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#ifndef KALZIUMSEARCH_H
#define KALZIUMSEARCH_H

#include <QList>
#include <QObject>

#include "element.h"
//class Element;

/**
 * Represent a search.
 *
 * @author Pino Toscano
 */
class Search : public QObject
{
	Q_OBJECT

	public:
		/**
		 * The kind of search we can perform
		 */
		enum SearchKind
		{
			SearchByName = 0x01,
			SearchBySymbol = 0x02,
			SearchAll = 0xFF
		};

		/**
		 * Construct a new empty search.
		 */
		Search();

		/**
		 * @return the search text
		 */
		QString searchText() const;

		/**
		 * @return the kind of search
		 */
		SearchKind searchKind() const;

		/**
		 * is the current Search active?
		 * @return whether this search is active
		 */
		bool isActive() const;

		/**
		 * @return the found elements
		 */
		const QList<Element*>& foundElements() const;

		/**
		 * @return whether the element @p el matches the search
		 */
		bool matches( Element* el ) const;

	public slots:
		/**
		 * Search the @p text by looking at the element using the
		 * specified @p kind
		 */
		void doSearch( const QString& text, SearchKind kind );
		/**
		 * Reset the current search (and put it not active).
		 */
		void resetSearch();

	signals:
		/**
		 * The current search has changed (ie the found elements have
		 * changed)
		 */
		void searchChanged();
		/**
		 * The current search has been reset.
		 */
		void searchReset();

	private:
		bool m_isActive;

		QString m_searchText;
		SearchKind m_searchKind;

		QList<Element*> m_foundElements;
};

#endif // KALZIUMSEARCH_H