TypeTransporter.hpp

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  tag: FMTC  Tue Mar 11 21:49:25 CET 2008  TypeTransporter.hpp

                        TypeTransporter.hpp -  description
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    begin                : Tue March 11 2008
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#ifndef ORO_TYPE_TRANSPORTER_HPP
#define ORO_TYPE_TRANSPORTER_HPP

#include "DataSourceBase.hpp"
#include "BufferBase.hpp"

namespace RTT
{
    class PortInterface;

    namespace detail {

        class RTT_API TypeTransporter
        {
        public:
            virtual ~TypeTransporter() {}

            virtual void* createBlob(DataSourceBase::shared_ptr source) const = 0;

            virtual bool updateBlob(const void* blob, DataSourceBase::shared_ptr target) const = 0;

            virtual DataSourceBase* proxy(void* data ) const = 0;

            virtual void* server(DataSourceBase::shared_ptr source, bool assignable, void* arg) const = 0;

            virtual void* method(DataSourceBase::shared_ptr source, MethodC* orig, void* arg) const = 0;

            virtual DataSourceBase* dataProxy( PortInterface* data ) const = 0;

            virtual DataSourceBase* dataProxy( void* data ) const = 0;

            virtual void* dataServer( DataSourceBase::shared_ptr source, void* arg) const = 0;

            virtual BufferBase* bufferProxy( PortInterface* data ) const = 0;

            virtual BufferBase* bufferProxy( void* data ) const = 0;

            virtual void* bufferServer( BufferBase::shared_ptr source, void* arg) const = 0;

            virtual DataSourceBase* narrowDataSource(DataSourceBase* dsb) = 0;

            virtual DataSourceBase* narrowAssignableDataSource(DataSourceBase* dsb) = 0;
        };
    }
}

#endif