UndoStack Class Reference

The UndoStack class holds UndoCommand objects and provides undo/redo commands. More...

#include <undostack.h>

Inherits QObject.

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Signals
void	undoTextChanged (const QString &text)
void	redoTextChanged (const QString &text)
void	canUndoChanged (bool canUndo)
void	canRedoChanged (bool canRedo)
void	cleanChanged (bool clean)
void	commandGroupEnded ()
void	commandGroupAborted ()
void	stateModified ()

Public Member Functions
	UndoStack (const UndoStack &other)=delete
UndoStack &	operator= (const UndoStack &rhs)=delete
	UndoStack () noexcept
	The default constructor. More...
	~UndoStack () noexcept
	The destructor (will also call clear()) More...
QString	getUndoText () const noexcept
	Get the text for the undo action. More...
QString	getRedoText () const noexcept
	Get the text for the redo action. More...
bool	canUndo () const noexcept
	Check if undo is possible. More...
bool	canRedo () const noexcept
	Check if redo is possible. More...
uint	getUniqueStateId () const noexcept
	Get a unique identification of the current state. More...
bool	isClean () const noexcept
	Check if the stack is in a clean state (the state of the last setClean()) More...
bool	isCommandGroupActive () const noexcept
	Check if a command group is active at the moment (see mActiveCommandGroup) More...
void	setClean () noexcept
	Set the current state as the clean state (see also isClean()) More...
bool	execCmd (UndoCommand *cmd, bool forceKeepCmd=false)
	Execute a command and push it to the stack (similar to QUndoStack::push()) More...
void	beginCmdGroup (const QString &text)
	Begin building a new command group that consists of multiple commands step by step (over a "long" time) More...
bool	appendToCmdGroup (UndoCommand *cmd)
	Append a new command to the currently active command group. More...
bool	commitCmdGroup ()
	End the currently active command group and keep the changes. More...
void	abortCmdGroup ()
	End the currently active command group and revert the changes. More...
void	undo ()
	Undo the last command. More...
void	redo ()
	Redo the last undoed command. More...
void	clear () noexcept
	Clear the whole stack (delete all UndoCommand objects) More...

Private Attributes
QList< UndoCommand * >	mCommands
	This list holds all commands of the undo stack. More...
int	mCurrentIndex
	This attribute holds the current position in the undo stack mCommands. More...
int	mCleanIndex
	The index of the command list where the stack was cleaned the last time. More...
UndoCommandGroup *	mActiveCommandGroup
	If a command group is active at the moment, this is the pointer to it. More...

Detailed Description

The UndoStack class holds UndoCommand objects and provides undo/redo commands.

Instead of the Qt classes QUndoStack and QUndoCommand we use our own undo classes librepcb::editor::UndoStack and librepcb::editor::UndoCommand because of the better exception handling and more flexibility.

Note

Our classes work very similar to the equivalent classes of Qt, so please read the documentation of "Qt's Undo Framework" and classes QUndoStack and QUndoCommand. There is also a more detailed description here: The undo/redo system (Command Design Pattern)

Compared with QUndoStack, the biggest differences are the following:

• Support for exceptions: If an exception is thrown in an librepcb::editor::UndoCommand object, this undo stack always tries to keep the whole stack consistent (update the index only if the last undo/redo was successful, try to rollback failed changes, ...).
• Removed support for nested macros (QUndoStack::beginMacro() and QUndoStack::endMacro()): I think we do need this feature (but we have a similar mechanism, see next line)...
• Added support for exclusive macro command creation:

See also

librepcb::editor::UndoCommand, librepcb::editor::UndoCommandGroup

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

UndoStack() [1/2]

UndoStack ( const UndoStack &  other )

delete

UndoStack() [2/2]

UndoStack ( )

noexcept

The default constructor.

~UndoStack()

~UndoStack ( )

noexcept

The destructor (will also call clear())

Member Function Documentation

operator=()

UndoStack& operator= ( const UndoStack &  rhs )

delete

getUndoText()

QString getUndoText ( ) const

noexcept

Get the text for the undo action.

Returns

The text in the user's language ("Undo" if undo is not possible)

getRedoText()

QString getRedoText ( ) const

noexcept

Get the text for the redo action.

Returns

The text in the user's language ("Redo" if redo is not possible)

canUndo()

bool canUndo ( ) const

noexcept

Check if undo is possible.

Returns

true | false

canRedo()

bool canRedo ( ) const

noexcept

Check if redo is possible.

Returns

true | false

getUniqueStateId()

uint getUniqueStateId ( ) const

noexcept

Get a unique identification of the current state.

Useful to detect if there were any changes made between to different points in time.

Returns

The current state identification

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isClean()

bool isClean ( ) const

noexcept

Check if the stack is in a clean state (the state of the last setClean())

This is used to determine if the document/project/whatever has changed since the last time it was saved. You need to call setClean() when you save it.

