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   Program: ParaView
   Module:    pqLookupTableManager.h

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#ifndef __pqLookupTableManager_h
#define __pqLookupTableManager_h

#include <QObject>
#include "pqCoreExport.h"

class pqProxy;
class pqScalarsToColors;
class pqServer;

/// pqLookupTableManager is the manager that manages color lookup objects.
/// This is an abstract class that defines the API for any LUT manager.
/// subclasses are free to implement their own policy which can be specific
/// to the application.
class PQCORE_EXPORT pqLookupTableManager : public QObject
{
  Q_OBJECT
public:
  pqLookupTableManager(QObject* parent=NULL);
  virtual ~pqLookupTableManager();

  /// Get a LookupTable for the array with name \c arrayname 
  /// and component. component = -1 represents magnitude. Subclasses
  /// can implemenent their own policy for managing lookup tables.
  virtual pqScalarsToColors* getLookupTable(pqServer* server, 
    const QString& arrayname, int number_of_components, int component) = 0;

public slots:
  /// Called to update scalar ranges of all lookup tables.
  virtual void updateLookupTableScalarRanges()=0;

private slots:
  /// Called when any proxy is added. Subclasses can override
  /// onAddLookupTable() which is called by this method when it is
  /// ascertained that the proxy is a lookup table.
  void onAddProxy(pqProxy* proxy);

  /// Called when any proxy is removed. Subclasses can
  /// override onRemoveLookupTable which is called by this method
  /// with the proxy removed is a lookuptable.
  void onRemoveProxy(pqProxy* proxy);

protected:
  /// Called when a LUT is added.
  virtual void onAddLookupTable(pqScalarsToColors* lut) = 0;

  /// Called when a LUT is removed.
  virtual void onRemoveLookupTable(pqScalarsToColors* lut) = 0;

};


#endif

