/* ============================================================
 *
 * This file is a part of digiKam project
 * http://www.digikam.org
 *
 * Date        : 2006-01-16
 * Description : image file IO threaded interface.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 by Marcel Wiesweg <marcel.wiesweg@gmx.de>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
 * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
 * Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
 * either version 2, or (at your option)
 * any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * ============================================================ */

#ifndef LOADING_DESCRIPTION_H
#define LOADING_DESCRIPTION_H

// Digikam includes.

#include "dimg.h"
#include "digikam_export.h"

namespace Digikam
{

class DIGIKAM_EXPORT LoadingDescription
{
public:

    class PreviewParameters
    {
    public:
        PreviewParameters()
        {
            isPreview  = false;
            size       = 0;
            exifRotate = false;
        }

        bool isPreview;
        int  size;
        bool exifRotate;

        bool operator==(const PreviewParameters &other) const;
    };

    /**
     * An invalid LoadingDescription
     */
    LoadingDescription()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Use this for files that are not raw files.
     * Stores only the filePath.
     */
    LoadingDescription(const TQString &filePath);

    /**
     * For raw files:
     * Stores filePath and RawDecodingSettings
     */
    LoadingDescription(const TQString &filePath, DRawDecoding settings);

    /**
     * For preview jobs:
     * Stores preview max size and exif rotation.
     * Exif Rotation:
     *    The exif rotation is only a hint.
     *    Call LoadSaveThread::exifRotate to make sure that the image is really
     *    rotated. It is safe to call this method even if the image is rotated.
     * Raw files:
     *    If size is not 0, the embedded preview will be loaded if available.
     *    If size is 0, DImg based loading will be used with default raw decoding settings.
     */
    LoadingDescription(const TQString &filePath, int size, bool exifRotate);

    TQString                          filePath;
    DRawDecoding rawDecodingSettings;
    PreviewParameters                previewParameters;

    /**
     * Return the cache key this description shall be stored as
     */
    TQString             cacheKey() const;
    /**
     * Return all possible cache keys, starting with the best choice,
     * for which a result may be found in the cache for this description.
     * Included in the list are better quality versions, if this description is reduced.
     */
    TQStringList         lookupCacheKeys() const;
    /**
     * Returns whether this description describes a loading operation which
     * loads the image in a reduced version (quality, size etc.)
     */
    bool                isReducedVersion() const;

    /**
     * Returns whether the other loading task equals this one
     */
    bool operator==(const LoadingDescription &other) const;
    bool operator!=(const LoadingDescription &other) const
        { return !operator==(other); }
    /**
     * Returns whether the other loading task equals this one
     * ignoring parameters used to specify a reduced version.
     */
    bool equalsIgnoreReducedVersion(const LoadingDescription &other) const;

    /**
     * Returns whether this loading task equals the other one
     * or is superior to it, if the other one is a reduced version
     */
    bool equalsOrBetterThan(const LoadingDescription &other) const;

    /**
     * Returns all possible cacheKeys for the given file path
     * (all cache keys under which the given file could be stored in the cache).
     */
    static TQStringList possibleCacheKeys(const TQString &filePath);
};

}   // namespace Digikam

#endif // LOADING_DESCRIPTION_H