source: code/trunk/src/core/InputBuffer.h @ 1315

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#ifndef _InputBuffer_H__
#define _InputBuffer_H__

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

#include <string>
#include <list>

#include "InputInterfaces.h"
#include "Tickable.h"

namespace orxonox
{
  class _CoreExport InputBufferListener
  {};

  class _CoreExport InputBuffer : public KeyHandler, public TickableReal
  {
    struct InputBufferListenerTuple
    {
      InputBufferListener* listener_;
      void (InputBufferListener::*function_)();
      bool bListenToAllChanges_;
      bool bOnlySingleInput_;
      char char_;
    };

  public:
    InputBuffer(const std::string allowedChars =
      "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZäöüÄÖÜ0123456789 \\\"(){}[]<>.:,;_-+*/=!?|$&%^");

    void setConfigValues();

    template <class T>
    void registerListener(T* listener, void (T::*function)(), bool bOnlySingleInput)
    {
      struct InputBufferListenerTuple newListener = {listener, (void (InputBufferListener::*)())function, true, bOnlySingleInput, ' '};
      this->listeners_.insert(this->listeners_.end(), newListener);
    }
    template <class T>
    void registerListener(T* listener, void (T::*function)() const, bool bOnlySingleInput)
    {
      struct InputBufferListenerTuple newListener = {listener, (void (InputBufferListener::*)())function, true, bOnlySingleInput, ' '};
      this->listeners_.insert(this->listeners_.end(), newListener);
    }

    template <class T>
    void registerListener(T* listener, void (T::*function)(), char char_, bool bOnlySingleInput)
    {
      struct InputBufferListenerTuple newListener = {listener, (void (InputBufferListener::*)())function, false, bOnlySingleInput, char_};
      this->listeners_.insert(this->listeners_.end(), newListener);
    }
    template <class T>
    void registerListener(T* listener, void (T::*function)() const, char char_, bool bOnlySingleInput)
    {
      struct InputBufferListenerTuple newListener = {listener, (void (InputBufferListener::*)())function, false, bOnlySingleInput, char_};
      this->listeners_.insert(this->listeners_.end(), newListener);
    }

    void set(const std::string& input);
    void append(const std::string& input);
    void append(const char& input);
    void removeLast();
    void clear();

    void updated();
    void updated(const char& update, bool bSingleInput);

    inline std::string get() const
    { return this->buffer_; }

  private:  // functions
    bool charIsAllowed(const char& input);

    bool keyPressed (const KeyEvent& evt);
    bool keyReleased(const KeyEvent& evt) { return true; }
    bool keyHeld    (const KeyEvent& evt);
    void processKey (const KeyEvent &e);

    void tick(float dt);

  private: // variables
    std::string buffer_;
    std::list<InputBufferListenerTuple> listeners_;
    std::string allowedChars_;

    KeyCode::Enum lastKey_;
    float timeSinceKeyPressed_;
    float timeSinceKeyRepeated_;
    int keysToRepeat_;

    // configured values
    float keyRepeatDeleay_;
    float keyRepeatTime_;
  };
}

#endif /* _InputBuffer_H__ */