Identifiable.h

 
//-*-C++-*-
/***************************************************************************
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2013 by Willem van Straten
 *   Licensed under the Academic Free License version 2.1
 *
 ***************************************************************************/
 
// psrchive/Util/units/Identifiable.h
 
#ifndef __Identifiable_H
#define __Identifiable_H
 
#include "ReferenceTo.h"
 
class Identifiable : public Reference::Able
{
  public:

  virtual bool identify (const std::string& name);

  virtual void set_identity (const std::string&);
 
  virtual std::string get_identity () const;

  virtual void set_description (const std::string&);

  virtual std::string get_description () const;

  virtual void add_alias (const std::string&);
 
  class Decorator;
 
  template<class Parent> class Proxy;
 
 private:

  std::vector<std::string> identities;

  std::string description;
 
};
 
template<class Parent>
class Identifiable::Proxy : public Parent
{
  Reference::To<Identifiable> decorated;
 
public:
 
  Proxy (Identifiable* id) { decorated = id; }
 
  bool identify (const std::string& name)
  { return decorated->identify(name); }
 
  std::string get_identity () const
  { return decorated->get_identity (); }
 
  std::string get_description () const
  { return decorated->get_description (); }
 
};
 
class Identifiable::Decorator : public Identifiable::Proxy<Identifiable>
{
public:
  Decorator (Identifiable* id) : Proxy<Identifiable> (id) { }
};
 
 
#endif