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#include <glibmm/object.h>
#include <glibmm/refptr.h>
#include <glibmm/ustring.h>
#include <glibmm/value.h>

_DEFS(glibmm,glib)
_PINCLUDE(glibmm/private/object_p.h)

namespace Glib
{
_WRAP_ENUM(BindingFlags, GBindingFlags)

/** Bind two object properties.
 *
 * Glib::Binding is the representation of a binding between a property on a
 * Glib::ObjectBase instance (or source) and another property on another Glib::ObjectBase
 * instance (or target). Whenever the source property changes, the same
 * value is applied to the target property; for instance, the following binding:
 *
 * @code
 * Glib::Binding::bind_property(object1->property_a(), object2->property_b());
 * @endcode
 *
 * will cause property_b() of @a object2 to be updated
 * every time the value of property_a() of @a object1 changes.
 *
 * It is possible to create a bidirectional binding between two properties
 * of two Glib::ObjectBase instances, so that if either property changes, the
 * other is updated as well, for instance:
 *
 * @code
 * Glib::Binding::bind_property(object1->property_a(), object2->property_b(),
 *   Glib::BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 * @endcode
 *
 * will keep the two properties in sync.
 *
 * It is also possible to set a custom transformation function (in both
 * directions, in case of a bidirectional binding) to apply a custom
 * transformation from the source value to the target value before
 * applying it; for instance, the following binding:
 *
 * @code
 * bool celsius_to_fahrenheit(const Glib::RefPtr<Glib::Binding>& binding,
 *                            const double& celsius, double& fahrenheit);
 * bool fahrenheit_to_celsius(const Glib::RefPtr<Glib::Binding>& binding,
 *                            const double& fahrenheit, double& celsius);
 * Glib::Binding::bind_property(adjustment1->property_value(),
 *   adjustment2->property_value(), Glib::BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL,
 *   sigc::ptr_fun(celsius_to_fahrenheit), sigc::ptr_fun(fahrenheit_to_celsius));
 * @endcode
 *
 * will keep property_value() of the two adjustments in sync; the
 * celsius_to_fahrenheit() function will be called whenever
 * property_value() of @a adjustment1 changes and will transform the current value
 * of the property before applying it to property_value() of @a adjustment2.
 *
 * Vice versa, the fahrenheit_to_celsius() function will be called whenever
 * property_value() of @a adjustment2 changes, and will transform the
 * current value of the property before applying it to property_value()
 * of @a adjustment1.
 *
 * Note that Glib::Binding does not resolve cycles by itself; a cycle like
 *
 * @code
 *   object1->property_A() -> object2->property_B()
 *   object2->property_B() -> object3->property_C()
 *   object3->property_C() -> object1->property_A()
 * @endcode
 *
 * might lead to an infinite loop. The loop, in this particular case,
 * can be avoided if the objects emit the GObject::notify signal only
 * if the value has effectively been changed. A binding is implemented
 * using the GObject::notify signal, so it is susceptible to all the
 * various ways of blocking a signal emission, like Glib::SignalProxyNormal::emission_stop()
 * or g_signal_handler_block().
 *
 * A binding will be severed, and the resources it allocates freed, whenever
 * either one of the Glib::ObjectBase instances it refers to is deleted,
 * when unbind() is called, or when the Glib::Binding instance loses
 * its last reference.
 *
 * @newin{2,44}
 */
class Binding : public Glib::Object
{
  _CLASS_GOBJECT(Binding, GBinding, G_BINDING, Glib::Object, GObject)

public:
  /** For instance,<br>
   *   bool on_transform_to(const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>& binding, const GValue* from_value, GValue* to_value);
   *
   * @return <tt>true</tt> if the transformation was successful, and <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
   */
  typedef sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const GValue*, GValue*> BindingTransformSlot;

  /** Creates a binding between @a source_property and @a target_property,
   * allowing you to set the transformation functions to be used by the binding.
   *
   * If @a flags contains Glib::BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL then the binding will be mutual:
   * if @a target_property changes then the @a source_property
   * will be updated as well. The @a transform_from function is only used in case
   * of bidirectional bindings, otherwise it will be ignored.
   *
   * The binding will automatically be removed when either the source or the
   * target instance is deleted. To remove the binding without affecting the
   * source and the target you can call unbind() on the returned Binding instance.
   *
   * A Glib::ObjectBase instance can have multiple bindings.
   *
   * If you supply transformation functions, it is usually easier to use one of the
   * bind_property() overloads, to avoid the use of GValue in the transformation functions.
   *
   * @param source_property The source property to bind.
   * @param target_property The target property to bind.
   * @param flags Flags to pass to Binding.
   * @param transform_to The transformation function from the source to the target,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @param transform_from The transformation function from the target to the source,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @return The Binding instance representing the binding between the two
   *         Glib::ObjectBase instances, or <tt>0</tt> in case of error.
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  static Glib::RefPtr<Binding> bind_property_value(
    const PropertyProxy_Base& source_property,
    const PropertyProxy_Base& target_property,
    BindingFlags flags = BINDING_DEFAULT,
    const BindingTransformSlot& transform_to = BindingTransformSlot(),
    const BindingTransformSlot& transform_from = BindingTransformSlot());

