merging back XTI branch part 2

[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / snglinst.h

diff --git a/include/wx/snglinst.h b/include/wx/snglinst.h
index a8f508aefbbecb32c2acb6693388b51462954c85..e62d6cfc01808232eeb05646ddc1ddbae0b2eaa1 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/snglinst.h
+++ b/include/wx/snglinst.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 #if wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER
 
+#include "wx/app.h"
+#include "wx/utils.h"
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxSingleInstanceChecker
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -33,9 +36,11 @@ public:
         Create(name, path);
     }
 
-    // name must be given and be as unique as possible, it is used as the mutex
-    // name under Win32 and the lock file name under Unix -
-    // wxTheApp->GetAppName() may be a good value for this parameter
+    // notice that calling Create() is optional now, if you don't do it before
+    // calling IsAnotherRunning(), CreateDefault() is used automatically
+    //
+    // name it is used as the mutex name under Win32 and the lock file name
+    // under Unix so it should be as unique as possible and must be non-empty
     //
     // path is optional and is ignored under Win32 and used as the directory to
     // create the lock file in under Unix (default is wxGetHomeDir())
@@ -44,8 +49,32 @@ public:
     // instance is running - use IsAnotherRunning() to check it
     bool Create(const wxString& name, const wxString& path = wxEmptyString);
 
+    // use the default name, which is a combination of wxTheApp->GetAppName()
+    // and wxGetUserId() for mutex/lock file
+    //
+    // this is called implicitly by IsAnotherRunning() if the checker hadn't
+    // been created until then
+    bool CreateDefault()
+    {
+        wxCHECK_MSG( wxTheApp, false, "must have application instance" );
+        return Create(wxTheApp->GetAppName() + '-' + wxGetUserId());
+    }
+
     // is another copy of this program already running?
-    bool IsAnotherRunning() const;
+    bool IsAnotherRunning() const
+    {
+        if ( !m_impl )
+        {
+            if ( !const_cast<wxSingleInstanceChecker *>(this)->CreateDefault() )
+            {
+                // if creation failed, return false as it's better to not
+                // prevent this instance from starting up if there is an error
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return DoIsAnotherRunning();
+    }
 
     // dtor is not virtual, this class is not meant to be used polymorphically
     ~wxSingleInstanceChecker();
@@ -54,6 +83,9 @@ private:
     // common part of all ctors
     void Init() { m_impl = NULL; }
 
+    // do check if another instance is running, called only if m_impl != NULL
+    bool DoIsAnotherRunning() const;
+
     // the implementation details (platform specific)
     class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxSingleInstanceCheckerImpl *m_impl;