OpenSpace/include/openspace/util/openspacemodule.h

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#ifndef __OPENSPACE_CORE___OPENSPACEMODULE___H__
#define __OPENSPACE_CORE___OPENSPACEMODULE___H__

#include <openspace/properties/propertyowner.h>

#include <openspace/scripting/lualibrary.h>

#include <ghoul/systemcapabilities/openglcapabilitiescomponent.h>

#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace openspace {
namespace documentation {  struct Documentation; }

/**
 * This class is the base class for an OpenSpace module. A module groups functionality
 * into a useful granularity to be mostly used self-sufficiently. Each OpenSpaceModule
 * needs a unique, nonempty <code>name</code>.
 */
class OpenSpaceModule : public properties::PropertyOwner {
public:
    /**
     * Constructs the OpenSpaceModule with a specific \p name. The uniqueness of the 
     * \p name will be checked at a later stage.
     * \param name The name of this OpenSpace module
     * \pre \p name must not be empty
     */
    OpenSpaceModule(std::string name);
    
    /// Default destructor
    virtual ~OpenSpaceModule() = default;

    /**
     * Initialization method that will register a token of the form
     * <code>${MODULE_\<\<NAME\>\>}</code> for a specific <code>\<\<NAME\>\></code> that
     * is set in the OpenSpaceModule constructor. This method will call the
     * internalInitialize method for further customization for each subclass.
     */
    void initialize();
    
    /**
     * Empty deinitialization method that will call the internalDeinitialize method for
     * module-specific customization.
     */
    void deinitialize();

    /**
     * Returns a list of Documentation classes that are valid for this OpenSpaceModule.
     * \return A list of Documentation classes that are valid for this OpenSapceModule
     */
    virtual std::vector<documentation::Documentation> documentations() const;
    
    /**
     * Returns the Lua library with functions defined by this OpenSpaceModule. The default
     * implementation returns an empty library.
     * \return The Lua library with functions defined by this OpenSpaceModule
     */
    virtual scripting::LuaLibrary luaLibrary() const;

    /**
     * Returns the minimum required OpenGL version of this OpenSpaceModule. Unless
     * overwritten, it returns an OpenGL version of <code>3.3</code>.
     * \return The minimum required OpenGL version of this OpenSpaceModule
     */
    virtual ghoul::systemcapabilities::OpenGLCapabilitiesComponent::Version
        requiredOpenGLVersion() const;

protected:
    /**
     * Customization point for each derived class. The internalInitialize method is called
     * by the initiailze method.
     */
    virtual void internalInitialize();
    
    /**
     * Customization point for each derived class. The internalDeinitialize method is
     * called by the deinitialize method.
     */
    virtual void internalDeinitialize();
    
    /**
     * Returns the path for this module, possibly containing ghoul::filesystem::FileSystem
     * path tokens.
     */
    std::string modulePath() const;
};

} // namespace openspace

#endif // __OPENSPACE_CORE___OPENSPACEMODULE___H__