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-/***
-
-    Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
-    Copyright (C) 2019  Olive Team
-
-    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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-***/
-
-#include "global/global.h"
-
-#include <QMessageBox>
-#include <QFileDialog>
-#include <QAction>
-#include <QApplication>
-#include <QStyleFactory>
-#include <QDebug>
-
-#include "panels/panels.h"
-#include "global/path.h"
-#include "global/config.h"
-#include "rendering/audio.h"
-#include "dialogs/demonotice.h"
-#include "dialogs/preferencesdialog.h"
-#include "dialogs/exportdialog.h"
-#include "dialogs/debugdialog.h"
-#include "dialogs/aboutdialog.h"
-#include "dialogs/speeddialog.h"
-#include "dialogs/actionsearch.h"
-#include "dialogs/loaddialog.h"
-#include "dialogs/autocutsilencedialog.h"
-#include "project/loadthread.h"
-#include "timeline/sequence.h"
-#include "ui/mediaiconservice.h"
-#include "ui/mainwindow.h"
-#include "ui/updatenotification.h"
-#include "undo/undostack.h"
-
-std::unique_ptr<OliveGlobal> olive::Global;
-QString olive::ActiveProjectFilename;
-QString olive::AppName;
-
-OliveGlobal::OliveGlobal() :
-  changed_since_last_autorecovery(false)
-{
-  // sets current app name
-  QString version_id;
-
-  // if available, append the current Git hash (defined by `qmake` and the Makefile)
-#ifdef GITHASH
-  version_id = QString(" | %1").arg(GITHASH);
-#endif
-
-  olive::AppName = QString("Olive (April 2019 | Alpha%1)").arg(version_id);
-
-  // set the file filter used in all file dialogs pertaining to Olive project files.
-  project_file_filter = tr("Olive Project %1").arg("(*.ove)");
-
-  // set default value
-  enable_load_project_on_init = false;
-
-  // alloc QTranslator
-  translator = std::unique_ptr<QTranslator>(new QTranslator());
-}
-
-const QString &OliveGlobal::get_project_file_filter() {
-  return project_file_filter;
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::update_project_filename(const QString &s) {
-  // set filename to s
-  olive::ActiveProjectFilename = s;
-
-  // update main window title to reflect new project filename
-  olive::MainWindow->updateTitle();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::check_for_autorecovery_file() {
-  QString data_dir = get_data_path();
-  if (!data_dir.isEmpty()) {
-    // detect auto-recovery file
-    autorecovery_filename = data_dir + "/autorecovery.ove";
-    if (QFile::exists(autorecovery_filename)) {
-      if (QMessageBox::question(nullptr,
-                                tr("Auto-recovery"),
-                                tr("Olive didn't close properly and an autorecovery file "
-                                   "was detected. Would you like to open it?"),
-                                QMessageBox::Yes,
-                                QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-        enable_load_project_on_init = false;
-        OpenProjectWorker(autorecovery_filename, true);
-      }
-    }
-    autorecovery_timer.setInterval(60000);
-    QObject::connect(&autorecovery_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(save_autorecovery_file()));
-    autorecovery_timer.start();
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::set_rendering_state(bool rendering) {
-  audio_rendering = rendering;
-  if (rendering) {
-    autorecovery_timer.stop();
-  } else {
-    autorecovery_timer.start();
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::set_modified(bool modified)
-{
-  olive::MainWindow->setWindowModified(modified);
-  changed_since_last_autorecovery = modified;
-}
-
-bool OliveGlobal::is_modified()
-{
-  return olive::MainWindow->isWindowModified();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::load_project_on_launch(const QString& s) {
-  olive::ActiveProjectFilename = s;
-  enable_load_project_on_init = true;
-}
-
-QString OliveGlobal::get_recent_project_list_file() {
-  return get_data_dir().filePath("recents");
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::load_translation_from_config() {
-  QString language_file = olive::CurrentRuntimeConfig.external_translation_file.isEmpty() ?