Returns

true | false

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isCommandGroupActive()

bool isCommandGroupActive ( ) const

noexcept

Check if a command group is active at the moment (see mActiveCommandGroup)

Returns

True if a command group is currently active

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setClean()

void setClean ( )

noexcept

Set the current state as the clean state (see also isClean())

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execCmd()

bool execCmd	(	UndoCommand *	cmd,
		bool	forceKeepCmd = false
	)

Execute a command and push it to the stack (similar to QUndoStack::push())

Parameters

cmd	The command to execute (must NOT be executed already). The stack will ALWAYS take the ownership over this command, even if this method throws an exception because of an error. In case of an exception, the command will be deleted directly in this method, so you must not make other things with the UndoCommand object after passing it to this method.
forceKeepCmd	Only for internal use!

Return values

true	If the command has done some changes
false	If the command has done nothing

Exceptions

Exception

If the command is not executed successfully, this method throws an exception and tries to keep the state of the stack consistent (as the passed command did never exist).

Note

If you try to execute a command with that method while another command is active (see isCommandGroupActive()), this method will throw an exception.

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beginCmdGroup()

void beginCmdGroup

(

const QString &

text

)

Begin building a new command group that consists of multiple commands step by step (over a "long" time)

Parameters

text	The text of the whole command group (see UndoCommand::getText())

Exceptions

Exception

This method throws an exception if there is already another command group active (isCommandGroupActive()) or if an error occurs.

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appendToCmdGroup()

bool appendToCmdGroup

(

UndoCommand *

cmd

)

Append a new command to the currently active command group.

This method must only be called between beginCmdGroup() and commitCmdGroup() or abortCmdGroup().

Parameters

cmd	The command to execute (same conditions as for execCmd()!)

Return values

true	If the command has done some changes
false	If the command has done nothing

Exceptions

Exception

This method throws an exception if there is no command group active at the moment (isCommandGroupActive()) or if an error occurs.

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commitCmdGroup()

bool commitCmdGroup

(

)

End the currently active command group and keep the changes.

Return values

true	If the command group has done some changes
false	If the command group has done nothing

Exceptions

Exception

This method throws an exception if there is no command group active at the moment (isCommandGroupActive()) or if an error occurs.

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abortCmdGroup()

void abortCmdGroup

(

)

End the currently active command group and revert the changes.

Exceptions

Exception

This method throws an exception if there is no command group active at the moment (isCommandGroupActive()) or if an error occurs.

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undo()

void undo

(

)

Undo the last command.

Note

If you call this method while another command group is currently active (isCommandGroupActive()), this method will do nothing.

Exceptions

Exception

If an error occurs, this class tries to revert all changes to restore the state of BEFORE calling this method. But there is no guarantee that this will work correctly...

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redo()

void redo

(

)

Redo the last undoed command.

Exceptions

Exception

If an error occurs, this class tries to revert all changes to restore the state of BEFORE calling this method. But there is no guarantee that this will work correctly...

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clear()

void clear ( )

noexcept

Clear the whole stack (delete all UndoCommand objects)

All UndoCommand objects will be deleted in the reverse order of their creation (the newest first, the oldest at last).

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undoTextChanged

void undoTextChanged ( const QString &  text )

signal

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redoTextChanged

void redoTextChanged ( const QString &  text )

signal

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canUndoChanged

void canUndoChanged ( bool  canUndo )

signal

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canRedoChanged

void canRedoChanged ( bool  canRedo )

signal

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cleanChanged

void cleanChanged ( bool  clean )

signal

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commandGroupEnded

void commandGroupEnded ( )

signal

commandGroupAborted

void commandGroupAborted ( )

signal

stateModified

void stateModified ( )

signal

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Member Data Documentation

mCommands

QList<UndoCommand*> mCommands

private

This list holds all commands of the undo stack.

The first (oldest) command is at index zero (bottom of the stack), the last (newest) command is at index "count-1" (top of the stack).

mCurrentIndex

int mCurrentIndex

private

This attribute holds the current position in the undo stack mCommands.

The value of this variable points to the index which the NEXT pushed command will have in the list mCommands. So if the list is empty, this variable has the value zero.

mCleanIndex

int mCleanIndex

private

The index of the command list where the stack was cleaned the last time.

mActiveCommandGroup

UndoCommandGroup* mActiveCommandGroup

private

If a command group is active at the moment, this is the pointer to it.

This pointer is only valid between calls to beginCmdGroup() and commitCmdGroup() or abortCmdGroup(). Otherwise, the variable contains the nullptr.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• /__w/1/s/libs/librepcb/editor/undostack.h
• /__w/1/s/libs/librepcb/editor/undostack.cpp