Tulip  5.4.0
Large graphs analysis and drawing
View.h
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19 #ifndef VIEW_H
20 #define VIEW_H
21 
22 #include <unordered_set>
23 
24 #include <QObject>
25 #include <QSet>
26 #include <QList>
27 #include <QSize>
28 
29 #include <tulip/tulipconf.h>
30 #include <tulip/Edge.h>
31 #include <tulip/Observable.h>
32 #include <tulip/Plugin.h>
33 
34 class QGraphicsView;
35 class QGraphicsItem;
36 class QWidget;
37 class QPixmap;
38 class QMenu;
39 class QPointF;
40 class QPoint;
41 
42 namespace tlp {
43 static const std::string VIEW_CATEGORY = "Panel";
44 
45 class Interactor;
46 class GlMainWidget;
47 class ViewToolTipAndUrlManager;
48 
49 /**
50  @ingroup Plugins
51 
52  @brief View plugins provide a way to dynamically add to a Tulip plateform various ways to
53  visualize a graph.
54 
55  A view takes the following elements as inputs:
56  @li A graph which contains the data to be displayed.
57  @li A state (@c tlp::DataSet) which contains initialization parameters.
58 
59  As an output, a View must provide a @c QGraphicsView instance where all drawing is done.
60  User interaction on a View is handled by the tlp::Interactor class. Several interactors can be
61  installed on the same view but there can be only one active interactor at the same time.
62  In the end, the view can provide several configuration widgets used to set up additional
63  parameters.
64 
65  When a View gets created, the following methods will always be called in the following order:
66  @li The constructor. Basically, you don't want to do anything in this method as View instance may
67  be created at Tulip startup when the plugin system gets initialized. Subsequent methods will be
68  called in order for the view to build UI elements
69  @li View::setupUi(). Notifies the view it can now build GUI components since every part of its
70  initial state should be valid by now. Once this method is called, any call to View::graphicsView()
71  is expected to return a valid pointer object.
72  @li View::setGraph. Sets the graph that is meant to be visualized in the View's panel.
73  @li View::setState(). Sets initial data. This method may be used to restore a previously backed-up
74  state retrieved from the View::state() method.
75  @li View::interactorsInstalled(). Notifies the view of the available interactors. Interactors
76  objects taken from the list have already been initialized.
77 
78  Once the View is initialized, none of the previously mentioned methods, except View::setGraph(),
79  can be called again.
80  View::setGraph method may be called again to notify the view that another graph should be
81  displayed (this may be a sub/parent graph of the previously displayed graph or a graph coming from
82  a totally different hierarchy)
83 
84  Views are meant to be managed by an overleying system. As a consequence, a view may not decide
85  directly when to redraw.
86  Thus, you should never call the View::draw() method. To notify the overleying system that your
87  view needs to be redrawn, emit the View::drawNeeded() signal instead.
88 
89  A tlp::View subclass automatically inherits from the tlp::Observable interface. The tlp::View
90  interface also automatically listn to its active graph to trigger handling trigger when this graph
91  gets deleted.
92  When the graph associated to a View gets deleted, the View::graphDeleted() callback is triggered.
93  @see graphDeleted() for more information.
94  */
95 class TLP_QT_SCOPE View : public QObject, public tlp::Plugin, public tlp::Observable {
96  Q_OBJECT
97 
98  QList<tlp::Interactor *> _interactors;
99  tlp::Interactor *_currentInteractor;
100  tlp::Graph *_graph;
101  tlp::ViewToolTipAndUrlManager *_tturlManager;
102  bool interactorsActivated;
103 
104  QSet<tlp::Observable *> _triggers;
105  bool _displayContextMenu;
106 
107 public:
108  /**
109  @brief Default constructor
110  @warning Code of this method should almost be a no-op. Subsequent calls on other methods should
111  allow you to setup your view.
112  */
113  View();
114 
115  /**
116  @brief Destructor
117  View's GUI components (graphics view, configuration widgets) responsibility belongs to the
118  overleying system. Thus, the View is not in charge of deleting its graphics view.
119  View's interactors are already deleted in the top class.
120  */
121  ~View() override;
122 
123  std::string category() const override {
124  return VIEW_CATEGORY;
125  }
126  std::string icon() const override {
127  return ":/tulip/gui/icons/32/plugin_view.png";
128  }
129 
130  /**
131  @return the View's panel as a @c QGraphicsView instance.
132  @note This method MUST ALWAYS return the same instance of a QGraphicsView.
