KDE Games/API cleanup

libkdegames v5 is the new iteration of libkdegames which is intended to ship with KDE Development Platform 4.9. The aim for this new iteration of the library is to remove most of the API that is obsolete, unused or in a state of bad quality, in order to improve maintainability and relevance of the remaining API. Also, QtWidgets-specific parts need to be separated to prepare for QML-based games.

The fine print: The SO version for libkdegames v5 is actually 6.

Components

libkdegames consists of multiple (possibly interdependent) components, as defined by this list. The "Dependencies" column records only dependencies to other libkdegames components. See the table below for which file belongs to which component.

Needing attention

This table lists the components which need attention.

Component	Short desc.	Dependencies	Move target
highscore	Highscore recording and GUI.	-
kchat	Chat widget.	-
kgame	General game framework.	kchat	ksirk
kgamecanvas	Alternative to QGraphicsView.	kgamerenderer (integration)	libkgamecanvas_private
misc/svgdocument	Transform SVG elements.	-	ksirk

 

Color key	Delete	Make private	Keep	New	Undecided
Description	Code and headers are removed from the source tree.	Code is moved into the tree of the only application which uses it. Headers are not exported anymore.	Code stays in libkdegames. API and implementation changes may still be necessary.	New code and API (e.g. coming from Project Tagaro).	To be discussed on kde-games-devel mailinglist.

Done

This table lists those components which have already been taken care of.

Component	Short desc.	Dependencies	Move target
audio	Simple sound playback.	-
base	Macros and API-less behavior.	-
carddecks	SVG card deck files used by KPat and LSkat.	-
cardloading	Carddeck theme loading and selection.	-	lskat
kgamerenderer	Rendering of theme graphics.	theming
kggz	Network-enabled multiplayer.	-
misc/clock	Game clock (second accuracy).	-
misc/difficulty	Track difficulty level.	-
misc/grid2d	Coordinate calculations on 2D grids.	-	krosswordpuzzle (playground)
misc/lcd	Enhanced QLCDNumber.	-
misc/popupitem	Message popup for QGraphicsView.	-
misc/progress	A very old progress bar.	-
misc/randomname	Function to generate a random name.	-
misc/standardactions	Standard KActions for games.	-
misc/svgdigits	Digits rendered from SVG.	-
theming	Management of SVG themes.	-

 

Color key	Deleted	Moved out	Kept	New
Description	Has been deleted from libkdegames.	Has been moved into the source tree of the mentioned move target.	Has been kept in libkdegames. Where appropriate, API and implementation have been updated.	Has been merged into libkdegames.

List of files (as of 4.8 release)

