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#ifndef WIDGETPLUGINMANAGER_H
#define WIDGETPLUGINMANAGER_H

#include <QtCore/QObject>
#include <QtCore/QList>

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
class QString;
class QAbstractItemModel;
QT_END_NAMESPACE

namespace QmlDesigner {

class IWidgetPlugin;

namespace Internal {

class WidgetPluginManagerPrivate;

// PluginManager: Loads the plugin libraries on demand "as lazy as
// possible", that is, directories are scanned and
// instances are created only when  instances() is called.

class WidgetPluginManager
{
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(WidgetPluginManager)
public:
    typedef QList<IWidgetPlugin *> IWidgetPluginList;

    WidgetPluginManager();
    ~WidgetPluginManager();

    bool addPath(const QString &path);

    IWidgetPluginList instances();

    // Convenience to create a model for an "About Plugins"
    // dialog. Forces plugin initialization.
    QAbstractItemModel *createModel(QObject *parent = 0);

private:
    WidgetPluginManagerPrivate *m_d;
};

} // namespace Internal
} // namespace QmlDesigner
#endif // WIDGETPLUGINMANAGER_H