diff --git a/MantidPlot/CMakeLists.txt b/MantidPlot/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f616470ce3d44232c3bb2f45b0858cdde66abf1..10cca32934b8b76e1f7632b0e85fdf8533a38b38 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MantidPlot/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ set ( QTIPLOT_SRCS src/ApplicationWindow.cpp
src/TSVSerialiser.cpp
src/UserFunction.cpp
src/VectorCurve.cpp
+ src/WindowFactory.cpp
src/origin/OPJFile.cpp
src/plot2D/ImageSymbol.cpp
src/analysis/fft2D.cpp
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ set ( QTIPLOT_HDRS src/ApplicationWindow.h
src/TSVSerialiser.h
src/UserFunction.h
src/VectorCurve.h
+ src/WindowFactory.h
src/analysis/fft2D.h
src/origin/OPJFile.h
src/plot2D/ImageSymbol.h
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/Graph3D.h b/MantidPlot/src/Graph3D.h
index f16fa32ea3ceccbf7df43c5c4861af3909055a31..71da00caaf88d0cab448d99fce5e46f74aa74378 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/Graph3D.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/Graph3D.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Function2D; // Mantid
*directly to a file, so they
* can't be combined with output generated via QPrinter.
*/
-class Graph3D : public MdiSubWindow, public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
+class Graph3D : public MdiSubWindow {
Q_OBJECT
public:
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/InstrumentWidget/InstrumentWindow.h b/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/InstrumentWidget/InstrumentWindow.h
index 51580e7aea3c1c86dfced0222fe0ad20e0762323..5a9a81fb51d7f7c5b1b46704e6f874d3bc6eadf1 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/InstrumentWidget/InstrumentWindow.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/InstrumentWidget/InstrumentWindow.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ class InstrumentWidgetTab;
}
}
-class InstrumentWindow : public MdiSubWindow,
- public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
+class InstrumentWindow : public MdiSubWindow {
Q_OBJECT
public:
explicit InstrumentWindow(const QString &wsName,
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/MantidMatrix.h b/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/MantidMatrix.h
index ce5d6c13c16e792b86ac6ad404318e36522b3d63..19b8c7eed8a1a6e4e417c80a5a60d3bb11164706 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/MantidMatrix.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/MantidMatrix.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
#include "MantidMatrixModel.h"
#include "MantidMatrixTabExtension.h"
-#include "Mantid/IProjectSerialisable.h"
#include "MantidAPI/AnalysisDataService.h"
#include "MantidAPI/FrameworkManager.h"
#include "MantidAPI/MatrixWorkspace_fwd.h"
@@ -84,8 +83,7 @@ Code Documentation is available at: <http://doxygen.mantidproject.org>
*/
class MantidMatrix : public MdiSubWindow,
- MantidQt::API::WorkspaceObserver,
- public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
+ MantidQt::API::WorkspaceObserver {
Q_OBJECT
public:
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/Matrix.h b/MantidPlot/src/Matrix.h
index 2b7c69c300f945cac1828db56f6f2337569d6c6a..b69e3cbebe470cb557d3eb9f6762399b7fe56ad8 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/Matrix.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/Matrix.h
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ class QUndoStack;
//! Matrix worksheet class
class Matrix : public MdiSubWindow,
- public Scripted,
- public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
+ public Scripted {
Q_OBJECT
protected:
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.cpp b/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.cpp
index 0767cfb722adbc4eb00f630c915cb7db1f82b44c..00e210a68cb57256031bd6ec5d259fd299b87317 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.cpp
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ void MdiSubWindow::setLabel(const QString &label) {
d_label = label;
}
+void MdiSubWindow::loadFromProject(const std::string &lines, ApplicationWindow *app, const int fileVersion)
+{
+ Q_UNUSED(lines);
+ Q_UNUSED(app);
+ Q_UNUSED(fileVersion);
+ throw std::runtime_error("LoadToProject not implemented for raw MdiSubWindow");
+}
+
+std::string MdiSubWindow::saveToProject(ApplicationWindow *app)
+{
+ Q_UNUSED(app);
+ throw std::runtime_error("SaveToProject not implemented for raw MdiSubWindow");
+}
+
void MdiSubWindow::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e) {
emit resizedWindow(this);
MdiSubWindowParent_t::resizeEvent(e);
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.h b/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.h
index 7bdfcae880bf7f800700a6324923e69f717761e0..7189fbc7a974dde5e72a10bbb76e58b4d3085727 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/MdiSubWindow.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
#ifndef MdiSubWindow_H
#define MdiSubWindow_H
+#include "Mantid/IProjectSerialisable.h"
#include <QMdiSubWindow>
#include <QDockWidget>
#include <QVBoxLayout>
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ protected:
*
* \sa Folder, ApplicationWindow
*/
-class MdiSubWindow : public MdiSubWindowParent_t {
+class MdiSubWindow : public MdiSubWindowParent_t,
+ public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
Q_OBJECT
public:
@@ -271,6 +273,11 @@ public: // non-slot methods
///@}
/// Set the label property on the widget
void setLabel(const QString &label);
+ /// Loads the given lines from the project file and applies them.