133  */
134  virtual QGraphicsView *graphicsView() const = 0;
135  // Following commit #10531
136  // (see void WorkspacePanel::showEvent(QShowEvent *event);)
137  // this method is called when creating a new QGraphicsScene
138  // to restore any specific behaviour in user made graph views
139  virtual void resetGraphicsScene() {}
140 
141  // this method indicates if the view needs a rebuild of the scene
142  // when it is shown (see void WorkspacePanel::showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
143  // defaut is no rebuild
144  virtual bool rebuildSceneOnShowEvent() {
145  return false;
146  }
147 
148  /**
149  @return The list of interactors installed on this view.
150  The list is always the same as the one given when View::setInteractors() was called.
151  @see setInteractors();
152  */
153  inline const QList<Interactor *> &interactors() const {
154  return _interactors;
155  }
156 
157  /**
158  @return The currently active interactor.
159  The active interactor is the one that currently receive user inputs.
160  @see setCurrentInteractor();
161  @warning This method may return a nullptr pointer if no interactor is currently active.
162  */
163  tlp::Interactor *currentInteractor() const;
164 
165  /**
166  * @brief interactorsEnabled indicates if interactors are enabled or not
167  * @return true if interactors are enabled, false instead
168  */
169  virtual bool interactorsEnabled() const {
170  return interactorsActivated;
171  }
172 
173  /**
174  @return a list of widgets that can be used to set up the view.
175  Since several widgets can be retrieved, user will be able to select them from a combo box where
176  each widget will be identified by its windowsTitle.
177  @see View::applySettings()
178  @warning This method must not instantiate configuration widgets on the fly.
179  */
180  virtual QList<QWidget *> configurationWidgets() const;
181 
182  /**
183  * @brief This method can be used to change the configuration widgets' style
184  * sheet. From Qt documentation: The style sheet contains a textual description of customizations
185  * to the
186  * widget's style, as described in the Qt Style Sheets document. see
187  * http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.7/stylesheet.html.
188  * @return The stylesheet to use
189  */
190  virtual QString configurationWidgetsStyleSheet() const;
191 
192  /**
193  @brief Backup the state of the view.
194  This method is used to restore the View's parameters when it's re-opened.
195  */
196  virtual tlp::DataSet state() const;
197 
198  /**
199  @return the graph displayed by the view.
200  @note This method MUST return the same graph pointer that was previously passed down to
201  setGraph.
202  */
203  tlp::Graph *graph() const;
204 
205  /**
206  @return The list of currently registered triggers.
207  @see View::addRedrawTrigger()
208  */
209  QSet<tlp::Observable *> triggers() const;
210 
211  /**
212  @brief reimplemented from tlp::Observable to provide the triggers mechanism.
213  @see View::addRedrawTrigger()
214  */
215  void treatEvents(const std::vector<Event> &events) override;
216 
217  /**
218  @brief defines which item is considered as the central item in the view.
219  The central item is considered to be a background item that will be set as parent of every
220  graphics item added by the workspace into the view.
221  By default, this method returns nullptr, which means that no central item is defined.
222  */
223  virtual QGraphicsItem *centralItem() const;
224 
225  /**
226  @brief Takes a snapshot of the view's screen and saves it into the given pixmap.
227  The snapshot is scaled to outputSize. If a null size is given, the snapshot is to be on a 1:1
228  ratio
229  @return A non-null pixmap of the snapshot was correctly taken.
230  */
231  virtual QPixmap snapshot(const QSize &outputSize = QSize()) const = 0;
232 
233  /**
234  * @brief This method is called whenever the context menu is required on the view.
235  * @param point The screen coordinates where the context menu should be displayed.
236  */
237  void showContextMenu(const QPoint &point, const QPointF &scenePoint);
238 
239  /**
240  * @brief This method allows to control the display of the context menu.
241  * @param show a bool indicating if the context menu must be displayed or not.
242  */
243  void setShowContextMenu(bool show) {
244  _displayContextMenu = show;
245  }
246 
247 public slots:
248  /**
249  * @brief This method is a callback to notify the panel that the pop() method (undo) has just been
250  *called on the graph.
251  * By default, this method will make a call to centerView()
252  **/
253  virtual void undoCallback();
254 
255  /**
256  @brief This method applies settings changed in the configuration widgets
257  This method may be called from the overleying system in various situations. The View is expected
258  to apply settings in an optimized way to prevent extra redraws.
259  By default, this method does nothing.
260  */
261  virtual void applySettings();
262 
263  /**
264  @brief Reset the visualization to the center.
265  This method is called after major changes into the data structure. At this point, the user point
266  of view should be reset and brought back to a point where all the data can be seen.
