/*
 * Model.h - declaration of Model base class
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
 *
 * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
 *
 * 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; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * 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 (see COPYING); if not, write to the
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 *
 */

#ifndef _MODEL_H
#define _MODEL_H

#include <QtCore/QObject>
#include <QtCore/QPointer>

#include "export.h"


class EXPORT Model : public QObject
{
	Q_OBJECT
public:
	Model( Model * _parent, QString _display_name = QString::null,
					bool _default_constructed = false ) :
		QObject( _parent ),
		m_displayName( _display_name ),
		m_defaultConstructed( _default_constructed )
	{
	}

	virtual ~Model()
	{
	}

	inline bool defaultConstructed()
	{
		return m_defaultConstructed;
	}

	inline Model * parentModel() const
	{
		return static_cast<Model *>( parent() );
	}

	virtual QString displayName() const
	{
		return m_displayName;
	}

	virtual void setDisplayName( const QString & _display_name )
	{
		m_displayName = _display_name;
	}

	virtual QString fullDisplayName() const;


private:
	QString m_displayName;
	bool m_defaultConstructed;


signals:
	// emitted if actual data of the model (e.g. values) have changed
	void dataChanged();

	// emitted in case new data was not set as it's been equal to old data
	void dataUnchanged();

	// emitted if properties of the model (e.g. ranges) have changed
	void propertiesChanged();

} ;


#endif