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# qtc.lua

     ---@meta

     ---@class PluginSpec
     ---@field name string The name of the plugin.
     ---@field pluginDirectory FilePath The directory of the plugin.
     ---@field appDataPath FilePath The application data directory of the plugin.
     PluginSpec = {}
     ---The global qtc object defined in the Lua plugin.
     ---@class qtc
     Qtc = {}

     ---@class (exact) QtcPlugin
     ---@field Id string The id of the plugin.
     ---@field Name string? The name of the plugin. ( Default: `Id` )
     ---@field Version string The version of the plugin. (`major.minor.patch`)
     ---@field CompatVersion string The lowest previous version of the plugin that this one is compatible to. (`major.minor.patch`)
     ---@field VendorId string
     ---@field Vendor string? The display name of the vendor of the plugin. ( Default: `VendorId` )
     ---@field Category string The category of the plugin.
     ---@field Dependencies? QtcPluginDependency[] The dependencies of the plugin.
     ---@field Description? string A short one line description of the plugin.
     ---@field LongDescription? string A long description of the plugin. Can contain newlines.
     ---@field Url? string The url of the plugin.
     ---@field DocumentationUrl? string The url of the online documentation for the plugin.
     ---@field License? string The license text of the plugin.
     ---@field Revision? string The revision of the plugin.
     ---@field Copyright? string The copyright of the plugin.
     ---@field Experimental? boolean Whether the plugin is experimental or not. ( Default: true )
     ---@field DisabledByDefault? boolean Whether the plugin is disabled by default or not. ( Default: true )
     ---@field setup function The setup function of the plugin.
     ---@field hooks? Hooks The hooks of the plugin.
     ---@field Mimetypes? string XML MIME-info for registering additional or adapting built-in MIME types.
     ---@field JsonWizardPaths? string[] A list of paths relative to the plugin location or paths to the Qt resource system that are searched for template-based wizards.
     ---@field printToOutputPane? boolean Whether the `print(...)` function should print to the output pane or not. ( Default: false )
     ---@field languages? string[] A list of languages that the plugin supports.
     QtcPlugin = {}

     ---@class QtcPluginDependency
     ---@field Id string The name of the dependency.
     ---@field Version string The version of the dependency. (`major.minor.patch`)
     ---@field Required? "required"|"optional"|"test" Whether the dependency is required or not. (Default: "required")
     QtcPluginDependency = {}

     ---@class EditorHooks
     ---@field documentOpened? function function(document)
     ---@field documentClosed? function function(document)
     ---@field text? TextEditorHooks
     EditorHooks = {}

     ---@class TextEditorHooks
     ---@field currentChanged? function function(editor: TextEditor)
     ---@field contentsChanged? function function(document: TextDocument, position: integer, charsRemoved: integer, charsAdded: integer)
     ---@field cursorChanged? function function(editor: TextEditor, cursor: MultiTextCursor)

     ---@class ProjectHooks
     ---@field startupProjectChanged? function function(project: Project)
     ---@field projectAdded? function function(project: Project)
     ---@field projectRemoved? function function(project: Project)
     ---@field aboutToRemoveProject? function function(project: Project)
     ---@field runActionsUpdated? function function() Called when Project.canRunStartupProject() might have changed.
     ---@field buildStateChanged? function function(project: Project, isBuilding: boolean)

     ---@class TaskHubHooks
     ---@field categoryAdded? function function(category: TaskCategory)
     ---@field taskAdded? function function(task: Task)
     ---@field taskRemoved? function function(task: Task)
     ---@field tasksCleared? function function(categoryId: Id)
     ---@field categoryVisibilityChanged? function function(categoryId: Id, visible: boolean)

     ---@class Hooks
     ---@field editors? EditorHooks
     ---@field projects? ProjectHooks
     ---@field taskHub? TaskHubHooks
     Hooks = {}