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/** @addtogroup Entity
    @{ */
/** @addtogroup Instance
    Qof Instances are a derived type of QofInstance.  The Instance
    adds some common features and functions that most objects
    will want to use.

    @{ */
/** @file qofinstance.h
 *  @brief Object instance holds common fields that most gnucash objects use.
 *
 *  @author Copyright (C) 2003,2004 Linas Vepstas <linas@linas.org>
 *  @author Copyright (c) 2007 David Hampton <hampton@employees.org>
 */

#ifndef QOF_INSTANCE_H
#define QOF_INSTANCE_H

typedef struct _QofInstanceClass QofInstanceClass;
typedef struct QofInstance_s QofInstance;

/** \brief QofBook reference */
typedef struct _QofBook       QofBook;

#include "qofid.h"
#include "guid.h"
#include "gnc-date.h"
#include "kvp_frame.h"
#include "qof-gobject.h"

/* --- type macros --- */
#define QOF_TYPE_INSTANCE            (qof_instance_get_type ())
#define QOF_INSTANCE(o)              \
     (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), QOF_TYPE_INSTANCE, QofInstance))
#define QOF_INSTANCE_CLASS(k)        \
     (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), QOF_TYPE_INSTANCE, QofInstanceClass))
#define QOF_IS_INSTANCE(o)           \
     (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), QOF_TYPE_INSTANCE))
#define QOF_IS_INSTANCE_CLASS(k)     \
     (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), QOF_TYPE_INSTANCE))
#define QOF_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS(o)    \
     (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((o), QOF_TYPE_INSTANCE, QofInstanceClass))

struct QofInstance_s
{
    GObject object;

    QofIdType        e_type;		   /**<	Entity type */

    /* kvp_data is a key-value pair database for storing arbirtary
     * information associated with this instance.
     * See src/engine/kvp_doc.txt for a list and description of the
     * important keys. */
    KvpFrame *kvp_data;
};

struct _QofInstanceClass
{
    GObjectClass parent_class;

    /* Returns a displayable string to represent this object */
    gchar* (*get_display_name)(const QofInstance*);

    /* Does this object refer to a specific object */
    gboolean (*refers_to_object)(const QofInstance* inst, const QofInstance* ref);

    /* Returns a list of my type of object which refers to an object */
    GList* (*get_typed_referring_object_list)(const QofInstance* inst, const QofInstance* ref);
};

/** Return the GType of a QofInstance */
GType qof_instance_get_type(void);

/** Initialise the settings associated with an instance */
void qof_instance_init_data (QofInstance *, QofIdType, QofBook *);

/** Return the book pointer */
/*@ dependent @*/
QofBook *qof_instance_get_book (gconstpointer);

/** Set the book pointer */
void qof_instance_set_book (gconstpointer inst, QofBook *book);

/** Copy the book from one QofInstances to another.  */
void qof_instance_copy_book (gpointer ptr1, gconstpointer ptr2);

/** See if two QofInstances share the same book.  */
gboolean qof_instance_books_equal (gconstpointer ptr1, gconstpointer ptr2);

/** Return the GncGUID of this instance */
/*@ dependent @*/
const GncGUID * qof_instance_get_guid (gconstpointer);

/** \deprecated Use qof_instance_get_guid instead.
 *  Works like qof_instance_get_guid, but returns NULL on NULL */
/*@ dependent @*/
const GncGUID * qof_entity_get_guid (gconstpointer);

/** Return the collection this instance belongs to */
/*@ dependent @*/
QofCollection* qof_instance_get_collection (gconstpointer inst);

/** Set the GncGUID of this instance */
void qof_instance_set_guid (gpointer inst, const GncGUID *guid);

/** Copy the GncGUID from one instance to another.  This routine should
 *  be used with extreme caution, since GncGUID values are everywhere
 *  assumed to be unique. */
void qof_instance_copy_guid (gpointer to, gconstpointer from);

/** Compare the GncGUID values of two instances.  This routine returns 0
 *  if the two values are equal, <0 if the first is smaller than the
 *  second, or >0 if the second is smaller tan the first. */
gint qof_instance_guid_compare(const gconstpointer ptr1, const gconstpointer ptr2);

//QofIdType qof_instance_get_e_type (const QofInstance *inst);
//void qof_instance_set_e_type (QofInstance *ent, QofIdType e_type);

/** Return the pointer to the kvp_data */
/*@ dependent @*/
KvpFrame* qof_instance_get_slots (const QofInstance *);
void qof_instance_set_editlevel(gpointer inst, gint level);
gint qof_instance_get_editlevel (gconstpointer ptr);
void qof_instance_increase_editlevel (gpointer ptr);
void qof_instance_decrease_editlevel (gpointer ptr);
void qof_instance_reset_editlevel (gpointer ptr);

/** Compare two instances, based on thier last update times.
 *  Returns a negative, zero or positive value, respectively,
 *  if 'left' is earlier, same as or later than 'right'.
 *  Accepts NULL pointers, NULL's are by definition earlier
 *  than any value.
 */
int qof_instance_version_cmp (const QofInstance *left, const QofInstance *right);

/** Retrieve the flag that indicates whether or not this object is
 *  about to be destroyed.
 *
 *  @param ptr The object whose flag should be retrieved.
 *
 *  @return TRUE if the object has been marked for destruction. FALSE
 *  if the object is not marked for destruction, or if a bad parameter
 *  is passed to the function. */
gboolean qof_instance_get_destroying (gconstpointer ptr);

/** Set the flag that indicates whether or not this object is about to
 *  be destroyed.
 *
 *  @param ptr The object whose flag should be set.
 *
 *  @param value The new value to be set for this object. */
void qof_instance_set_destroying (gpointer ptr, gboolean value);

/** Retrieve the flag that indicates whether or not this object has
 *  been modified.  This is specifically the flag on the object. It
 *  does not perform any other checking which might normally be
 *  performed when testing to see if an object is dirty.  If there is
 *  any question, use the qof_instance_is_dirty() function instead.
 *
 *  @param ptr The object whose flag should be retrieved.
 *
 *  @return TRUE if the object has been modified and not saved. FALSE
 *  if the object has not been modified, or if a bad parameter is
 *  passed to the function. */
gboolean qof_instance_get_dirty_flag (gconstpointer ptr);

void qof_instance_print_dirty (const QofInstance *entity, gpointer dummy);

/** Return value of is_dirty flag */
#define qof_instance_is_dirty qof_instance_get_dirty
gboolean qof_instance_get_dirty (QofInstance *);

/** \brief Set the dirty flag

Sets this instance AND the collection as dirty.
*/
void qof_instance_set_dirty(QofInstance* inst);

/* reset the dirty flag */
void qof_instance_mark_clean (QofInstance *);

gboolean qof_instance_get_infant(const QofInstance *inst);

/** Get the version number on this instance.  The version number is
 *  used to manage multi-user updates. */
gint32 qof_instance_get_version (gconstpointer inst);

/** Set the version number on this instance.  The version number is
 *  used to manage multi-user updates. */
void qof_instance_set_version (gpointer inst, gint32 value);
/** Copy the version number on this instance.  The version number is
 *  used to manage multi-user updates. */
void qof_instance_copy_version (gpointer to, gconstpointer from);

/** Get the instance version_check number */
guint32 qof_instance_get_version_check (gconstpointer inst);
/** Set the instance version_check number */
void qof_instance_set_version_check (gpointer inst, guint32 value);
/** copy the instance version_check number */
void qof_instance_copy_version_check (gpointer to, gconstpointer from);

/** get the instance tag number
    used for kvp management in sql backends. */
guint32 qof_instance_get_idata (gconstpointer inst);
void qof_instance_set_idata(gpointer inst, guint32 idata);

/**
 * Returns a displayable name for this object.  The returned string must be freed by the caller.
 */
gchar* qof_instance_get_display_name(const QofInstance* inst);

/**
 * Returns a list of objects which refer to a specific object.  The list must be freed by the caller,
 * but the objects on the list must not.
 */
GList* qof_instance_get_referring_object_list(const QofInstance* inst);

/** Does this object refer to a specific object */
gboolean qof_instance_refers_to_object(const QofInstance* inst, const QofInstance* ref);

/** Returns a list of my type of object which refers to an object.  For example, when called as
        qof_instance_get_typed_referring_object_list(taxtable, account);
    it will return the list of taxtables which refer to a specific account.  The result should be the
    same regardless of which taxtable object is used.  The list must be freed by the caller but the
    objects on the list must not.
 */
GList* qof_instance_get_typed_referring_object_list(const QofInstance* inst, const QofInstance* ref);

/** Returns a list of objects from the collection which refer to the specific object.  The list must be
    freed by the caller but the objects on the list must not.
 */
GList* qof_instance_get_referring_object_list_from_collection(const QofCollection* coll, const QofInstance* ref);

/* @} */
/* @} */
#endif /* QOF_INSTANCE_H */
