BasicEncoder.h

#ifndef __INSTANTIO_BASICENCODER_H
#define __INSTANTIO_BASICENCODER_H

#ifdef _MSC_VER
# pragma once
#endif

// ========================================================================= //
//                                                                           //
// Filename: BasicEncoder.h                                                  //
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// Author: Fraunhofer Institut fuer Graphische Datenverarbeitung (IGD)       //
//         Department Virtual and Augmented Reality                          //
//         Fraunhoferstrasse 5                                               //
//         64283 Darmstadt, Germany                                          //
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// Rights: Copyright (c) 2009 by Fraunhofer IGD.                             //
//         All rights reserved.                                              //
//         Fraunhofer IGD provides this product without warranty of any kind //
//         and shall not be liable for any damages caused by the use         //
//         of this product.                                                  //
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// ========================================================================= //

#include "InstantIODef.h"
#include "TimeStamp.h"
#include <iosfwd>
#include <string>


namespace InstantIO
{


class BasicInSlot;
class SetStateEvent;


class INSTANTIO_DLLMAPPING BasicEncoder
{
public:

        virtual ~BasicEncoder();

        virtual void initialize(const std::string &label, const std::string &description);

        inline const std::string &getLabel() const { return label_; }

        virtual BasicInSlot *getInSlot() const = 0;

        virtual void popAndEncode(SetStateEvent &event);

protected:

        inline BasicEncoder(): label_() {}

        virtual TimeStamp popAndEncode(std::ostream &os) = 0;

private:

        BasicEncoder(const BasicEncoder &);

        const BasicEncoder &operator=(const BasicEncoder &);

        std::string label_;
};


} // namespace InstantIO


#endif // __INSTANTIO_BASICENCODER_H

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