//
// AbstractDelegate.h
//
// $Id: //poco/svn/Foundation/include/Poco/AbstractDelegate.h#3 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Events
// Module:  AbstractDelegate
//
// Implementation of the AbstractDelegate template.
//
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#ifndef  Foundation_AbstractDelegate_INCLUDED
#define  Foundation_AbstractDelegate_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"


namespace Poco {


template <class TArgs> 
class AbstractDelegate
	/// Interface for Delegate and Expire
	/// Very similar to AbstractPriorityDelegate but having two separate files (no inheritance)
	/// allows one to have compile-time checks when registering an observer
	/// instead of run-time checks.
{
public:
	AbstractDelegate(void* pTarget): _pTarget(pTarget)
	{
		poco_assert_dbg (_pTarget != 0);
	}

	AbstractDelegate(const AbstractDelegate& del): _pTarget(del._pTarget)
	{
		poco_assert_dbg (_pTarget != 0);
	}

	virtual ~AbstractDelegate() 
	{
	}

	virtual bool notify(const void* sender, TArgs& arguments) = 0;
		/// Returns false, if the Delegate is no longer valid, thus indicating an expire

	virtual AbstractDelegate* clone() const = 0;
		/// Returns a deep-copy of the AbstractDelegate

	bool operator < (const AbstractDelegate<TArgs>& other) const
		/// For comparing AbstractDelegates in a collection.
	{
		return _pTarget < other._pTarget;
	}

	void* target() const
	{
		return _pTarget;
	}

protected:
	void* _pTarget;
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif
