## Copyright (C) 2008-2012 Michael Goffioul
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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {Function File} {@var{name} =} graphics_toolkit ()
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{name} =} graphics_toolkit (@var{hlist})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} graphics_toolkit (@var{name})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} graphics_toolkit (@var{hlist}, @var{name})
## Query or set the default graphics toolkit which is assigned to new figures.
## 
## With no inputs, return the current default graphics toolkit.  If the input
## is a list of figure graphic handles, @var{hlist}, then return the name
## of the graphics toolkit in use for each figure.
## 
## When called with a single input @var{name} set the default graphics toolkit
## to @var{name}.  If the toolkit is not already loaded, it is initialized by
## calling the function @code{__init_@var{name}__}.  If the first input
## is a list of figure handles, @var{hlist}, then the graphics toolkit is set
## to @var{name} for these figures only.
## 
## @seealso{available_graphics_toolkits}
## @end deftypefn

function retval = graphics_toolkit (name, hlist = [])

  if (nargin > 2)
    print_usage ();
  endif

  if (nargout > 0 || nargin == 0)
    retval = get (0, "defaultfigure__graphics_toolkit__");
  endif

  if (nargin == 0)
    return;
  elseif (nargin == 1)
    if (all (isfigure (name)))
      hlist = name;
      retval = get (hlist, "__graphics_toolkit__");
      return;
    elseif (! ischar (name))
      error ("graphics_toolkit: invalid graphics toolkit NAME");
    endif
  elseif (nargin == 2)
    ## Swap input arguments
    [hlist, name] = deal (name, hlist);
    if (! all (isfigure (hlist)))
      error ("graphics_toolkit: invalid figure handle list HLIST");
    elseif (! ischar (name))
      error ("graphics_toolkit: invalid graphics toolkit NAME");
    endif
  endif

  if (! any (strcmp (loaded_graphics_toolkits (), name)))
    feval (["__init_", name, "__"]);
    if (! any (strcmp (loaded_graphics_toolkits (), name)))
      error ("graphics_toolkit: %s toolkit was not correctly loaded", name);
    endif
  endif

  if (isempty (hlist))
    set (0, "defaultfigure__graphics_toolkit__", name);
  else
    set (hlist, "__graphics_toolkit__", name);
  endif

endfunction


%!testif HAVE_FLTK
%! unwind_protect
%!   hf = figure ("visible", "off");
%!   toolkit = graphics_toolkit ();
%!   assert (get (0, "defaultfigure__graphics_toolkit__"), toolkit);
%!   graphics_toolkit (hf, "fltk");
%!   assert (graphics_toolkit (hf), "fltk");
%! unwind_protect_cleanup
%!   close (hf);
%! end_unwind_protect

%!testif HAVE_FLTK
%! old_toolkit = graphics_toolkit ();
%! switch (old_toolkit)
%!   case {"gnuplot"}
%!     new_toolkit = "fltk";
%!   otherwise
%!     new_toolkit = "gnuplot";
%! endswitch
%! assert (graphics_toolkit (new_toolkit), old_toolkit);
%! assert (graphics_toolkit (old_toolkit), new_toolkit);

