kwin/platformsupport/scenes/qpainter/backend.h

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#ifndef KWIN_SCENE_QPAINTER_BACKEND_H
#define KWIN_SCENE_QPAINTER_BACKEND_H

class QImage;
class QRegion;
class QSize;
class QString;

namespace KWin {
class OverlayWindow;

class QPainterBackend
{
public:
    virtual ~QPainterBackend();
    virtual void present(int mask, const QRegion &damage) = 0;

    /**
     * @brief Returns the OverlayWindow used by the backend.
     *
     * A backend does not have to use an OverlayWindow, this is mostly for the X world.
     * In case the backend does not use an OverlayWindow it is allowed to return @c null.
     * It's the task of the caller to check whether it is @c null.
     *
     * @return :OverlayWindow*
     **/
    virtual OverlayWindow *overlayWindow();
    virtual bool usesOverlayWindow() const = 0;
    virtual void prepareRenderingFrame() = 0;
    /**
     * @brief Shows the Overlay Window
     *
     * Default implementation does nothing.
     */
    virtual void showOverlay();
    /**
     * @brief React on screen geometry changes.
     *
     * Default implementation does nothing. Override if specific functionality is required.
     *
     * @param size The new screen size
     */
    virtual void screenGeometryChanged(const QSize &size);
    /**
     * @brief Whether the creation of the Backend failed.
     *
     * The SceneQPainter should test whether the Backend got constructed correctly. If this method
     * returns @c true, the SceneQPainter should not try to start the rendering.
     *
     * @return bool @c true if the creation of the Backend failed, @c false otherwise.
     **/
    bool isFailed() const {
        return m_failed;
    }

    virtual QImage *buffer() = 0;
    /**
     * Overload for the case that there is a different buffer per screen.
     * Default implementation just calls buffer.
     * @param screenId The id of the screen as used in Screens
     * @todo Get a better identifier for screen then a counter variable
     **/
    virtual QImage *bufferForScreen(int screenId);
    virtual bool needsFullRepaint() const = 0;
    /**
     * Whether the rendering needs to be split per screen.
     * Default implementation returns @c false.
     **/
    virtual bool perScreenRendering() const;

protected:
    QPainterBackend();
    /**
     * @brief Sets the backend initialization to failed.
     *
     * This method should be called by the concrete subclass in case the initialization failed.
     * The given @p reason is logged as a warning.
     *
     * @param reason The reason why the initialization failed.
     **/
    void setFailed(const QString &reason);

private:
    bool m_failed;
};

} // KWin

#endif