lyx_mirror/src/lyx_main.h

// -*- C++ -*-
/**
 * \file lyx_main.h
 * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
 * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
 *
 * \author Lars Gullik Bj<EFBFBD>nnes
 * \author Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
 * \author John Levon
 *
 * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
 */

#ifndef LYX_MAIN_H
#define LYX_MAIN_H

#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/utility.hpp>

#include <list>
#include <string>

class Buffer;
class BufferList;
class ErrorItem;
class InsetBase;
class LyXView;
class kb_keymap;

namespace lyx {
class Session;
namespace frontend {
class Application;
}
}


/// initial startup
class LyX : boost::noncopyable {
public:
	/**
	 * Execute LyX. The startup sequence is as follows:
	 * -# LyX::exec()
	 * -# LyX::priv_exec()
	 * -# lyx::createApplication()
	 * -# LyX::exec2()
	 * Step 3 is omitted if no gui is wanted. We need lyx::createApplication()
	 * only to create the QApplication object in the qt frontend. All
	 * attempts with static and dynamically allocated QApplication
	 * objects lead either to harmless error messages on exit
	 * ("Mutex destroy failure") or crashes (OS X).
	 */
	static int exec(int & argc, char * argv[]);
	/// Execute LyX (inner execution loop, \sa exec)
	int exec2(int & argc, char * argv[]);
	static LyX & ref();
	static LyX const & cref();

	/// in the case of failure
	void emergencyCleanup() const;

	///
	BufferList & bufferList();
	BufferList const & bufferList() const;
	///
	lyx::Session & session();
	lyx::Session const & session() const;

	void addLyXView(LyXView * lyxview);

	/** redraw \c inset in all the BufferViews in which it is currently
	 *  visible. If successful return a pointer to the owning Buffer.
	 */
	Buffer const * const updateInset(InsetBase const *) const;

private:
	static boost::scoped_ptr<LyX> singleton_;

	LyX();
	int priv_exec(int & argc, char * argv[]);

	/// initial LyX set up
	bool init();
	/// set up the default key bindings
	void defaultKeyBindings(kb_keymap * kbmap);
	/// set up the default dead key bindings if requested
	void deadKeyBindings(kb_keymap * kbmap);
	/** Check for the existence of the user's support directory and,
	 *  if not present, create it. Exits the program if the directory
	 *  cannot be created.
	 *  \returns true if the user-side configuration script
	 *  (lib/configure) should be re-run in this directory.
	 */
	bool queryUserLyXDir(bool explicit_userdir);
	/// read lyxrc/preferences
	bool readRcFile(std::string const & name);
	/// read the given ui (menu/toolbar) file
	bool readUIFile(std::string const & name);
	/// read the given languages file
	bool readLanguagesFile(std::string const & name);
	/// read the given encodings file
	bool readEncodingsFile(std::string const & name);
	/// parsing of non-gui LyX options.
	void easyParse(int & argc, char * argv[]);
	/// shows up a parsing error on screen
	void printError(ErrorItem const &);

	/// has this user started lyx for the first time?
	bool first_start;
	/// the parsed command line batch command if any
	std::string batch_command;

	///
	boost::scoped_ptr<BufferList> buffer_list_;
	/// lyx session, containing lastfiles, lastfilepos, and lastopened
	boost::scoped_ptr<lyx::Session> session_;
	///
	typedef std::list<LyXView *> ViewList;
	ViewList views_;

	///
	bool geometryOption_;

	///
	boost::scoped_ptr<lyx::frontend::Application> application_;
};

#endif // LYX_MAIN_H