Source file	Belongs to component
chooserastergraphicssystem.cpp	base
colorproxy_p.cpp/h	kgamerenderer
highscore/kexthighscore.cpp/h	highscore
highscore/kexthighscore_gui.cpp/h	highscore
highscore/kexthighscore_internal.cpp/h	highscore
highscore/kexthighscore_item.cpp/h	highscore
highscore/kexthighscore_tab.cpp/h	highscore
highscore/khighscore.cpp/h	highscore
highscore/kscoredialog.cpp/h	highscore
kchatbase.cpp/h	kchat
kchatbaseitemdelegate.cpp/h	kchat
kchatbasemodel.cpp/h	kchat
kchat.cpp/h	kchat
kchatdialog.cpp/h	kchat
kgamecanvas.cpp/h	kgamecanvas
kgameclock.cpp/h	misc/clock
kgame/dialogs/kgameconnectdialog.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/dialogs/kgamedebugdialog.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/dialogs/kgamedialogconfig.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/dialogs/kgamedialog.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/dialogs/kgameerrordialog.cpp/h	kgame
kgamedifficulty.cpp/h	misc/difficulty
kgame/kgamechat.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgame.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgameerror.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgameio.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgamemessage.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgamenetwork.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgameprocess.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgamepropertyarray.h	kgame
kgame/kgameproperty.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgamepropertyhandler.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgamesequence.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kgameversion.h	kgame
kgame/kmessageclient.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kmessageio.cpp/h	kgame
kgame/kmessageserver.cpp/h/ph	kgame
kgame/kplayer.cpp/h	kgame
kgamepopupitem.cpp/h	misc/popupitem
kgamerendereditem.cpp/h	kgamerenderer
kgamerenderedobjectitem.cpp/h	kgamerenderer
kgamerendererclient.cpp/h	kgamerenderer
kgamerenderer.cpp/h/ph	kgamerenderer
kgamesvgdocument.cpp/h/ph	misc/svgdocument
kgametheme.cpp/h	theming
kgamethemeselector.cpp/h	theming
kstandardgameaction.cpp/h	misc/standardactions
libkdegames_export.h	base
tests/kgamepopupitemtest.cpp/h	misc/popupitem
tests/kgamepropertytest.cpp/h	kgame
includes/KChat	kchat
includes/KChatBase	kchat
includes/KChatBaseItemDelegate	kchat
includes/KChatDialog	kchat
includes/KExtHighscore	highscore
includes/KGameCanvas	kgamecanvas
includes/KGameClock	misc/clock
includes/KGameDifficulty	misc/difficulty
includes/KGame/KGame	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameChat	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameConnectDialog	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameDebugDialog	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameDialog	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameDialogConfig	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameError	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameErrorDialog	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameIO	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameMessage	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameNetwork	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameProcess	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameProperty	kgame
includes/KGame/KGamePropertyArray	kgame
includes/KGame/KGamePropertyHandler	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameSequence	kgame
includes/KGame/KGameVersion	kgame
includes/KGame/KMessageClient	kgame
includes/KGame/KMessageIO	kgame
includes/KGame/KMessageServer	kgame
includes/KGame/KPlayer	kgame
includes/KGamePopupItem	misc/popupitem
includes/KGameRenderedItem	kgamerenderer
includes/KGameRenderedObjectItem	kgamerenderer
includes/KGameRenderer	kgamerenderer
includes/KGameRendererClient	kgamerenderer
includes/KGameSvgDocument	misc/svgdocument
includes/KGameTheme	theming
includes/KGameThemeSelector	theming
includes/KHighscore	highscore
includes/KScoreDialog	highscore
includes/KStandardGameAction	misc/standardactions

Removed files

Source file	Belongs to component
cardcache.cpp/h/ph	cardloading
carddeckinfo.cpp/h/ph	cardloading
digits/kgamesvgdigits.cpp/h	misc/svgdigits
kcarddialog.cpp/h	cardloading
kgamelcd.cpp/h	misc/lcd
kgamemisc.cpp/h	misc/randomname
kgameprogress.cpp/h	misc/progress
kggzgames/kggzgames_export.h	kggz
kggzgames/kggzrankingsdialog.cpp/h	kggz
kggzgames/kggzseatsdialog.cpp/h	kggz
kggzmod/event.cpp/h	kggz
kggzmod/kggzmod_export.h	kggz
kggzmod/misc_private.h	kggz
kggzmod/module.cpp/h/ph	kggz
kggzmod/player.cpp/h/ph	kggz
kggzmod/request.cpp/h	kggz
kggzmod/statistics.cpp/h/ph	kggz
kggznet/kggznet_export.h	kggz
kggznet/kggzpacket.cpp/h	kggz
kggznet/kggzraw.cpp/h	kggz
kgrid2d.h	misc/grid2d
tests/kgamesvgdigitstest.cpp/h	misc/svgdigits
tests/kgamesvgdocumenttest.cpp/h	misc/svgdocument
includes/KCardCache	cardloading
includes/KCardDeckInfo	cardloading
includes/KCardDialog	cardloading
includes/KGameLCD	misc/lcd
includes/KGameMisc	misc/randomname
includes/KGameProgress	misc/progress
includes/KGameSvgDigits	misc/svgdigits
includes/KGGZRankingsDialog	kggz
includes/KGGZSeatsDialog	kggz
includes/KGrid2D	misc/grid2d