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/*!
    \example statemachine/pingpong
    \title Ping Pong States Example

    The Ping Pong States example shows how to use parallel states together
    with custom events and transitions in \l{The State Machine Framework}.

    This example implements a statechart where two states communicate by
    posting events to the state machine. The state chart looks as follows:

    \img pingpong-example.png
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    The \c pinger and \c ponger states are parallel states, i.e. they are
    entered simultaneously and will take transitions independently of
    eachother.

    The \c pinger state will post the first \c ping event upon entry; the \c
    ponger state will respond by posting a \c pong event; this will cause the
    \c pinger state to post a new \c ping event; and so on.

    \snippet examples/statemachine/pingpong/main.cpp 0

    Two custom events are defined, \c PingEvent and \c PongEvent.

    \snippet examples/statemachine/pingpong/main.cpp 1

    The \c Pinger class defines a state that posts a \c PingEvent to the state
    machine when the state is entered.

    \snippet examples/statemachine/pingpong/main.cpp 2

    The \c PingTransition class defines a transition that is triggered by
    events of type \c PingEvent, and that posts a \c PongEvent (with a delay
    of 500 milliseconds) to the state machine when the transition is
    triggered.

    \snippet examples/statemachine/pingpong/main.cpp 3

    The \c PongTransition class defines a transition that is triggered by
    events of type \c PongEvent, and that posts a \c PingEvent (with a delay
    of 500 milliseconds) to the state machine when the transition is
    triggered.

    \snippet examples/statemachine/pingpong/main.cpp 4

    The main() function begins by creating a state machine and a parallel
    state group.

    \snippet examples/statemachine/pingpong/main.cpp 5

    Next, the \c pinger and \c ponger states are created, with the parallel
    state group as their parent state. Note that the transitions are \e
    targetless. When such a transition is triggered, the source state won't be
    exited and re-entered; only the transition's onTransition() function will
    be called, and the state machine's configuration will remain the same,
    which is precisely what we want in this case.

    \snippet examples/statemachine/pingpong/main.cpp 6

    Finally, the group is added to the state machine, the machine is started,
    and the application event loop is entered.

  */