helpclient.h

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// Copyright (C) 2026 The Qt Company Ltd.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
// Qt-Security score:significant reason:default
 
#ifndef HELPCLIENT_H
#define HELPCLIENT_H
 
#include <QtCore/qtclasshelpermacros.h>
#include <QtCore/qtypes.h>
 
#include <memory>
 
QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
class QString;
 
enum class HelpClientType : quint8 { Assistant, Web, Python };
 
class HelpClient
{
public:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(HelpClient)
 
    HelpClient() noexcept = default;
    virtual ~HelpClient() = default;
 
    virtual bool showPage(const QString &path, QString *errorMessage) = 0;
    virtual bool activateIdentifier(const QString &identifier, QString *errorMessage) = 0;
    virtual QString documentUrl(const QString &module) const = 0;
 
    // Root of the Qt Widgets Designer documentation
    QString designerManualUrl() const;
 
    static std::unique_ptr<HelpClient> create(HelpClientType type);
};
 
class WebHelpClient : public HelpClient
{
public:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(WebHelpClient)
    WebHelpClient() noexcept = default;
    ~WebHelpClient() override = default;
 
    bool showPage(const QString &path, QString *errorMessage) override;
    bool activateIdentifier(const QString &identifier, QString *errorMessage) override;
    QString documentUrl(const QString &module) const override;
 
private:
    QString webPage(const QString &identifier);
};
 
class PythonWebHelpClient : public WebHelpClient
{
public:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(PythonWebHelpClient)
    PythonWebHelpClient() noexcept = default;
    ~PythonWebHelpClient() override = default;
 
    bool activateIdentifier(const QString &identifier, QString *errorMessage) override;
 
private:
    QString webPage(const QString &identifier);
};
 
QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
#endif // HELPCLIENT_H