lyx_mirror/src/graphics/GraphicsCache.h
Angus Leeming c62517df1c Fix comment.
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// -*- C++ -*-
/**
* \file GraphicsCache.h
* Copyright 2002 the LyX Team
* Read the file COPYING
*
* \author Baruch Even <baruch.even@writeme.com>
* \author Angus Leeming <leeming@lyx.org>
*
* grfx::Cache is the manager of the image cache.
* It is responsible for creating the grfx::CacheItem's and maintaining them.
*
* grfx::Cache is a singleton class. It is possible to have only one
* instance of it at any moment.
*/
#ifndef GRAPHICSCACHE_H
#define GRAPHICSCACHE_H
#ifdef __GNUG__
#pragma interface
#endif
#include "LString.h"
#include <vector>
#include <boost/utility.hpp>
#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
namespace grfx {
class CacheItem;
class Cache : boost::noncopyable {
public:
/// This is a singleton class. Get the instance.
static Cache & get();
/** Which graphics formats can be loaded directly by the image loader.
* Other formats can be loaded if a converter to a loadable format
* can be defined.
*/
std::vector<string> loadableFormats() const;
/// Add a graphics file to the cache.
void add(string const & file) const;
/// Remove a file from the cache.
void remove(string const & file) const;
/// Returns \c true if the file is in the cache.
bool inCache(string const & file) const;
/** Get the cache item associated with file.
* Returns an empty container if there is no such item.
*
* IMPORTANT: whatever uses an image must make a local copy of this
* ItemPtr. The boost::shared_ptr<>::use_count() function is
* used to ascertain whether or not to remove the item from the cache
* when remove(file) is called.
*
* You have been warned!
*/
typedef boost::shared_ptr<CacheItem> ItemPtr;
///
ItemPtr const item(string const & file) const;
private:
/** Make the c-tor, d-tor private so we can control how many objects
* are instantiated.
*/
Cache();
///
~Cache();
/// Use the Pimpl idiom to hide the internals.
class Impl;
/// The pointer never changes although *pimpl_'s contents may.
boost::scoped_ptr<Impl> const pimpl_;
};
} // namespace grfx
#endif // GRAPHICSCACHE_H