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#ifndef KDEVPLATFORM_ILANGUAGECONTROLLER_H
#define KDEVPLATFORM_ILANGUAGECONTROLLER_H

#include <QtCore/QList>
#include <QtCore/QObject>

#include "interfacesexport.h"

class KUrl;

namespace KDevelop {

class ILanguage;
class BackgroundParser;
class ICompletionSettings;
class StaticAssistantsManager;

/**
 * @class ILanguageController
 */
class KDEVPLATFORMINTERFACES_EXPORT ILanguageController: public QObject {
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    ILanguageController(QObject *parent = 0);

    /** @return the currently active languages loaded for the currently active file.
    The list is empty if the file's language is unsupported. */
    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual QList<ILanguage*>activeLanguages() = 0;
    /** @return the language for given @p name. */
    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual ILanguage* language(const QString &name) const = 0;
    /** @return the languages that support the MIME type of @p url.
      * @warning If this is called from within the foreground thread,
      *          the language support is loaded if required.
      *          If it is called from a background thread, it can not
      *          be loaded, and thus zero will be returned.
      * */
    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual QList<ILanguage*> languagesForUrl(const KUrl &url) = 0;
    
    /** @return All languages currently loaded */
    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual QList<ILanguage*> loadedLanguages() const = 0;

    /** @return the background parser used to parse source files */
    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual BackgroundParser *backgroundParser() const = 0;

    /** @return The global code assistant manager (manages assistants such as the RenameAssistant) */
    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual StaticAssistantsManager *staticAssistantsManager() const = 0;

    /** Access to the completion settings */
    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual ICompletionSettings *completionSettings() const = 0;
};

}

#endif