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  Library: CTK

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    Division of Medical and Biological Informatics

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#ifndef CTKDICOMAPPINTERFACE_H
#define CTKDICOMAPPINTERFACE_H

#include "ctkDicomExchangeInterface.h"
#include <ctkDicomAppHostingTypesHelper.h>

struct ctkDicomAppInterface : public virtual ctkDicomExchangeInterface
{

  // Application interface methods
  virtual ctkDicomAppHosting::State getState() = 0;

  /**
   * Method triggered by the host. Changes the state of the hosted application.
   * \return true if state received and not illegal in the transition diagram from the reference, false if illegal or not recognized.
   */
  virtual bool setState(ctkDicomAppHosting::State newState) = 0;

  /**
   * Method triggered by the host. By calling this method, the Hosting System is asking the Hosted Application to take whatever steps are
   * needed to make its GUI visible as the topmost window, and to gain focus.
   * \return TRUE if the Hosted Application received the request and will act on it. Otherwise it returns FALSE
   */
  virtual bool bringToFront(const QRect& requestedScreenArea) = 0;

  // Data exchange interface methods
  // inherited from ctkDicomExchangeInterface

};

Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(ctkDicomAppInterface, "org.commontk.dah.core.AppInterface")

#endif // CTKDICOMAPPINTERFACE_H
