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+#ifndef COPY_EVENT_FILTER_H
+#define COPY_EVENT_FILTER_H
+
+#include <functional>
+
+#include <QAbstractItemView>
+#include <QModelIndex>
+#include <QObject>
+
+// this small class provides copy on Ctrl+C and also
+// exposes a method to actual copy the selection
+//
+// the way the selection is copied can be customized by
+// passing a functor to format each index, by default
+// it only extracts the display role
+//
+// only works for view that selects whole row since it only
+// considers the first cell in each row
+//
+class CopyEventFilter : public QObject
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+
+  CopyEventFilter(QAbstractItemView* view, int role = Qt::DisplayRole);
+  CopyEventFilter(QAbstractItemView* view, std::function<QString(const QModelIndex&)> format);
+
+  // copy the selection of the view associated with this
+  // event filter into the clipboard
+  //
+  bool copySelection() const;
+
+  bool eventFilter(QObject* sender, QEvent* event) override;
+
+private:
+
+  QAbstractItemView* m_view;
+  std::function<QString(const QModelIndex&)> m_format;
+
+};
+
+#endif