ProcessingStrategy.h

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#pragma once

#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

#include <rsc/logging/LoggerFactory.h>

#include <rsb/Event.h>

#include "cca/port/InputPort.h"

namespace cca {

class ProcessingStrategy;
typedef ::boost::shared_ptr<ProcessingStrategy> StrategyPtr;

class ProcessingStrategy {

public:

    typedef std::pair<std::string, InputPortPtr> NamedInputPort;
    typedef std::map<std::string, InputPortPtr> NamedInputPorts;

    std::string getName() const;

    virtual bool processOnTick() const = 0;

    virtual bool processOnInputs(ProcessingStrategy::NamedInputPorts inputs) const = 0;

    virtual bool listensToTicks() const;

    virtual bool listensToInputs() const;

    virtual std::string print() const;

    virtual ~ProcessingStrategy();

protected:

    ProcessingStrategy(std::string name, bool listenToTicks, bool listenToDTOs);

    std::string name;

    bool listenToTicks;

    bool listenToInputs;

    rsc::logging::LoggerPtr logger;
};

bool operator==(StrategyPtr const a, StrategyPtr const b);

}