to find
  * specific plugins at run-time without having to hard-code their names and/or
  * paths. KPluginTrader does not search recursively, you are rather encouraged
  * to install plugins into specific subdirectories to further speed searching.
  *
  * KPluginTrader exclusively searches within the plugin binaries' metadata
  * (via QPluginLoader::metaData()). It does not search these directories recursively.
  *
  * KPluginTrader does not use KServiceTypeTrader or KSyCoCa. As such, it will
  * only find binary plugins. If you are looking for a generic way to query for
  * services, use KServiceTypeTrader. For anything relating to MIME types (type
  * of files), use KMimeTypeTrader.
  *
  * \par Example
  *
  * If you want to find all plugins for your application,
  * you would define a KMyApp/Plugin servicetype, and then you can query
  * the trader for it:
  * \code
  * KPluginInfo::List offers =
  *     KPluginTrader::self()->query("KMyApp/Plugin", "kf5");
  * \endcode
  *
  * You can add a constraint in the "trader query language". For instance:
  * \code
  * KPluginTrader::self()->query("KMyApp/Plugin", "kf5",
  *                                   "[X-KMyApp-InterfaceVersion] > 15");
  * \endcode
  *
  * Please note that when including property names containing arithmetic operators like - or +, then you have
  * to put brackets around the property name, in order to correctly separate arithmetic operations from
  * the name. So for example a constraint expression like
  * \code
  * X-KMyApp-InterfaceVersion > 4 // wrong!
  * \endcode
  * needs to be written as
  * \code
  * [X-KMyApp-InterfaceVersion] > 4
  * \endcode
  * otherwise it could also be interpreted as
  * Subtract the numeric value of the property "KMyApp" and "InterfaceVersion" from the
  * property "X" and make sure it is greater than 4.\n
  * Instead of the other meaning, make sure that the numeric value of "X-KMyApp-InterfaceVersion" is
  * greater than 4.
  *
  * @see KMimeTypeTrader, KServiceTypeTrader, KPluginInfo
  * @see QCoreApplication::libraryPaths
  * @see QT_PLUGIN_PATH (env variable)
  * @see KPluginFactory
  * @see kservice_desktop_to_json (Cmake macro)
  * @see K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON (macro defined in KPluginFactory)
  *
  * @since 5.0
  */
 class KSERVICE_EXPORT KPluginTrader
 {
 public:
     /**
      * Standard destructor
      */
     ~KPluginTrader();
 
     /**
      * The main function in the KPluginTrader class.
      *
      * It will return a list of plugins that match your specifications. Required parameter is the
      * service type and subdirectory. This method will append the subDirectory to every path found
      * in QCoreApplication::libraryPaths(), append the subDirectory parameter, and search through
      * the plugin's metadata
      *
      * KPluginTrader exclusively searches within the plugin binaries' metadata
      * (via QPluginLoader::metaData()). It does not search these directories recursively.
      *
      * The constraint parameter is used to limit the possible choices returned based on the
      * constraints you give it.
      *
      * The @p constraint language is rather full.  The most common
      * keywords are AND, OR, NOT, IN, and EXIST, all used in an
      * almost spoken-word form.  An example is:
      * \code
      * (Type == 'Service') and (('KParts/ReadOnlyPart' in ServiceTypes) or (exist Exec))
      * \endcode
      *
      * If you want to load a list of plugins from a specific subdirectory, you can do the following:
      *
      * \code
      *
      * const KPluginInfo::List plugins = KPluginTrader::self()->query("plasma/engines");
      *
      * for (const KPluginInfo &info : plugins) {
      *      KPluginLoader loader(info.libraryPath());
      *      const QVariantList argsWithMetaData = QVariantList() << loader.metaData().toVariantMap();
      *      // In many cases, plugins are actually based on KPluginFactory, this is how that works:
      *      KPluginFactory* factory = loader.factory();
      *      if (factory) {
      *          Engine* component = factory->create<Engine>(parent, argsWithMetaData);
      *          if (component) {
      *              // Do whatever you want to do with the resulting object
      *          }
      *      }
      *      // Otherwise, just use the normal QPluginLoader methods
      *      Engine *myengine = qobject_cast<Engine*>(loader.instance());
      *      if (myengine) {
      *          // etc. ...
      *      }
      * }
      * \endcode
      *
      * If you have a specific query for just one plugin, use the createInstanceFromQuery method.
      *
      * The keys used in the query (Type, ServiceType, Exec) are all fields found in the .json files
      * which are compiled into the plugin binaries.
      *
      * @param subDirectory The subdirectory under the Qt plugin path
      * @param servicetype A service type like 'KMyApp/Plugin' or 'KFilePlugin'
      * @param constraint  A constraint to limit the choices returned, QString() to
      *                    get all services of the given @p servicetype
      *
      * @return A list of services that satisfy the query
      * @see http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Services/Traders#The_KTrader_Query_Language
      * @deprecated since 5.82, use KPluginMetaData::findPlugins.
      */
     KSERVICE_DEPRECATED_VERSION(5, 82, "Use KPluginMetaData::findPlugins")
     KPluginInfo::List query(const QString &subDirectory, const QString &serviceType = QString(), const QString &constraint = QString());
 
