Changeset caece4 for src/documentation/constructs/actions.dox
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- May 20, 2014, 9:14:56 AM (11 years ago)
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- git-author:
- Frederik Heber <heber@…> (03/20/14 17:23:35)
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- Frederik Heber <heber@…> (05/20/14 09:14:56)
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r74459a rcaece4 3 3 * Description: creates and alters molecular systems 4 4 * Copyright (C) 2010 University of Bonn. All rights reserved. 5 * Copyright (C) 2014 Frederik Heber. All rights reserved. 5 6 * Please see the LICENSE file or "Copyright notice" in builder.cpp for details. 6 7 */ … … 26 27 * the Action does. 27 28 * 28 * Each Action has thus three types of functionality: do, undo, and redo. 29 * Each Action has thus three types of functionality: do, undo, and redo. And 30 * each action has a unique \a token: a name without white space that is 31 * descriptive. 29 32 * 30 * The ActionRegistry contains a prototype of each Action under its token 31 * such that an instance can be retrieved by knowing this token. 33 * The ActionRegistry contains a prototype of each Action under its token. 34 * If an Action is requested via its known token from the ActionQueue 35 * (that contains the ActionRegistry), this prototype is cloned and added to the 36 * queue. 32 37 * 33 * Each Action can contain multiple \ref parameters in its specific ActionParameters 34 * structure that represent the options. Executing call() first fills a dialog 35 * with \ref queries, one for each option. The UI then tries to obtain the 36 * values from the user. Depending on the type of the UI in use that could mean 37 * parsing stored command line parameters or displaying a real dialog box with widgets. 38 * Each Action can contain multiple \ref parameters in its specific 39 * ActionParameters structure that represent the options. Executing call() first 40 * fills a dialog with \ref queries, one for each option. The UI then tries to 41 * obtain the values from the user. Depending on the type of the UI in use that 42 * could mean parsing stored command line parameters or displaying a real dialog 43 * box with widgets. 38 44 * 39 45 * Also there is a regression test (\ref regression-test) for each Action to 40 46 * check that it always behaves the same no matter how much the code 41 * implementing actually has changed. 47 * implementing actually has changed. In most cases also for testing undo and 48 * redo. 42 49 * 43 50 * \section actions-add To add a new action ... … … 53 60 * 54 61 * The central points of Actions is that they can be undone and redone. This 55 * has to be implemented in two more functions beside the "do" .62 * has to be implemented in two more functions beside the "do" in performCall(). 56 63 * 57 64 * Note that undoing means to get everything back to its original state and by whatever … … 61 68 * E.g. if your Action creates some new atoms, store their info as \ref AtomicInfo. 62 69 * Then, undo can simply delete the newly created atoms and redo can quickly re- 63 * create them in the state they have been before. 70 * create them in the state they have been before. Types required for storage are 71 * contained in the Action's state and are filled during performCall(). Undo and 72 * redo both get access to this state and may use the information as described. 64 73 * 65 74 * Have a look at \ref UndoRedoHelpers.hpp for some helper functions on this. … … 72 81 * 73 82 * 74 * \date 201 3-02-0783 * \date 2014-03-10 75 84 * 76 85 */
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