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<h1>eric7.QScintilla.APIsManager</h1>
<p>
Module implementing the APIsManager.
</p>

<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs">APIs</a></td>
<td>Class implementing an API storage entity.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIsManager">APIsManager</a></td>
<td>Class implementing the APIsManager class, which is the central store for API information used by autocompletion and calltips.</td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

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<a NAME="APIs" ID="APIs"></a>
<h2>APIs</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing an API storage entity.
</p>

<h3>Signals</h3>
<dl>

<dt>apiPreparationCancelled()</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the API preparation has
        been cancelled
</dd>
<dt>apiPreparationFinished()</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the API preparation has
        finished
</dd>
<dt>apiPreparationStarted()</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the API preparation has
        started
</dd>
</dl>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
QObject
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.__init__">APIs</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.__apiPreparationCancelled">__apiPreparationCancelled</a></td>
<td>Private method called, after the API preparation process has been cancelled.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.__apiPreparationFinished">__apiPreparationFinished</a></td>
<td>Private method called to save an API, after it has been prepared.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.__apiPreparationStarted">__apiPreparationStarted</a></td>
<td>Private method called, when the API preparation process started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.__loadAPIs">__loadAPIs</a></td>
<td>Private method to load the APIs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.__preparedName">__preparedName</a></td>
<td>Private method returning the default name of a prepared API file.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.cancelPreparation">cancelPreparation</a></td>
<td>Public slot to cancel the APIs preparation.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.getQsciAPIs">getQsciAPIs</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a reference to QsciAPIs object.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.installedAPIFiles">installedAPIFiles</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a list of installed API files.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.isEmpty">isEmpty</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the object has API files configured.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.prepareAPIs">prepareAPIs</a></td>
<td>Public method to prepare the APIs if necessary.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIs.reloadAPIs">reloadAPIs</a></td>
<td>Public method to reload the API information.</td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>


<a NAME="APIs.__init__" ID="APIs.__init__"></a>
<h4>APIs (Constructor)</h4>
<b>APIs</b>(<i>language, projectType="", forPreparation=False, parent=None</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>language</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
language of the APIs object
</dd>
<dt><i>projectType</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
type of the project
</dd>
<dt><i>forPreparation</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating this object is just needed
            for a preparation process
</dd>
<dt><i>parent</i> (QObject)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent object
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIs.__apiPreparationCancelled" ID="APIs.__apiPreparationCancelled"></a>
<h4>APIs.__apiPreparationCancelled</h4>
<b>__apiPreparationCancelled</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method called, after the API preparation process has been
        cancelled.
</p>

<a NAME="APIs.__apiPreparationFinished" ID="APIs.__apiPreparationFinished"></a>
<h4>APIs.__apiPreparationFinished</h4>
<b>__apiPreparationFinished</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method called to save an API, after it has been prepared.
</p>

<a NAME="APIs.__apiPreparationStarted" ID="APIs.__apiPreparationStarted"></a>
<h4>APIs.__apiPreparationStarted</h4>
<b>__apiPreparationStarted</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method called, when the API preparation process started.
</p>

<a NAME="APIs.__loadAPIs" ID="APIs.__loadAPIs"></a>
<h4>APIs.__loadAPIs</h4>
<b>__loadAPIs</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to load the APIs.
</p>

<a NAME="APIs.__preparedName" ID="APIs.__preparedName"></a>
<h4>APIs.__preparedName</h4>
<b>__preparedName</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method returning the default name of a prepared API file.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
complete filename for the Prepared APIs file
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIs.cancelPreparation" ID="APIs.cancelPreparation"></a>
<h4>APIs.cancelPreparation</h4>
<b>cancelPreparation</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public slot to cancel the APIs preparation.
</p>

<a NAME="APIs.getQsciAPIs" ID="APIs.getQsciAPIs"></a>
<h4>APIs.getQsciAPIs</h4>
<b>getQsciAPIs</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a reference to QsciAPIs object.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the QsciAPIs object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
QsciAPIs
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIs.installedAPIFiles" ID="APIs.installedAPIFiles"></a>
<h4>APIs.installedAPIFiles</h4>
<b>installedAPIFiles</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a list of installed API files.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of installed API files
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIs.isEmpty" ID="APIs.isEmpty"></a>
<h4>APIs.isEmpty</h4>
<b>isEmpty</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to check, if the object has API files configured.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating no API files have been configured
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIs.prepareAPIs" ID="APIs.prepareAPIs"></a>
<h4>APIs.prepareAPIs</h4>
<b>prepareAPIs</b>(<i>ondemand=False, rawList=None</i>)
<p>
        Public method to prepare the APIs if necessary.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>ondemand</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating a requested preparation
</dd>
<dt><i>rawList</i> (list of str)</dt>
<dd>
list of raw API files
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIs.reloadAPIs" ID="APIs.reloadAPIs"></a>
<h4>APIs.reloadAPIs</h4>
<b>reloadAPIs</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to reload the API information.
</p>

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<a NAME="APIsManager" ID="APIsManager"></a>
<h2>APIsManager</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing the APIsManager class, which is the central store for
    API information used by autocompletion and calltips.
</p>

<h3>Derived from</h3>
QObject
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIsManager.__init__">APIsManager</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIsManager.getAPIs">getAPIs</a></td>
<td>Public method to get an APIs object for autocompletion/calltips.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#APIsManager.reloadAPIs">reloadAPIs</a></td>
<td>Public slot to reload the api information.</td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>


<a NAME="APIsManager.__init__" ID="APIsManager.__init__"></a>
<h4>APIsManager (Constructor)</h4>
<b>APIsManager</b>(<i>parent=None</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QObject)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent object
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIsManager.getAPIs" ID="APIsManager.getAPIs"></a>
<h4>APIsManager.getAPIs</h4>
<b>getAPIs</b>(<i>language, projectType="", forPreparation=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method to get an APIs object for autocompletion/calltips.
</p>
<p>
        This method creates and loads an APIs object dynamically upon request.
        This saves memory for languages, that might not be needed at the
        moment.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>language</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
language of the requested APIs object
</dd>
<dt><i>projectType</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
type of the project
</dd>
<dt><i>forPreparation</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the requested APIs object is just
            needed for a preparation process
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the APIs object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
APIs
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="APIsManager.reloadAPIs" ID="APIsManager.reloadAPIs"></a>
<h4>APIsManager.reloadAPIs</h4>
<b>reloadAPIs</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public slot to reload the api information.
</p>

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