     /**
      * This is a static pointer to the KPluginTrader singleton.
      *
      * You will need to use this to access the KPluginTrader functionality since the
      * constructors are protected.
      *
      * @deprecated since 5.82, use KPluginMetaData and KPluginFactory.
      *
      * @return Static KPluginTrader instance
      */
     KSERVICE_DEPRECATED_VERSION(5, 82, "Use KPluginMetaData and KPluginFactory")
     static KPluginTrader *self();
 
     /**
      * Get a plugin from a trader query
      *
      * Example:
      * \code
      * KMyAppPlugin* plugin = KPluginTrader::createInstanceFromQuery<KMyAppPlugin>(subDirectory, serviceType, QString(), parentObject );
      * if ( plugin ) {
      *     ....
      * }
      * \endcode
      *
      * @param subDirectory The subdirectory under the Qt plugin paths to search in
      * @param serviceType The type of service for which to find a plugin
      * @param constraint An optional constraint to pass to the trader (see KTrader)
      * @param parent The parent object for the part itself
      * @param args A list of arguments passed to the service component
      * @param error The string passed here will contain an error description.
      * @return A pointer to the newly created object or a null pointer if the
      *         factory was unable to create an object of the given type.
      * @deprecated since 5.82, use KPluginLoader API.
      */
     template<class T>
     KSERVICE_DEPRECATED_VERSION(5, 82, "Use KPluginLoader API")
     static T *createInstanceFromQuery(const QString &subDirectory,
                                       const QString &serviceType = QString(),
                                       const QString &constraint = QString(),
                                       QObject *parent = nullptr,
                                       const QVariantList &args = QVariantList(),
                                       QString *error = nullptr)
     {
         return createInstanceFromQuery<T>(subDirectory, serviceType, constraint, parent, nullptr, args, error);
     }
 
     /**
      * Get a plugin from a trader query
      *
      * This method works like
      * createInstanceFromQuery(const QString&, const QString& ,const QString&, QObject*,
      * const QVariantList&, QString*),
      * but you can specify an additional parent widget.  This is important for a KPart, for example.
      *
      * @param subDirectory The subdirectory under the Qt plugin paths to search in
      * @param serviceType the type of service for which to find a plugin
      * @param constraint an optional constraint to pass to the trader (see KTrader)
      * @param parent the parent object for the part itself
      * @param parentWidget the parent widget for the plugin
      * @param args A list of arguments passed to the service component
      * @param error The string passed here will contain an error description.
      * @return A pointer to the newly created object or a null pointer if the
      *         factory was unable to create an object of the given type.
      * @deprecated since 5.82, use KPluginLoader API.
      */
     template<class T>
     KSERVICE_DEPRECATED_VERSION(5, 82, "Use KPluginLoader API")
     static T *createInstanceFromQuery(const QString &subDirectory,
                                       const QString &serviceType,
                                       const QString &constraint,
                                       QObject *parent,
                                       QWidget *parentWidget,
                                       const QVariantList &args = QVariantList(),
                                       QString *error = nullptr)
     {
         Q_UNUSED(parentWidget)
         Q_UNUSED(args)
         if (error) {
             error->clear();
         }
         const KPluginInfo::List offers = self()->query(subDirectory, serviceType, constraint);
 
         for (const KPluginInfo &info : offers) {
             KPluginLoader loader(info.libraryPath());
             const QVariantList argsWithMetaData = QVariantList() << loader.metaData().toVariantMap();
             KPluginFactory *factory = loader.factory();
             if (factory) {
                 T *component = factory->create<T>(parent, argsWithMetaData);
                 if (component) {
                     return component;
                 }
             }
         }
         if (error && error->isEmpty()) {
             *error = QCoreApplication::translate("", "No service matching the requirements was found");
         }
         return nullptr;
     }
 
     KSERVICE_DEPRECATED_VERSION(5, 82, "No users.")
     static void applyConstraints(KPluginInfo::List &lst, const QString &constraint);
 
 private:
     /**
      * @internal
      */
     KPluginTrader();
 
     // disallow copy ctor and assignment operator
     KPluginTrader(const KPluginTrader &other);
     KPluginTrader &operator=(const KPluginTrader &rhs);
 
     KPluginTraderPrivate *const d;
 };
 #endif
 
 #endif