Source: kservicefactory.h

/* This file is part of the KDE project
   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Torben Weis 
 
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*/

#ifndef __kservicefactory_h__
#define __kservicefactory_h__

#include 

#include "kservice.h"
#include "ksycocafactory.h"
#include 

class KSycoca;
class KSycocaDict;

/**
 * @internal
 * A sycoca factory for services (e.g. applications)
 * It loads the services from parsing directories (e.g. applnk/)
 * but can also create service from data streams or single config files
 */
class KServiceFactory : public KSycocaFactory
{
  K_SYCOCAFACTORY( KST_KServiceFactory )
public:
  /**
   * Create factory
   */
  KServiceFactory();
  virtual ~KServiceFactory();
  
  /**
   * Construct a KService from a config file.
   */
  virtual KSycocaEntry *createEntry(const QString &, const char *) 
    { assert(0); return 0; }

  /**
   * Find a service (by name, e.g. "Terminal")
   */
  KService * findServiceByName( const QString &_name );

  /**
   * Find a service (by desktop file name, e.g. "konsole")
   */
  KService * findServiceByDesktopName( const QString &_name );

  /**
   * Find a service ( by desktop path, e.g. "System/konsole.desktop")
   */
  KService * findServiceByDesktopPath( const QString &_name );

  /**
   * @return the services supporting the given service type
   */
  KService::List offers( int serviceTypeOffset );

  /**
   * @return all services. Very memory consuming, avoid using.
   */
  KService::List allServices();

  /**
   * @return all services which have a "X-KDE-Init" line.
   */
  KService::List allInitServices();

  /**
   * @return the unique service factory, creating it if necessary
   */
  static KServiceFactory * self();

protected:
  virtual KService * createEntry(int offset);
  int m_offerListOffset;
  int m_initListOffset;  
  KSycocaDict *m_nameDict;
  int m_nameDictOffset;
  KSycocaDict *m_relNameDict;
  int m_relNameDictOffset;

private:
  static KServiceFactory *_self;
protected:
  virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
private:
  class KServiceFactoryPrivate* d;
};

#endif