267  @note It is expected for the view to be redrawn when calling centerView
268  For a 3D visualization, this method could be implemented by centering the camera. For a table,
269  this could be done by setting the scroll bar to the top position etc...
270  By default, this method calls draw().
271  */
272  virtual void centerView(bool graphChanged = false);
273 
274  /**
275  @brief defines the list of interactors available on this View
276  @note Calling this will trigger the View::interactorsInstalled() callback for custom handling.
277  */
278  virtual void setInteractors(const QList<tlp::Interactor *> &);
279 
280  /**
281  @brief defines the active interactor that will receive user inputs.
282  @note This method will first remove the previously active interactor (if any) using
283  Interactor::uninstall()
284  @note Calling this will trigger the View::currentInteractorChanged() callback for custom
285  handling.
286  @note Calling View::setCurrentInteractor(nullptr) will only remove the previous current
287  interactor.
288  */
289  void setCurrentInteractor(tlp::Interactor *currentInteractor);
290 
291  /**
292  @brief Restores the state of the view.
293  DataSet passed down to this method can come from a previous backup or be generated by the
294  overlaying system. It's up to the view to use this data or not.
295  */
296  virtual void setState(const tlp::DataSet &);
297 
298  /**
299  @brief Defines the graph that should be displayed by the View
300  @note Calling setGraph triggers the View::graphChanged() callback for custom handling.
301  @warning This method and its subsequent callback might be called several times.
302  */
303  void setGraph(tlp::Graph *graph);
304 
305  /**
306  @brief Asks the view to draw.
307  A call to draw() means that internal data has most probably been modified and that the View
308  should take that into account when drawing.
309  */
310  virtual void draw() = 0;
311 
312  /**
313  @brief Refresh the View's panel.
314  Calling refresh() means that no internal data has been modified. This can happen when the view's
315  panel gets resized, restored etc
316  */
317  inline virtual void refresh() {
318  draw();
319  }
320 
321  /**
322  @brief Sets up GUI elements belonging to the View.
323  This method is called once the initial state as been set (using setGraph and setState) and is
324  called only once.
325  */
326  virtual void setupUi() = 0;
327 
328  /**
329  @brief This method is inherited from tlp::Observable and allows the view to trigger custom
330  callback when its associated graph gets deleted.
331  @warning When overriding this method. You MUST always make a call to View::treatEvent before
332  doing anything in order to keep this callback working.
333  */
334  void treatEvent(const Event &) override;
335 
336  /**
337  @brief Registers a new trigger for automatic view drawing.
338  Triggers are tlp::Observable subclasses. Once registered, the view will listen to the trigger's
339  events and emit the drawNeeded signal each time the Observable::treatEvents() callback is run.
340  For more information about the Observable system, @see tlp::Observable
341 
342  @note This is a convenience function. However, using triggers prevent from performign extra
343  checks on the data structure to know if a redraw must me made or not. For more control over
344  event handling, you will have to implement your own treatEvent/treatEvents callback.
345  @warning If your tlp::View subclass overloads the treatEvents method. You must make sure to call
346  the View::treatEvents method in order to keep the triggers system working.
347  */
348  void addRedrawTrigger(tlp::Observable *);
349 
350  /**
351  @brief Removes a trigger from the list of registered triggers. Event coming from this trigger
352  will no longer trigger the drawNeeded signal.
353  @see View::addRedrawTrigger()
354  */
355  void removeRedrawTrigger(tlp::Observable *);
356 
357  /**
358  @brief Clears the list of attached triggers
359  This method removes all triggers associated to the View.
360  @note From the moment this method is called, no update on previous triggers will be considered.
361  Even if this is called during an Observable::holdObservers()
362  */
363  void clearRedrawTriggers();
364 
365  /**
366  @brief This function emit the signal drawNeeded
367  */
368  void emitDrawNeededSignal();
369 
370  /**
371  @brief allow to add some check when a user want to close a view.
372  @return true if the view can be closed, false if not
373  */
374  virtual bool checkOnClose() {
375  return true;
376  }
377 
378  /**
379  * @brief indicate which node or edge is under the (x, y) position in graphicsView()->viewport()
380  * @param x the x axis coordinate
381  * @param y the y axis coordinate
382  * @param n on return will give the found node
383  * @param e on return will give the found edge
384  @return true if a node or edge has been found, false if not
385  */
386  virtual bool getNodeOrEdgeAtViewportPos(int /*x*/, int /*y*/, node & /*n*/, edge & /*e*/) const {
387  return false;
388  }
389 
390 signals:
391  /**
392  @brief Inform the overlying subsystem that this view needs to be drawn.
