QTfrontend/ui/widget/SmartLineEdit.h
author nemo
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:31:38 -0500
branch0.9.17
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/*
 * Hedgewars, a free turn based strategy game
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Igor Ulyanov <iulyanov@gmail.com>
 * Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Andrey Korotaev <unC0Rr@gmail.com>
 *
 * 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; version 2 of the License
 *
 * 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, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
 */

/**
 * @file
 * @brief SmartLineEdit class definition
 */

#ifndef HEDGEWARS_SMARTLINEEDIT_H
#define HEDGEWARS_SMARTLINEEDIT_H

#include <QMap>
#include <QString>
#include <QStringList>

#include <QEvent>
#include <QKeyEvent>

#include <QRegExp>

#include "HistoryLineEdit.h"

/**
 * @brief {@link HistoryLineEdit} that features auto-completion with TAB key
 *         and clear with ESC key.
 *
 * Notes:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>A Keyword can either be a command (if first word) or
 *       a nickname (completed regardless of position in text).</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @author sheepluva
 * @since 0.9.17
 */
class SmartLineEdit : public HistoryLineEdit
{
 Q_OBJECT

public:
    /**
    * @brief Class constructor.
    * @param parent parent QWidget.
    * @param maxHistorySize maximum amount of history entries kept.
    */
    SmartLineEdit(QWidget * parent = 0, int maxHistorySize = 64);

    /**
    * @brief Class destructor.
    */
    ~SmartLineEdit();

    /**
     * @brief Adds commands to the auto-completion feature.
     * @param commands list of commands to be added.
     */
    void addCommands(const QStringList & commands);

    /**
     * @brief Adds a single nickname to the auto-completion feature.
     * @param nickname name to be added.
     */
    void addNickname(const QString & nickname);

    /**
     * @brief Removes commands from the auto-completion feature.
     * @param commands list of commands to be removed.
     */
    void removeCommands(const QStringList & commands);

    /**
     * @brief Removes a single nickname from the auto-completion feature.
     * @param nickname name to be removed.
     */
    void removeNickname(const QString & nickname);

    /**
     * @brief Forget all keywords and input history.
     */
    void reset();


protected:
    /**
     * @brief Overrides method of parent class.
     * Forward pressed TAB to parent class' method (for focus handling etc)
     * only if line is empty.
     * 
     * @param event the event.
     * @return returns true if the event was recognized.
     */
    virtual bool event(QEvent * event);

    /**
     * @brief Overrides method of parent class.
     * Autocompletes if TAB is reported as pressed key in the key event,
     * ESC leads to the contents being cleared.
     * 
     * Other keys are forwarded to parent method.
     *
     * @param event the key event.
     */
    virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent * event);


private:
    QRegExp m_whitespace; ///< regexp that matches a whitespace

    QStringList * m_cmds;  ///< list of recognized commands
    QStringList * m_nicks; ///< list of recognized nicknames

    /// recognized nicknames, sorted case-insensitive
    QMap<QString, QString> * m_sorted_nicks;

    // these variables contain information about the last replacement
    // they get reset whenever cursor is moved or text is changed

    QString m_beforeMatch; ///< the string that was just matched
    bool m_hasJustMatched; ///< whether this widget just did an auto-completion
    QString m_prefix; ///< prefix of the text replacement this widget just did
    QString m_postfix; ///< postfix of the text replacement this widget just did

    /**
     * @brief Autocompletes the contents based on the known commands and/or names.
     */
    void autoComplete();


private slots:
    /**
     * @brief Resets the information about the last match and text replacement.
     */
    void resetAutoCompletionStatus();
};



#endif // HEDGEWARS_SMARTLINEEDIT_H