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#ifndef CT_WIDGETWITHVALUEREFERENCEINTERFACE_H
#define CT_WIDGETWITHVALUEREFERENCEINTERFACE_H

#include "pluginShared_global.h"

class SettingsNodeGroup;

#include <QWidget>
#include <QVariant>

class PLUGINSHAREDSHARED_EXPORT CT_WidgetWithValueReferenceInterface : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:    

    virtual ~CT_WidgetWithValueReferenceInterface() {}
    virtual QString type() const { return metaObject()->className(); }
    virtual QList<SettingsNodeGroup*> getAllValues() const = 0;
    virtual bool setAllValues(const QList<SettingsNodeGroup*> &list) = 0;

    virtual QWidget* createWidget(QWidget &parent) = 0;

    virtual void updateValue() = 0;

    virtual bool isValueAndWidgetValueDifferent() const = 0;

    virtual QVariant getValue() const = 0;

    virtual bool setWidgetValue(QVariant val) = 0;
};

#endif // CT_WIDGETWITHVALUEREFERENCEINTERFACE_H