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   Program: ParaView
   Module:    pqServerConnectReaction.h

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#ifndef __pqServerConnectReaction_h 
#define __pqServerConnectReaction_h

#include "pqReaction.h"

class pqServerConfiguration;
class pqServerResource;

/// @ingroup Reactions
/// Reaction for connecting to a server.
class PQAPPLICATIONCOMPONENTS_EXPORT pqServerConnectReaction : public pqReaction
{
  Q_OBJECT
  typedef pqReaction Superclass;
public:
  /// Constructor. Parent cannot be NULL.
  pqServerConnectReaction(QAction* parent);

  /// Creates a server connection.
  /// Note that this method is static. Applications can simply use this without
  /// having to create a reaction instance.
  static void connectToServerWithWarning();
  static void connectToServer();

  /// ParaView names server configurations (in pvsc files). To connect to a
  /// server using the configuration specified, use this API.
  static bool connectToServerUsingConfigurationName(const char* config_name);

  /// To connect to a server given a configuration, use this API.
  static bool connectToServerUsingConfiguration(
    const pqServerConfiguration& config);

  /// Connect to server using the resource. This will create a temporary
  /// configuration for the resource.
  static bool connectToServer(const pqServerResource& resource);

protected:
  /// Called when the action is triggered.
  virtual void onTriggered()
    { pqServerConnectReaction::connectToServerWithWarning(); }

private:
  Q_DISABLE_COPY(pqServerConnectReaction)
};

#endif


