src/base/interfaces/istringable.h

   1 /*
   2  * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
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  28
  29 #pragma once
  30
  31 class QString;
  32
  33 class IStringable
  34 {
  35 public:
  36     virtual ~IStringable() = default;
  37
  38     // requirement: T(const QString &) constructor for derived class `T`  // TODO: try enforce it in C++20 concept
  39     virtual QString toString() const = 0;
  40 };