* \author Ruurd A. Reitsma
*
* Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ *
+ * wrap OS-specific stuff
*/
#ifndef OS_H
#define OS_H
-#include "support/std_string.h"
+#include "support/docstring.h"
+
-/// wrap OS specific stuff
namespace lyx {
namespace support {
namespace os {
-//
enum shell_type {
UNIX, // Do we have to distinguish sh and csh?
CMD_EXE
};
-// do some work just once
-void init(int * argc, char ** argv[]);
-// returns path of LyX binary
-string binpath();
-// returns name of LyX binary
-string binname();
-//
-void setTmpDir(string const & p);
-//
-string getTmpDir();
-//
-string current_root();
-//
+/// Do some work just once.
+void init(int argc, char * argv[]);
+
+/// Returns the name of the NULL device (/dev/null, null).
+std::string const & nulldev();
+
+/// Returns "/" on *nix, "C:/", etc on Windows.
+std::string current_root();
+
+///
shell_type shell();
-// DBCS aware!
-string::size_type common_path(string const & p1, string const & p2);
-// no-op on UNIX, '\\'->'/' on OS/2 and Win32, ':'->'/' on MacOS, etc.
-string slashify_path(string const & p);
-// converts a host OS path to unix style
-string external_path(string const & p);
-// converts a unix path to host OS style
-string internal_path(string const & p);
-// is path absolute?
-bool is_absolute_path(string const & p);
-// returns a string suitable to be passed to popen when
-// same for popen().
- char const * popen_read_mode();
-//
-void warn(string const & mesg);
+
+/// Name of the python interpreter
+std::string const python();
+
+/// Extract the path common to both @c p1 and @c p2. DBCS aware!
+/// \p p1, \p p2 and the return value are encoded in utf8.
+docstring::size_type common_path(docstring const & p1, docstring const & p2);
+
+/// Converts a unix style path to host OS style.
+/// \p p and the return value are encoded in utf8.
+std::string external_path(std::string const & p);
+
+/// Converts a host OS style path to unix style.
+/// \p p and the return value are encoded in utf8.
+std::string internal_path(std::string const & p);
+
+/// Converts a unix style path list to host OS style.
+/// \p p and the return value are encoded in utf8.
+std::string external_path_list(std::string const & p);
+
+/// Converts a host OS style path list to unix style.
+/// \p p and the return value are encoded in utf8.
+std::string internal_path_list(std::string const & p);
+
+/**
+ * Converts a unix style path into a form suitable for inclusion in a LaTeX
+ * document.
+ * \p p is encoded in utf8.
+ * Caution: This function handles only the OS specific part of that task.
+ * Never use it directly, use lyx::support::latex_path instead.
+ */
+std::string latex_path(std::string const & p);
+
+/// Is the path absolute?
+/// \p p is encoded in utf8.
+bool is_absolute_path(std::string const & p);
+
+/** Returns a string suitable to be passed to popen when
+ * reading a file.
+ */
+char const * popen_read_mode();
+
+/** The character used to separate paths returned by the
+ * PATH environment variable.
+ */
+char path_separator();
+
+/** If @c use_windows_paths is true, LyX will output Windows-style paths to
+ * latex files rather than posix ones. Obviously, this option is used only
+ * under Windows.
+ */
+void windows_style_tex_paths(bool use_windows_paths);
+
+enum auto_open_mode {
+ VIEW,
+ EDIT
+};
+
+/** Check whether or not a file can be opened by a default viewer or editor.
+ * \param extension (without leading .)
+ * \param mode can be opened in VIEW or EDIT mode
+ * \returns whether or not the format can be opened according to \p mode
+ */
+bool canAutoOpenFile(std::string const & ext, auto_open_mode const mode = VIEW);
+
+/** View or edit a file with the default viewer or editor.
+ * \param filename file to open (encoded in utf8)
+ * \param mode open in VIEW or EDIT mode
+ * \returns whether or not the file is viewed (or edited) successfully.
+ */
+bool autoOpenFile(std::string const & filename, auto_open_mode const mode = VIEW);
+
+/** General font utilities.
+ * FIXME: only MAC and WIN32 for now but it would be nice to convince
+ * fontconfig to do the same for linux.
+ */
+
+/// Add fonts to the font subsystem, must be called before Application
+/// is initialized.
+void addFontResources();
+
+/// Restore original font resources, must be called after Application
+/// is destroyed.
+void restoreFontResources();
} // namespace os
} // namespace support