/*
* (c) 2005, 2008 Nico Pranke <Nico.Pranke@googlemail.com>, Robin Luedtke <RobinLu@gmx.de>
*
* This file is part of avcap.
*
* avcap is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* avcap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with avcap. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
/* avcap is free for non-commercial use.
* To use it in commercial endeavors, please contact Nico Pranke <Nico.Pranke@googlemail.com>
*/
#ifndef MANAGER_H_
#define MANAGER_H_
#include <list>
#include <iostream>
namespace avcap
{
class DeviceDescriptor;
//! Abstract base class for Managers.
/*! Classes that provide access to specific aspects of
* a device derive from this class. Managers usualy manage a number of
* objects of a specific type that abstract these aspects.
* The template parameter is used to define a STL list-type to
* store these objects.*/
template<class T>
class Manager
{
public:
//! The STL list-type to store the managed objects.
typedef std::list<T*> ListType;
protected:
DeviceDescriptor *mDeviceDescriptor;
public:
inline Manager(DeviceDescriptor* dd):
mDeviceDescriptor(dd)
{}
virtual ~Manager()
{}
/*! Called during initialisation by the CaptureDevice to query for
* the objects that the implementation of this class manages. */
virtual void query() = 0;
};
}
#endif // MANAGER_H_