kdelibs/kdeui/icons/kicontheme.h

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#ifndef KICONTHEME_H
#define KICONTHEME_H

#include <kdeui_export.h>
#include "kiconloader.h"

#include <QStringList>

/**
 * @internal
 * Class to use/access icon themes in KDE. This class is used by the
 * iconloader but can be used by others too.
 * @warning You should not use this class externally. This class is exported because
 *          the KCM needs it.
 * @see KIconLoader
 */
class KDEUI_EXPORT KIconTheme
{
public:
    /**
     * Load an icon theme by name.
     * @param name the name of the theme (e.g. "hicolor" or "keramik")
     * @param appName the name of the application. Can be null. This argument
     *        allows applications to have themed application icons.
     */
    explicit KIconTheme(const QString &name, const QString &appName = QString());
    ~KIconTheme();

    /**
     * The stylized name of the icon theme.
     * @return the (human-readable) name of the theme
     */
    QString name() const;

    /**
     * The internal name of the icon theme (same as the name argument passed
     *  to the constructor).
     * @return the internal name of the theme
     */
    QString internalName() const;

    /**
     * A description for the icon theme.
     * @return a human-readable description of the theme, QString()
     *         if there is none
     */
    QString description() const;

    /**
     * Return the name of the "example" icon. This can be used to
     * present the theme to the user.
     * @return the name of the example icon, QString() if there is none
     */
    QString example() const;

    /**
     * Returns the toplevel theme directory.
     * @return the directory of the theme
     */
    QString dir() const;

    /**
     * The themes this icon theme falls back on.
     * @return a list of icon themes that are used as fall-backs
     */
    QStringList inherits() const;

    /**
     * The icon theme exists?
     * @return true if the icon theme is valid
     */
    bool isValid() const;

    /**
     * The icon theme should be hidden to the user?
     * @return true if the icon theme is hidden
     */
    bool isHidden() const;

    /**
     * The default size of this theme for a certain icon group.
     * @param group The icon group. See KIconLoader::Group.
     * @return The default size in pixels for the given icon group.
     */
    int defaultSize(KIconLoader::Group group) const;

    /**
     * Query available sizes for a group.
     * @param group The icon group. See KIconLoader::Group.
     * @return a list of available sized for the given group
     */
    QList<int> querySizes(KIconLoader::Group group) const;

    /**
     * Query available icons for a size and context.
     * @param size the size of the icons
     * @param context the context of the icons
     * @return the list of icon names
     */
    QStringList queryIcons(int size, KIconLoader::Context context = KIconLoader::Any) const;

    /**
     * Query available icons for a context and preferred size.
     * @param size the size of the icons
     * @param context the context of the icons
     * @return the list of icon names
     */
    QStringList queryIconsByContext(int size, KIconLoader::Context context = KIconLoader::Any) const;

    /**
     * Lookup an icon in the theme.
     * @param name The name of the icon, without extension.
     * @param size The desired size of the icon.
     * @param match The matching mode. KIconLoader::MatchExact returns an icon
     * only if matches exactly. KIconLoader::MatchBest returns the best matching
     * icon.
     * @return A filepath to the icon. If an icon is not found the QString object
     *         is empty.
     */
    QString iconPath(const QString &name, int size, KIconLoader::MatchType match) const;

    /**
     * Returns true if the theme has any icons for the given context.
     */
    bool hasContext(KIconLoader::Context context) const;

    /**
     * List all icon themes installed on the system, global and local.
     * @return the list of all icon themes
     */
    static QStringList list();

    /**
     * Returns the current icon theme.
     * @return the name of the current theme
     */
    static QString current();

    /**
     * Reconfigure the theme.
     */
    static void reconfigure();

    /**
     * Returns the default icon theme.
     * @return the name of the default theme name
     */
    static QString defaultThemeName();

private:
    class KIconThemePrivate;
    KIconThemePrivate * const d;
};

#endif