SignalBinder.h

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#ifndef _MIRA_SIGNALBINDER_H_
#define _MIRA_SIGNALBINDER_H_

#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
#include <boost/function.hpp>
#endif

#include <QObject>

#include <utils/Bind.h>

#include <widgets/GuiWidgetsExports.h>

namespace mira {


class MIRA_GUI_WIDGETS_EXPORT SignalBinder : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    SignalBinder(QObject* parent) :
        QObject(parent) {}

public:

    void bind(boost::function<void()> f)    { mVoid = f; }

    void bindInt(boost::function<void(int)> f) { mInt = f; }

    void bindQString(boost::function<void(const QString&)> f) { mQString = f; }

public slots:

    void slot()                   { if(mVoid) mVoid(); }
    void slot(int val)            { if(mInt)  mInt(val); }
    void slot(const QString& val) { if(mQString) mQString(val); }

public:


    static SignalBinder* connect(QObject* sender, const char* signal,
                                 boost::function<void()> function)
    {
        SignalBinder* binder = new SignalBinder(sender);
        binder->bind(function);
        binder->QObject::connect(sender,signal, binder, SLOT(slot()));
        return binder;
    }

    template<typename Class>
    static SignalBinder* connect(QObject* sender, const char* signal,
                 void (Class::*method)(), Class* instance) {
        return connect(sender,signal,(boost::function<void()>)boost::bind(method, instance));
    }

    static SignalBinder* connect(QObject* sender, const char* signal,
                                 boost::function<void(int)> function)
    {
        SignalBinder* binder = new SignalBinder(sender);
        binder->bindInt(function);
        binder->QObject::connect(sender,signal, binder, SLOT(slot(int)));
        return binder;
    }

    template<typename Class>
    static SignalBinder* connect(QObject* sender, const char* signal,
                 void (Class::*method)(int), Class* instance) {
        return connect(sender,signal,(boost::function<void(int)>)boost::bind(method, instance, _1));
    }

    static SignalBinder* connect(QObject* sender, const char* signal,
                                 boost::function<void(const QString&)> function)
    {
        SignalBinder* binder = new SignalBinder(sender);
        binder->bindQString(function);
        binder->QObject::connect(sender,signal, binder, SLOT(slot(const QString&)));
        return binder;
    }

    template<typename Class>
    static SignalBinder* connect(QObject* sender, const char* signal,
                 void (Class::*method)(const QString&), Class* instance) {
        return connect(sender,signal,(boost::function<void(const QString&)>)boost::bind(method, instance, _1));
    }

private:

    boost::function<void()> mVoid;
    boost::function<void(int)> mInt;
    boost::function<void(const QString&)> mQString;
};


}

#endif