  _IGNORE(g_object_bind_property, g_object_bind_property_full, g_object_bind_property_with_closures)

  /** Creates a binding between @a source_property and @a target_property.
   *
   * @param source_property The source property to bind.
   * @param target_property The target property to bind.
   * @param flags Flags to pass to Binding.
   * @return The Binding instance representing the binding between the two
   *         Glib::ObjectBase instances, or <tt>0</tt> in case of error.
   *
   * @see bind_property_value()
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  static Glib::RefPtr<Binding> bind_property(
    const PropertyProxy_Base& source_property,
    const PropertyProxy_Base& target_property,
    BindingFlags flags = BINDING_DEFAULT)
  {
    return bind_property_value(source_property, target_property, flags);
  }

  /** Creates a binding between @a source_property and @a target_property,
   * allowing you to set a transformation function to be used by the binding.
   *
   * @param source_property The source property to bind.
   * @param target_property The target property to bind.
   * @param flags Flags to pass to Binding.
   * @param transform_to The transformation function from the source to the target,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @return The Binding instance representing the binding between the two
   *         Glib::ObjectBase instances, or <tt>0</tt> in case of error.
   *
   * @tparam T_source Type of the source property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_source> object.
   * @tparam T_target Type of the target property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_target> object.
   * @tparam T_functor_to Type of functor that translates from the source to the target.
   *         Must be convertible to<br>
   *         sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&>.
   *
   * @see bind_property_value()
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  template <typename T_source, typename T_target, typename T_functor_to>
  static Glib::RefPtr<Binding> bind_property(
    const PropertyProxy<T_source>& source_property,
    const PropertyProxy<T_target>& target_property,
    BindingFlags flags,
    const T_functor_to& transform_to)
  {
    sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&> slot_transform_to = transform_to;

    return bind_property_value(source_property, target_property, flags,
      slot_transform_to.empty() ? BindingTransformSlot() : TransformProp<T_source, T_target>(slot_transform_to));
  }

  /** Creates a binding between @a source_property and @a target_property,
   * allowing you to set a transformation function to be used by the binding.
   *
   * @param source_property The source property to bind.
   * @param target_property The target property to bind.
   * @param flags Flags to pass to Binding.
   * @param transform_to The transformation function from the source to the target,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @return The Binding instance representing the binding between the two
   *         Glib::ObjectBase instances, or <tt>0</tt> in case of error.
   *
   * @tparam T_source Type of the source property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_source> object.
   * @tparam T_target Type of the target property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_target> object.
   * @tparam T_functor_to Type of functor that translates from the source to the target.
   *         Must be convertible to<br>
   *         sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&>.
   *
   * @see bind_property_value()
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  template <typename T_source, typename T_target, typename T_functor_to>
  static Glib::RefPtr<Binding> bind_property(
    const PropertyProxy<T_source>& source_property,
    const PropertyProxy_WriteOnly<T_target>& target_property,
    BindingFlags flags,
    const T_functor_to& transform_to)
  {
    sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&> slot_transform_to = transform_to;

    return bind_property_value(source_property, target_property, flags,
      slot_transform_to.empty() ? BindingTransformSlot() : TransformProp<T_source, T_target>(slot_transform_to));
  }

  /** Creates a binding between @a source_property and @a target_property,
   * allowing you to set a transformation function to be used by the binding.
   *
   * @param source_property The source property to bind.
   * @param target_property The target property to bind.
   * @param flags Flags to pass to Binding.
   * @param transform_to The transformation function from the source to the target,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @return The Binding instance representing the binding between the two
   *         Glib::ObjectBase instances, or <tt>0</tt> in case of error.
   *
   * @tparam T_source Type of the source property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_source> object.
   * @tparam T_target Type of the target property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_target> object.
   * @tparam T_functor_to Type of functor that translates from the source to the target.
   *         Must be convertible to<br>
   *         sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&>.
   *
   * @see bind_property_value()
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  template <typename T_source, typename T_target, typename T_functor_to>
  static Glib::RefPtr<Binding> bind_property(
    const PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<T_source>& source_property,
    const PropertyProxy<T_target>& target_property,
    BindingFlags flags,
    const T_functor_to& transform_to)
  {
    sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&> slot_transform_to = transform_to;

    return bind_property_value(source_property, target_property, flags,
      slot_transform_to.empty() ? BindingTransformSlot() : TransformProp<T_source, T_target>(slot_transform_to));
  }

