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42 #include "qdeclarativenetworkaccessmanagerfactory.h"
47 \class QDeclarativeNetworkAccessManagerFactory
49 \brief The QDeclarativeNetworkAccessManagerFactory class creates QNetworkAccessManager instances for a QML engine.
51 A QML engine uses QNetworkAccessManager for all network access.
52 By implementing a factory, it is possible to provide the QML engine
53 with custom QNetworkAccessManager instances with specialized caching,
54 proxy and cookies support.
56 To implement a factory, subclass QDeclarativeNetworkAccessManagerFactory and
57 implement the virtual create() method, then assign it to the relevant QML
58 engine using QDeclarativeEngine::setNetworkAccessManagerFactory().
60 Note the QML engine may create QNetworkAccessManager instances
61 from multiple threads. Because of this, the implementation of the create()
62 method must be \l{Reentrancy and Thread-Safety}{reentrant}. In addition,
63 the developer should be careful if the signals of the object to be
64 returned from create() are connected to the slots of an object that may
65 be created in a different thread:
68 \o The QML engine internally handles all requests, and cleans up any
69 QNetworkReply objects it creates. Receiving the
70 QNetworkAccessManager::finished() signal in another thread may not
71 provide the receiver with a valid reply object if it has already
73 \o Authentication details provided to QNetworkAccessManager::authenticationRequired()
74 must be provided immediately, so this signal cannot be connected as a
75 Qt::QueuedConnection (or as the default Qt::AutoConnection from another
79 For more information about signals and threads, see
80 \l {Threads and QObjects} and \l {Signals and Slots Across Threads}.
82 \sa {declarative/cppextensions/networkaccessmanagerfactory}{NetworkAccessManagerFactory example}
86 Destroys the factory. The default implementation does nothing.
88 QDeclarativeNetworkAccessManagerFactory::~QDeclarativeNetworkAccessManagerFactory()
93 \fn QNetworkAccessManager *QDeclarativeNetworkAccessManagerFactory::create(QObject *parent)
95 Creates and returns a network access manager with the specified \a parent.
96 This method must return a new QNetworkAccessManager instance each time
99 Note: this method may be called by multiple threads, so ensure the
100 implementation of this method is reentrant.