-        olive::CurrentConfig.language_file :
-        olive::CurrentRuntimeConfig.external_translation_file;
-
-  // clear runtime language file so if the user sets a different language, we won't load it next time
-  olive::CurrentRuntimeConfig.external_translation_file.clear();
-
-  // remove current translation if there is one
-  QApplication::removeTranslator(translator.get());
-
-  if (!language_file.isEmpty()) {
-
-    // translation files are stored relative to app path (see GitHub issue #454)
-    QString full_language_path = QDir(get_app_path()).filePath(language_file);
-
-    // load translation file
-    if (QFileInfo::exists(full_language_path)
-        && translator->load(full_language_path)) {
-      QApplication::installTranslator(translator.get());
-    } else {
-      qWarning() << "Failed to load translation file" << full_language_path << ". No language will be loaded.";
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::SetNativeStyling(QWidget *w)
-{
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-  w->setStyleSheet("");
-  w->setPalette(w->style()->standardPalette());
-  w->setStyle(QStyleFactory::create("windowsvista"));
-#endif
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::LoadProject(const QString &fn, bool autorecovery)
-{
-  // QSortFilterProxyModels are not thread-safe, and as we'll be loading in another thread, leaving it connected
-  // can cause glitches in its presentation. Therefore for the duration of the loading process, we disconnect it,
-  // and reconnect it later once the loading is complete.
-
-  panel_project->DisconnectFilterToModel();
-
-  LoadDialog ld(olive::MainWindow);
-
-  ld.open();
-
-  LoadThread* lt = new LoadThread(fn, autorecovery);
-  connect(&ld, SIGNAL(cancel()), lt, SLOT(cancel()));
-  connect(lt, SIGNAL(success()), &ld, SLOT(accept()));
-  connect(lt, SIGNAL(error()), &ld, SLOT(reject()));
-  connect(lt, SIGNAL(error()), this, SLOT(new_project()));
-  connect(lt, SIGNAL(report_progress(int)), &ld, SLOT(setValue(int)));
-  lt->start();
-
-  panel_project->ConnectFilterToModel();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::ClearProject()
-{
-  // clear graph editor
-  panel_graph_editor->set_row(nullptr);
-
-  // clear effects panel
-  panel_effect_controls->Clear(true);
-
-  // clear existing project
-  olive::Global->set_sequence(nullptr);
-  panel_footage_viewer->set_media(nullptr);
-
-  // clear project contents (footage, sequences, etc.)
-  panel_project->clear();
-
-  // clear undo stack
-  olive::UndoStack.clear();
-
-  // empty current project filename
-  update_project_filename("");
-
-  // full update of all panels
-  update_ui(false);
-
-  // set to unmodified
-  olive::Global->set_modified(false);
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::ImportProject(const QString &fn)
-{
-  LoadProject(fn, false);
-  set_modified(true);
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::new_project() {
-  if (can_close_project()) {
-    ClearProject();
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::OpenProject() {
-  QString fn = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(olive::MainWindow, tr("Open Project..."), "", project_file_filter);
-  if (!fn.isEmpty() && can_close_project()) {
-    OpenProjectWorker(fn, false);
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_recent(int index) {
-  QString recent_url = recent_projects.at(index);
-  if (!QFile::exists(recent_url)) {
-    if (QMessageBox::question(
-          olive::MainWindow,
-          tr("Missing recent project"),
-          tr("The project '%1' no longer exists. Would you like to remove it from the recent projects list?").arg(recent_url),
-          QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-      recent_projects.removeAt(index);
-      panel_project->save_recent_projects();
-    }
-  } else if (can_close_project()) {
-    OpenProjectWorker(recent_url, false);
-  }
-}
-
-bool OliveGlobal::save_project_as() {
-  QString fn = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(olive::MainWindow, tr("Save Project As..."), "", project_file_filter);
-  if (!fn.isEmpty()) {
-    if (!fn.endsWith(".ove", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-      fn += ".ove";
-    }
-    update_project_filename(fn);
-    panel_project->save_project(false);
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-bool OliveGlobal::save_project() {
-  if (olive::ActiveProjectFilename.isEmpty()) {
-    return save_project_as();
-  } else {
-    panel_project->save_project(false);
-    return true;
-  }
-}
-
-bool OliveGlobal::can_close_project() {
-  if (is_modified()) {
-    QMessageBox* m = new QMessageBox(
-          QMessageBox::Question,
-          tr("Unsaved Project"),
-          tr("This project has changed since it was last saved. Would you like to save it before closing?"),
-          QMessageBox::Yes|QMessageBox::No|QMessageBox::Cancel,