  /** Creates a binding between @a source_property and @a target_property,
   * allowing you to set a transformation function to be used by the binding.
   *
   * @param source_property The source property to bind.
   * @param target_property The target property to bind.
   * @param flags Flags to pass to Binding.
   * @param transform_to The transformation function from the source to the target,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @return The Binding instance representing the binding between the two
   *         Glib::ObjectBase instances, or <tt>0</tt> in case of error.
   *
   * @tparam T_source Type of the source property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_source> object.
   * @tparam T_target Type of the target property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_target> object.
   * @tparam T_functor_to Type of functor that translates from the source to the target.
   *         Must be convertible to<br>
   *         sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&>.
   *
   * @see bind_property_value()
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  template <typename T_source, typename T_target, typename T_functor_to>
  static Glib::RefPtr<Binding> bind_property(
    const PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<T_source>& source_property,
    const PropertyProxy_WriteOnly<T_target>& target_property,
    BindingFlags flags,
    const T_functor_to& transform_to)
  {
    sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&> slot_transform_to = transform_to;

    return bind_property_value(source_property, target_property, flags,
      slot_transform_to.empty() ? BindingTransformSlot() : TransformProp<T_source, T_target>(slot_transform_to));
  }

  /** Creates a binding between @a source_property and @a target_property,
   * allowing you to set the transformation functions to be used by the binding.
   *
   * @param source_property The source property to bind.
   * @param target_property The target property to bind.
   * @param flags Flags to pass to Binding.
   * @param transform_to The transformation function from the source to the target,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @param transform_from The transformation function from the target to the source,
   *        or an empty slot to use the default.
   * @return The Binding instance representing the binding between the two
   *         Glib::ObjectBase instances, or <tt>0</tt> in case of error.
   *
   * @tparam T_source Type of the source property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_source> object.
   * @tparam T_target Type of the target property. Must be a type that can be
   *         stored in a Glib::Value<T_target> object.
   * @tparam T_functor_to Type of functor that translates from the source to the target.
   *         Must be convertible to<br>
   *         sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&>.
   * @tparam T_functor_from Type of functor that translates from the target to the source.
   *         Must be convertible to<br>
   *         sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_target&, T_source&>.
   *
   * @see bind_property_value()
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  template <typename T_source, typename T_target, typename T_functor_to, typename T_functor_from>
  static Glib::RefPtr<Binding> bind_property(
    const PropertyProxy<T_source>& source_property,
    const PropertyProxy<T_target>& target_property,
    BindingFlags flags,
    const T_functor_to& transform_to,
    const T_functor_from& transform_from)
  {
    sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_source&, T_target&> slot_transform_to = transform_to;
    sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_target&, T_source&> slot_transform_from = transform_from;

    return bind_property_value(source_property, target_property, flags,
      slot_transform_to.empty() ? BindingTransformSlot() : TransformProp<T_source, T_target>(slot_transform_to),
      slot_transform_from.empty() ? BindingTransformSlot() : TransformProp<T_target, T_source>(slot_transform_from));
  }

  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase> get_source(), g_binding_get_source, refreturn)
  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::RefPtr<const Glib::ObjectBase> get_source() const, g_binding_get_source, refreturn, constversion)
  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::ustring get_source_property() const, g_binding_get_source_property)
  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase> get_target(), g_binding_get_target, refreturn)
  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::RefPtr<const Glib::ObjectBase> get_target() const, g_binding_get_target, refreturn, constversion)
  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::ustring get_target_property() const, g_binding_get_target_property)
  _WRAP_METHOD(BindingFlags get_flags() const, g_binding_get_flags)

  /** Explicitly releases the binding between the source and the target
   * property expressed by this Binding instance.
   *
   * The binding is also released if either the source object or the target
   * object is deleted, or this Binding instance loses its last reference,
   * i.e. there is no more Glib::RefPtr that holds a pointer to it.
   *
   * @newin{2,44}
   */
  void unbind();
  _IGNORE(g_binding_unbind)

  _WRAP_PROPERTY("flags", Glib::BindingFlags)
  _WRAP_PROPERTY("source", Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase>)
  _WRAP_PROPERTY("source-property", Glib::ustring)
  _WRAP_PROPERTY("target", Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase>)
  _WRAP_PROPERTY("target-property", Glib::ustring)

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
  /** Decrement the reference count for this object.
   * You should never need to do this manually - use the object via a RefPtr instead.
   */
  virtual void unreference() const;
#endif /* DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS */

private:
  // The functor TransformProp can be implicitly converted to a BindingTransformSlot
  // and used in a call to bind_property_value().
  template <typename T_from, typename T_to>
  class TransformProp : public sigc::functor_base
  {
  public:
    typedef bool result_type;
    typedef sigc::slot<bool, const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>&, const T_from&, T_to&> TypedBindingTransformSlot;

    TransformProp(const TypedBindingTransformSlot& slot) : typed_transform(slot) {}

    bool operator()(const Glib::RefPtr<Binding>& binding, const GValue* from_value, GValue* to_value)
    {
      Glib::Value<T_from> from_glib_value;
      from_glib_value.init(from_value);
      Glib::Value<T_to> to_glib_value;
      to_glib_value.init(to_value);
      T_to to = to_glib_value.get();

      const bool result = typed_transform(binding, from_glib_value.get(), to);
      to_glib_value.set(to);
      g_value_copy(to_glib_value.gobj(), to_value);
      return result;
    }

  private:
    TypedBindingTransformSlot typed_transform;
  };
};

} // namespace Glib