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+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2015 Savoir-faire Linux Inc.
+ *  Author: Stepan Salenikovich <stepan.salenikovich@savoirfairelinux.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ *  Additional permission under GNU GPL version 3 section 7:
+ *
+ *  If you modify this program, or any covered work, by linking or
+ *  combining it with the OpenSSL project's OpenSSL library (or a
+ *  modified version of that library), containing parts covered by the
+ *  terms of the OpenSSL or SSLeay licenses, Savoir-faire Linux Inc.
+ *  grants you additional permission to convey the resulting work.
+ *  Corresponding Source for a non-source form of such a combination
+ *  shall include the source code for the parts of OpenSSL used as well
+ *  as that of the covered work.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <interfaces/pixmapmanipulatori.h>
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::shared_ptr<GdkPixbuf>);
+
+class Person;
+
+namespace Interfaces {
+
+class PixbufManipulator : public PixmapManipulatorI {
+    constexpr static int FALLBACK_AVATAR_SIZE {100};
+public:
+    PixbufManipulator();
+
+    QVariant callPhoto(Call* c, const QSize& size, bool displayPresence = true) override;
+    QVariant callPhoto(const ContactMethod* n, const QSize& size, bool displayPresence = true) override;
+    QVariant contactPhoto(Person* c, const QSize& size, bool displayPresence = true) override;
+    QVariant personPhoto(const QByteArray& data, const QString& type = "PNG") override;
+
+    /* TODO: the following methods return an empty QVariant/QByteArray */
+    QVariant   numberCategoryIcon(const QVariant& p, const QSize& size, bool displayPresence = false, bool isPresent = false) override;
+    QVariant   securityIssueIcon(const QModelIndex& index) override;
+    QByteArray toByteArray(const QVariant& pxm) override;
+    QVariant   collectionIcon(const CollectionInterface* interface, PixmapManipulatorI::CollectionIconHint hint = PixmapManipulatorI::CollectionIconHint::NONE) const override;
+    QVariant   securityLevelIcon(const SecurityEvaluationModel::SecurityLevel level) const override;
+    QVariant   historySortingCategoryIcon(const CategorizedHistoryModel::SortedProxy::Categories cat) const override;
+    QVariant   contactSortingCategoryIcon(const CategorizedContactModel::SortedProxy::Categories cat) const override;
+    QVariant   userActionIcon(const UserActionElement& state) const override;
+
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<GdkPixbuf> scaleAndFrame(const GdkPixbuf *photo, const QSize& size);
+    std::shared_ptr<GdkPixbuf> fallbackAvatar_;
+};
+
+} // namespace Interfaces