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   Program: ParaView
   Module:    pqTimeKeeper.h

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#ifndef pqTimeKeeper_h
#define pqTimeKeeper_h

#include <QPair>
#include "pqProxy.h"

class vtkSMProxy;

/// pqTimeKeeper is pqProxy for "TimeKeeper" proxy. A timekeeper is
/// created by default per connection. pqServer keeps a pointer to the 
/// connection's time keeper. A time keeper keeps track of the
/// global time and timesteps available currently.
class PQCORE_EXPORT pqTimeKeeper : public pqProxy 
{
  Q_OBJECT
public:
  pqTimeKeeper(const QString& group, const QString& name,
    vtkSMProxy* timekeeper, pqServer* server, QObject* parent=0);
  virtual ~pqTimeKeeper();

  /// Returns the number of timestep values
  /// known to this time keeper.
  int getNumberOfTimeStepValues() const;

  /// Returns the timestep value at the given index.
  /// index < getNumberOfTimeStepValues().
  double getTimeStepValue(int index) const;

  /// Returns the maximum index in the timestep values
  /// for the given time for which timestep value[index] <= time.
  int getTimeStepValueIndex(double time) const;

  /// Returns the available timesteps.
  QList<double> getTimeSteps() const;

  /// Returns the time range. 
  /// Return (0,0) is getNumberOfTimeStepValues() == 0.
  QPair<double, double> getTimeRange() const;

  /// Returns the current time.
  double getTime() const;

  /// Update the current time.
  void setTime(double time);

signals:
  /// Fired when the keeper updates the times.
  void timeStepsChanged();

  /// Fired when the current time changes.
  void timeChanged();

  /// Fired when the time range changes.
  void timeRangeChanged();

private:
  pqTimeKeeper(const pqTimeKeeper&); // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const pqTimeKeeper&); // Not implemented.

  class pqInternals;
  pqInternals* Internals;
};

#endif
