single instance checker addition for MSW
[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / snglinst.h
1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/snglinst.h
3 // Purpose: wxSingleInstanceChecker can be used to restrict the number of
4 // simultaneously running copies of a program to one
5 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
6 // Modified by:
7 // Created: 08.06.01
8 // RCS-ID: $Id$
9 // Copyright: (c) 2001 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
10 // Licence: wxWindows licence
11 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12
13 #ifndef _WX_SNGLINST_H_
14 #define _WX_SNGLINST_H_
15
16 #ifdef __GNUG__
17 #pragma interface "snglinst.h"
18 #endif
19
20 #if wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER
21
22 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 // wxSingleInstanceChecker
24 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
25
26 class WXDLLEXPORT wxSingleInstanceChecker
27 {
28 public:
29 // default ctor, use Create() after it
30 wxSingleInstanceChecker() { Init(); }
31
32 // like Create() but no error checking (dangerous!)
33 wxSingleInstanceChecker(const wxString& name,
34 const wxString& path = wxEmptyString)
35 {
36 Init();
37 Create(name, path);
38 }
39
40 // name must be given and be as unique as possible, it is used as the mutex
41 // name under Win32 and the lock file name under Unix -
42 // wxTheApp->GetAppName() may be a good value for this parameter
43 //
44 // path is optional and is ignored under Win32 and used as the directory to
45 // create the lock file in under Unix (default is wxGetHomeDir())
46 //
47 // returns FALSE if initialization failed, it doesn't mean that another
48 // instance is running - use IsAnotherRunning() to check it
49 bool Create(const wxString& name, const wxString& path = wxEmptyString);
50
51 // is another copy of this program already running?
52 bool IsAnotherRunning() const;
53
54 #ifdef __WXMSW__
55 // Activates Previous Instance if a window whose Title contains the search string is found
56 bool ActivatePrevInstance(const wxString & sSearch);
57
58 // Activates Previous Instance and passes CommandLine to wxCommandLineEvent
59 // if a window with matching Title is found
60 bool PassCommandLineToPrevInstance(const wxString & sSearch, const wxString & sCmdLine);
61 #endif
62
63 // dtor is not virtual, this class is not meant to be used polymorphically
64 ~wxSingleInstanceChecker();
65
66 private:
67 // common part of all ctors
68 void Init() { m_impl = NULL; }
69
70 // the implementation details (platform specific)
71 class WXDLLEXPORT wxSingleInstanceCheckerImpl *m_impl;
72 };
73
74 #endif // wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER
75
76 #endif // _WX_SNGLINST_H_