-          olive::MainWindow
-          );
-    m->setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModal);
-    int r = m->exec();
-    delete m;
-    if (r == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-      return save_project();
-    } else if (r == QMessageBox::Cancel) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_export_dialog() {
-  if (CheckForActiveSequence()) {
-    ExportDialog e(olive::MainWindow);
-    e.exec();
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::finished_initialize() {
-  if (enable_load_project_on_init) {
-
-    // if a project was set as a command line argument, we load it here
-    if (QFileInfo::exists(olive::ActiveProjectFilename)) {
-      OpenProjectWorker(olive::ActiveProjectFilename, false);
-    } else {
-      QMessageBox::critical(olive::MainWindow,
-                            tr("Missing Project File"),
-                            tr("Specified project '%1' does not exist.").arg(olive::ActiveProjectFilename),
-                            QMessageBox::Ok);
-      update_project_filename(nullptr);
-    }
-
-    enable_load_project_on_init = false;
-
-  } else {
-    // if we are not loading a project on launch and are running a release build, open the demo notice dialog
-#ifndef QT_DEBUG
-    DemoNotice* d = new DemoNotice(olive::MainWindow);
-    connect(d, SIGNAL(finished(int)), d, SLOT(deleteLater()));
-    d->open();
-#endif
-  }
-
-  // Check for updates
-  olive::update_notifier.check();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::save_autorecovery_file() {
-  if (changed_since_last_autorecovery) {
-    panel_project->save_project(true);
-
-    changed_since_last_autorecovery = false;
-
-    qInfo() << "Auto-recovery project saved";
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_preferences() {
-  panel_sequence_viewer->pause();
-  panel_footage_viewer->pause();
-
-  PreferencesDialog pd(olive::MainWindow);
-  pd.exec();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::set_sequence(SequencePtr s)
-{
-  panel_graph_editor->set_row(nullptr);
-  panel_effect_controls->Clear(true);
-
-  olive::ActiveSequence = s;
-  panel_sequence_viewer->set_main_sequence();
-  panel_timeline->update_sequence();
-  panel_timeline->setFocus();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::OpenProjectWorker(QString fn, bool autorecovery) {
-  ClearProject();
-  update_project_filename(fn);
-  LoadProject(fn, autorecovery);
-  olive::UndoStack.clear();
-}
-
-bool OliveGlobal::CheckForActiveSequence(bool show_msg)
-{
-  if (olive::ActiveSequence == nullptr) {
-
-    if (show_msg) {
-      QMessageBox::information(olive::MainWindow,
-                               tr("No active sequence"),
-                               tr("Please open the sequence to perform this action."),
-                               QMessageBox::Ok);
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::undo() {
-  // workaround to prevent crash (and also users should never need to do this)
-  if (!panel_timeline->importing) {
-    olive::UndoStack.undo();
-    update_ui(true);
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::redo() {
-  // workaround to prevent crash (and also users should never need to do this)
-  if (!panel_timeline->importing) {
-    olive::UndoStack.redo();
-    update_ui(true);
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::paste() {
-  if (olive::ActiveSequence != nullptr) {
-    panel_timeline->paste(false);
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::paste_insert() {
-  if (olive::ActiveSequence != nullptr) {
-    panel_timeline->paste(true);
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_about_dialog() {
-  AboutDialog a(olive::MainWindow);
-  a.exec();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_debug_log() {
-  olive::DebugDialog->show();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_speed_dialog() {
-  if (olive::ActiveSequence != nullptr) {
-
-    QVector<Clip*> selected_clips = olive::ActiveSequence->SelectedClips();
-
-    if (!selected_clips.isEmpty()) {
-      SpeedDialog s(olive::MainWindow, selected_clips);
-      s.exec();
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_autocut_silence_dialog() {
-  if (CheckForActiveSequence()) {
-
-    QVector<int> selected_clips = olive::ActiveSequence->SelectedClipIndexes();
-
-    if (selected_clips.isEmpty()) {
-      QMessageBox::critical(olive::MainWindow,
-                            tr("No clips selected"),
-                            tr("Select the clips you wish to auto-cut"),
-                            QMessageBox::Ok);
-    } else {
-      AutoCutSilenceDialog s(olive::MainWindow, selected_clips);
-      s.exec();
-    }
-
-  }
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::clear_undo_stack() {
-  olive::UndoStack.clear();
-}
-
-void OliveGlobal::open_action_search() {
-  ActionSearch as(olive::MainWindow);
-  as.exec();
-}