diff -r 8b2d6d0384b0 -r d9aefe59d544 camerauis/cameraxui/cxengine/inc/api/cxesettings.h
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+++ b/camerauis/cameraxui/cxengine/inc/api/cxesettings.h	Fri Apr 16 14:51:30 2010 +0300
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:
+*
+*/
+/*
+ * cxesettings.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: Dec 30, 2008
+ *      
+ */
+#ifndef CXESETTINGS_H_
+#define CXESETTINGS_H_
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QVariant>
+
+#include "cxenamespace.h"
+#include "cxeerror.h"
+
+
+// forward declaration
+class CxeSettingsModel;
+
+
+
+/*
+* Class to access all kind of Camera Settings
+*/
+class CxeSettings : public QObject
+{
+    
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        
+        /*
+        * returns the current integer setting value for the given key
+        */
+        virtual CxeError::Id get(const QString &key, int &value) const = 0;
+
+        /*
+        * returns the current real setting value for the given key
+        */
+        virtual CxeError::Id get(const QString &key, qreal &value) const = 0;
+
+        /*
+        * returns the current string setting value for the given key
+        */
+        virtual CxeError::Id get(const QString &key, QString &stringValue) const = 0;
+        
+        /*
+        * Returns value of external setting item which is not owned by camera
+        */
+        virtual void get(long int uid,
+                         unsigned long int key,
+                         Cxe::SettingKeyType type,
+                         QVariant &value) const = 0;
+        
+        /**
+         * Get a value of a certain setting. A convenience method with a template
+         * parameter to be used with enumerations.
+         *
+         * An example:
+         * \code
+         *  Cxe::Whitebalance wb = Cxe::WhitebalanceAutomatic;
+         *  if (settings.get<Cxe::Whitebalance>(CxeSettingIds::WHITE_BALANCE, wb)) {
+         *      CX_DEBUG(("Error getting white balance - using default"));
+         *  }
+         * \endcode
+         * @param settingId  Setting key
+         * @param value      Reference to a variable where to put the setting value
+         * @return           Error code
+         */
+        template<typename T>
+        inline CxeError::Id get(const QString &key, T &value) const {
+            int intValue = value; // This will not compile if T cannot be converted to an int
+            CxeError::Id err = get(key, intValue);
+            value = static_cast<T>(intValue); // Convert to enum
+            return err;
+        }
+        
+        /*
+        * Set new values for the given key
+        */
+        virtual CxeError::Id set(const QString &key, int newValue) = 0;
+
+        /*
+        * Set new values for the given key
+        */
+        virtual CxeError::Id set(const QString &key, qreal newValue) = 0;
+
+        /*
+        * Set new values for the given key
+        */
+        virtual CxeError::Id set(const QString &key, const QString &newValue) = 0;
+
+        /*
+        * Resets only virtual settings( persistent settings )
+        */
+        virtual void reset() = 0;
+        
+    signals:
+        /*
+        * to notify engine and ui components for a change in a setting value
+        */
+        void settingValueChanged(const QString &key, QVariant newValue);
+
+        /*
+        * to notify engine and ui components for a change in a setting value
+        */
+        void settingValueChanged(long int uid, unsigned long int key, QVariant value);
+
+        /*
+        * to update engine and ui components of new image scene
+        */
+        void sceneChanged(CxeScene &scene);
+
+    protected:
+        CxeSettings() {} 
+        
+    private:
+        Q_DISABLE_COPY( CxeSettings )
+};
+
+#endif /*CXESETTINGS_H_*/
+
+// end  of file