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+#include<QApplication>
+#include "../toolbar/toolbar.h"
+#include "../util/util.h"
+
+
+/* define a macro `clientApp` that can be used anywhere in the program and returns a reference to the current ClientApp instance */
+#if defined(clientApp)
+#undef clientApp
+#endif
+#define clientApp (static_cast<ClientApp*>(QCoreApplication::instance()))
+
+/* this class is supposed to (after complete refactoring) to encapsulate all
+ * state of the application.  At the moment, the state is distributed within
+ * several widgets. With this class information access will also be easier as
+ * it is possible to access the current ClientApp instance from anywhere with
+ * the clientApp macro (like qApp)  macro */
+class ClientApp : public QApplication {
+
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+  public:
+    enum ConnectionMode { None, Auto, Session };
+
+  private:
+    bool _examMode;
+    ConnectionMode _connectionMode; /* way of automatically connection to a session on startup*/
+    QString _sessionName; /* only set when _connectionMode == Session */
+    Toolbar* _toolbar;
+
+    void initConfiguration();
+    void parseParameters();
+
+  public:
+
+    ClientApp(int& argc, char** argv);
+
+    bool isExamMode() const { return _examMode; };
+};