393  @note Depending on the overlying implementation, a subsequent call to draw might not be
394  immediate.
395  */
396  void drawNeeded();
397 
398  /**
399  @brief Emitted after the setGraph method has been called.
400  @note This signal is emitted from the non-virtual View::setGraph() method thus cannot be
401  prevented.
402  */
403  void graphSet(tlp::Graph *);
404 
405  void interactorsChanged();
406 
407 protected slots:
408  /**
409  @brief Callback method after setInteractors() was called.
410  At this point, a call to View::interactors() is considered valid.
411  */
412  virtual void interactorsInstalled(const QList<tlp::Interactor *> &interactors);
413 
414  /**
415  @brief Callback method after setCurrentInteractor() was called.
416  At this point, a call to View::currentInteractor() is considered valid and return the newly
417  active interactor.
418  @warning The interactor passed down to this method MAY BE a nullptr pointer ! This means that no
419  current interactor should be set.
420  */
421  virtual void currentInteractorChanged(tlp::Interactor *);
422 
423  /**
424  * @brief Activate or deactivate interactors in the view
425  * @param activate: set to true (resp. false) to enable (resp. disable) interactors
426  * @param exceptions: a set of interactor names whose bevahior has to be left unchanged
427  */
428  void toggleInteractors(const bool activate, const std::unordered_set<const char *> &exceptions);
429 
430  /**
431  @brief Callback method after setGraph() was called.
432  At this point, a call to View::graph() is considered valid and return the lastly set graph.
433  */
434  virtual void graphChanged(tlp::Graph *) = 0;
435 
436  /**
437  @brief Called when the graph associated to the view gets deleted.
438  This method should call setGraph to input a new graph pointer (nullptr or valid)
439  @param parentGraph The parent of the graph that was just deleted. If there is no parent
440  available (eg. the graph was root), parentGraph is nullptr
441  */
442  virtual void graphDeleted(tlp::Graph *parentGraph) = 0;
443 
444  /**
445  * @brief fills the context menu with entries related to the view.
446  * This method is called whenever the context menu is displayed on the panel.
447  * @param QMenu The popup menu that will be displayed. This menu should be populated with context
448  * action related to the panel.
449  */
450  virtual void fillContextMenu(QMenu *, const QPointF &);
451 
452  /**
453  * @brief fills the context menu with entries related to the node.
454  */
455  void fillContextMenu(QMenu *menu, node n);
456 
457  /**
458  * @brief fills the context menu with entries related to the edge.
459  */
460  void fillContextMenu(QMenu *menu, edge e);
461 
462  /**
463  * @brief activate the management of tooltips and urls
464  * through the context menu
465  * @param Qwidget the widget to manage.
466  */
467  void activateTooltipAndUrlManager(QWidget *);
468 };
469 } // namespace tlp
470 
471 #endif /* VIEW_H_ */
void setShowContextMenu(bool show)
This method allows to control the display of the context menu.
Definition: View.h:243
Interactor provides a way to handle user inputs over a view. Basically, The interactor class is an ov...
Definition: Interactor.h:63
A container that can store data from any type.
Definition: DataSet.h:189
virtual void refresh()
Refresh the View&#39;s panel. Calling refresh() means that no internal data has been modified. This can happen when the view&#39;s panel gets resized, restored etc.
Definition: View.h:317
virtual bool interactorsEnabled() const
interactorsEnabled indicates if interactors are enabled or not
Definition: View.h:169
The edge struct represents an edge in a Graph object.
Definition: Edge.h:40
The node struct represents a node in a Graph object.
Definition: Node.h:40
virtual bool checkOnClose()
allow to add some check when a user want to close a view.
Definition: View.h:374
virtual bool getNodeOrEdgeAtViewportPos(int, int, node &, edge &) const
indicate which node or edge is under the (x, y) position in graphicsView()->viewport() ...
Definition: View.h:386
Event is the base class for all events used in the Observation mechanism.
Definition: Observable.h:52
std::string category() const override
A string identifier for a plugin used for categorization purposes.
Definition: View.h:123
Top-level interface for plug-ins.
Definition: Plugin.h:85
std::string icon() const override
The icon (preferably a thumbnail) of the plugin.
Definition: View.h:126
const QList< Interactor * > & interactors() const
Definition: View.h:153
View plugins provide a way to dynamically add to a Tulip plateform various ways to visualize a graph...
Definition: View.h:95
The Observable class is the base of Tulip&#39;s observation system.
Definition: Observable.h:127