#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
# Copyright (C) 2008  Zsolt Foldvari
#
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# $Id$

"ValueToolItem class."

__all__ = ["ValueToolItem"]

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#
# Python modules
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
import logging
_LOG = logging.getLogger(".widgets.valuetoolitem")

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# GTK modules
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
from gi.repository import GObject
from gi.repository import Gtk


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#
# ValueToolItem class
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
class ValueToolItem(Gtk.ToolItem):
    """ValueToolItem is an abstract toolbar proxy for ValueAction.
    
    For each kind of widget a separete tool item proxy has to be
    subclassed from this ValueToolItem.
    
    """
    __gtype_name__ = "ValueToolItem"
    
    __gsignals__ = {
        'changed': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, 
                    None, #return value
                    ()), # arguments
    }    

    def __init__(self, data_type, args):
        GObject.GObject.__init__(self)
        
        self._data_type = data_type
        
        self._create_widget(*args)
    
    def _on_widget_changed(self, widget):
        self.emit('changed')

    def _create_widget(self, args):
        """Create the apropriate widget for the actual proxy."""
        raise NotImplementedError
    
    def set_value(self, value):
        """Set new value for the proxied widget.
        
        The method is responsible converting the data type between action and
        widget.
        
        """
        raise NotImplementedError
    
    def get_value(self):
        """Get value from the proxied widget.
        
        The method is responsible converting the data type between action and
        widget.
        
        """
        raise NotImplementedError
