3 * \file GraphicsCache.h
4 * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
5 * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
8 * \author Angus Leeming
10 * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS
12 * grfx::Cache is the manager of the image cache.
13 * It is responsible for creating the grfx::CacheItem's and maintaining them.
15 * grfx::Cache is a singleton class. It is possible to have only one
16 * instance of it at any moment.
19 #ifndef GRAPHICSCACHE_H
20 #define GRAPHICSCACHE_H
24 #include <boost/utility.hpp>
25 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
26 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
33 class Cache : boost::noncopyable {
36 /// This is a singleton class. Get the instance.
39 /** Which graphics formats can be loaded directly by the image loader.
40 * Other formats can be loaded if a converter to a loadable format
43 std::vector<string> loadableFormats() const;
45 /// Add a graphics file to the cache.
46 void add(string const & file) const;
48 /// Remove a file from the cache.
49 void remove(string const & file) const;
51 /// Returns \c true if the file is in the cache.
52 bool inCache(string const & file) const;
54 /** Get the cache item associated with file.
55 * Returns an empty container if there is no such item.
57 * IMPORTANT: whatever uses an image must make a local copy of this
58 * ItemPtr. The boost::shared_ptr<>::use_count() function is
59 * used to ascertain whether or not to remove the item from the cache
60 * when remove(file) is called.
62 * You have been warned!
64 typedef boost::shared_ptr<CacheItem> ItemPtr;
66 ItemPtr const item(string const & file) const;
69 /** Make the c-tor, d-tor private so we can control how many objects
76 /// Use the Pimpl idiom to hide the internals.
78 /// The pointer never changes although *pimpl_'s contents may.
79 boost::scoped_ptr<Impl> const pimpl_;
84 #endif // GRAPHICSCACHE_H