add classes for application wide stuff

GUI/Application/Application.cpp

+//  ************************************************************************************************
+//
+//  BornAgain: simulate and fit reflection and scattering
+//
+//! @file      GUI/Application/Application.cpp
+//! @brief     Implements class Application
+//!
+//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
+//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
+//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2021
+//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
+//
+//  ************************************************************************************************
+
+#include "GUI/Application/Application.h"
+
+Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv) {}
+
+const ApplicationSettings& Application::settings() const
+{
+    return m_settings;
+}

GUI/Application/Application.h

+//  ************************************************************************************************
+//
+//  BornAgain: simulate and fit reflection and scattering
+//
+//! @file      GUI/Application/Application.h
+//! @brief     Defines class Application
+//!
+//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
+//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
+//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2021
+//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
+//
+//  ************************************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BORNAGAIN_GUI_APPLICATION_APPLICATION_H
+#define BORNAGAIN_GUI_APPLICATION_APPLICATION_H
+
+#include "ApplicationSettings.h"
+#include <QApplication>
+
+//! Provides access to application wide stuff like settings.
+
+class Application : public QApplication {
+public:
+    Application(int& argc, char** argv);
+
+    const ApplicationSettings& settings() const;
+
+private:
+    ApplicationSettings m_settings;
+};
+
+#define baApp (static_cast<Application*>(qApp))
+
+#endif // BORNAGAIN_GUI_APPLICATION_APPLICATION_H

GUI/Application/ApplicationSettings.cpp

+//  ************************************************************************************************
+//
+//  BornAgain: simulate and fit reflection and scattering
+//
+//! @file      GUI/mainwindow/projectmanager.cpp
+//! @brief     Implements class ProjectManager
+//!
+//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
+//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
+//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2018
+//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
+//
+//  ************************************************************************************************
+
+#include "GUI/Application/ApplicationSettings.h"
+
+bool ApplicationSettings::useNativeFileDialog() const
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    return true;
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
+}

GUI/Application/ApplicationSettings.h

+//  ************************************************************************************************
+//
+//  BornAgain: simulate and fit reflection and scattering
+//
+//! @file      GUI/Application/ApplicationSettings.h
+//! @brief     Defines class ApplicationSettings
+//!
+//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
+//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
+//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2021
+//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
+//
+//  ************************************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BORNAGAIN_GUI_APPLICATION_APPLICATIONSETTINGS_H
+#define BORNAGAIN_GUI_APPLICATION_APPLICATIONSETTINGS_H
+
+//! Application wide settings
+
+class ApplicationSettings {
+public:
+    bool useNativeFileDialog() const;
+};
+
+#endif // BORNAGAIN_GUI_APPLICATION_APPLICATIONSETTINGS_H

GUI/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ set(library_name BornAgainGUI)
 
 # --- source and include files ---
 set(include_dirs
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Application
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mainwindow
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Models

GUI/main/main.cpp

@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 //
 //  ************************************************************************************************
 
+#include "GUI/Application/Application.h"
 #include "GUI/Views/FitWidgets/FitProgressInfo.h"
-#include "GUI/mainwindow/mainwindow.h"
-#include "GUI/utils/hostosinfo.h"
 #include "GUI/main/MessageHandler.h"
 #include "GUI/main/appoptions.h"
+#include "GUI/mainwindow/mainwindow.h"
+#include "GUI/utils/hostosinfo.h"
 #include <QLocale>
 #include <QMetaType>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     if (!options.disableHighDPISupport())
         QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
 
-    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    Application app(argc, argv);
 
     qInstallMessageHandler(MessageHandler);