BALLPlugin.h

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#ifndef BALL_PLUGIN_BALLPLUGIN_H
#define BALL_PLUGIN_BALLPLUGIN_H

#ifndef BALL_COMMON_GLOBAL_H
# include <BALL/COMMON/global.h>
#endif

#include <QtCore/QString>
#include <QtCore/QtPlugin>
#include <QtCore/QVariant>

class QPixmap;
class QDialog;

namespace BALL
{

  class PluginHandler;

  class BALL_EXPORT BALLPlugin
  {
    public:
      virtual ~BALLPlugin() {}

      virtual QString getName() const = 0;

      virtual QString getDescription() const = 0;

      virtual bool isActive() = 0;

      virtual bool activate() = 0;

      virtual bool deactivate() = 0;
  };
}

template<typename T>
T qobject_cast(BALL::BALLPlugin* plugin)
{
  return qobject_cast<T>(dynamic_cast<QObject*>(plugin));
}

Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BALL::BALLPlugin*)
Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(BALL::BALLPlugin, "org.ball-project.Plugin.BALLPlugin/1.0")

#endif //BALL_PLUGIN_BALLPLUGIN_H