+ void loadFromProject(const std::string &lines, ApplicationWindow *app,
+ const int fileVersion) override;
+ /// Serialises to a string that can be saved to a project file.
+ std::string saveToProject(ApplicationWindow *app) override;
signals:
//! Emitted when the window was closed
void closedWindow(MdiSubWindow *);
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/MultiLayer.h b/MantidPlot/src/MultiLayer.h
index 109d6f94b7010d6dbff7cd1edd397f3b2268ecc9..509567f6fb3be41b14aceec26f5e04e5a9d9dee6 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/MultiLayer.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/MultiLayer.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class WaterfallFillDialog;
*could handle things like creating
* tables by calling methods of Project instead of sending signals.
*/
-class MultiLayer : public MdiSubWindow, public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
+class MultiLayer : public MdiSubWindow {
Q_OBJECT
public:
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/Note.h b/MantidPlot/src/Note.h
index 0c476ca05a97d0149926126fd9b448598868adcf..6bb569c8eca49dcdaf0cf0c8cf5f5122d3bcabea 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/Note.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/Note.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ApplicationWindow;
* \section future Future Plans
* - Search and replace
*/
-class Note : public MdiSubWindow, public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
+class Note : public MdiSubWindow {
Q_OBJECT
public:
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/ProjectSerialiser.cpp b/MantidPlot/src/ProjectSerialiser.cpp
index 60b0afd3635cc7dbfce0df09b2d37ee2669423e8..c76821d1635c76881cc1226708a5ba8f57c992dc 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/ProjectSerialiser.cpp
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/ProjectSerialiser.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include "TableStatistics.h"
#include "Graph3D.h"
+#include "WindowFactory.h"
#include "Mantid/MantidMatrix.h"
#include "Mantid/MantidUI.h"
#include "MantidAPI/MatrixWorkspace.h"
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/Table.h b/MantidPlot/src/Table.h
index 6a4d8c795c87a65006b119d85cff08ebcc4ce2e3..59af062b911a9446b98b1cc967e1e6f9fce49995 100644
--- a/MantidPlot/src/Table.h
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/Table.h
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ private:
* [ assigned to thzs ]
*/
class Table : public MdiSubWindow,
- public Scripted,
- public Mantid::IProjectSerialisable {
+ public Scripted {
Q_OBJECT
public:
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/WindowFactory.cpp b/MantidPlot/src/WindowFactory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba8cc21dd635cde8b849504e6e9d4c5470c1fcb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/WindowFactory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "WindowFactory.h"
+
+using namespace Mantid::API;
+
+WindowFactoryImpl::WindowFactoryImpl()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/MantidPlot/src/WindowFactory.h b/MantidPlot/src/WindowFactory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2cc0776b5453a2505a2f35870be0d3fd99cb8dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MantidPlot/src/WindowFactory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#ifndef WINDOWFACTORY_H
+#define WINDOWFACTORY_H
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Includes
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#include "MantidAPI/DllConfig.h"
+#include "MantidKernel/DynamicFactory.h"
+#include "MantidKernel/SingletonHolder.h"
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Forward declarations
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+class MdiSubWindow;
+
+namespace Mantid {
+namespace API {
+
+/** The WindowFactory class is in charge of the creation of concrete
+ instances of MdiSubWindow. It inherits most of its implementation from
+ the Dynamic Factory base class.
+ It is implemented as a singleton class.
+
+ @author Samuel Jackson, ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
+ @date 11/07/2016
+
+ Copyright © 2007-2011 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, NScD Oak
+ Ridge National Laboratory & European Spallation Source
+
+ This file is part of Mantid.
+
+ Mantid 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.
+
+ Mantid 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/>.
+
+ File change history is stored at: <https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid>
+*/
+
+class MANTID_API_DLL WindowFactoryImpl final : public Kernel::DynamicFactory<MdiSubWindow> {
+public:
+ WindowFactoryImpl();
+};
+
+/// Forward declaration of a specialisation of SingletonHolder for
+/// AlgorithmFactoryImpl (needed for dllexport/dllimport) and a typedef for it.
+#ifdef _WIN32
+// this breaks new namespace declaraion rules; need to find a better fix
+template class MANTID_API_DLL
+ Mantid::Kernel::SingletonHolder<WindowFactoryImpl>;
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+typedef MANTID_API_DLL Mantid::Kernel::SingletonHolder<WindowFactoryImpl>
+ WindowFactory;
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif // WINDOWFACTORY_H