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** File   : include/ICLQt/StateHandle.h                            **
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** Authors: Christof Elbrechter                                    **
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#pragma once

#include <string>
#include <ICLQt/GUIHandle.h>
#include <ICLUtils/StringUtils.h>

namespace icl{
  namespace qt{
  
    /** \cond */
    class ThreadedUpdatableTextView;
    /** \endcond */
  
  
    /// Class for GUI-Label handling a so called state component\ingroup HANDLES
    /** You can add a state component as an alternative std::cout for debugging
        or system state messages
        @see GUI */
    class StateHandle : public GUIHandle<ThreadedUpdatableTextView>{
      int maxLen;
      public:
      
      /// Create an empty handle
      StateHandle(){}
      
      /// Create a new LabelHandle
      StateHandle(ThreadedUpdatableTextView *l, GUIWidget *w, int maxLen):
        GUIHandle<ThreadedUpdatableTextView>(l,w),maxLen(maxLen){}
      
      /// appends a string
      void append(const std::string &text);
      
      /// appends anything in std::ostream manner
      template<class T>
      StateHandle &operator<<(const T &t){
        append(str(t));
        return *this;
      }
      
      /// erases all lines
      void clear();
      
      /// sets max line length (odd lines are removed)
      void setMaxLen(int maxLen);
      
      /// returns curren max line length
      int getMaxLen() const;
  
      private:
      /// utitlity function
      ThreadedUpdatableTextView *text() { return **this; }
  
      /// utitlity function
      const ThreadedUpdatableTextView *text() const{ return **this; }
      
      /// utility function
      void removeOldLines();
    };
  
   
    
   
  } // namespace qt
}