src/messagelog.h

/*
 *  LDForge: LDraw parts authoring CAD
 *  Copyright (C) 2013 Santeri Piippo
 *
 *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This program 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef LDFORGE_MESSAGELOG_H
#define LDFORGE_MESSAGELOG_H

#include <QObject>
#include <QDate>
#include "common.h"
#include "types.h"

class GLRenderer;
class QTimer;

/* The message manager is an object which keeps track of messages that appear
 * on the renderer's screen. Each line is contained in a separate object which
 * contains the text, expiry time and alpha. The message manager is doubly
 * linked to its corresponding renderer.
 *
 * Message manager calls its tick() function regularly to update the messages,
 * where each line's expiry is checked for. Lines begin to fade out when nearing
 * their expiry. If the message manager's lines change, the renderer undergoes
 * repainting.
 */
class MessageManager : public QObject
{		Q_OBJECT
		PROPERTY (GLRenderer*, renderer, setRenderer)

	public:
		// Single line of the message log.
		class Line
		{	public:
				Line (str text);
				bool update (bool& changed);

				str text;
				float alpha;
				QDateTime expiry;
		};

		explicit MessageManager (QObject* parent = 0);
		void addLine (str line);
		const QList<Line>& getLines() const;

	private:
		QList<Line> m_lines;
		QTimer* m_ticker;

	private slots:
		void tick();
};

#endif // LDFORGE_MESSAGELOG_H