// Created on: 1992-02-03
// Created by: Christian CAILLET
// Copyright (c) 1992-1999 Matra Datavision
// Copyright (c) 1999-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
// the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
// by the Free Software Foundation, with special exception defined in the file
// OCCT_LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt. Consult the file LICENSE_LGPL_21.txt included in OCCT
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#ifndef _Interface_GeneralLib_HeaderFile
#define _Interface_GeneralLib_HeaderFile

#include <Standard.hxx>
#include <Standard_DefineAlloc.hxx>
#include <Standard_Handle.hxx>

#include <Standard_Integer.hxx>
class Interface_NodeOfGeneralLib;
class Standard_NoSuchObject;
class Standard_Transient;
class Interface_GeneralModule;
class Interface_Protocol;
class Interface_GlobalNodeOfGeneralLib;



class Interface_GeneralLib 
{
public:

  DEFINE_STANDARD_ALLOC

  
  //! Adds a couple (Module-Protocol) into the global definition set
  //! for this class of Library.
  Standard_EXPORT static void SetGlobal (const Handle(Interface_GeneralModule)& amodule, const Handle(Interface_Protocol)& aprotocol);
  
  //! Creates a Library which complies with a Protocol, that is :
  //! Same class (criterium IsInstance)
  //! This creation gets the Modules from the global set, those
  //! which are bound to the given Protocol and its Resources
  Standard_EXPORT Interface_GeneralLib(const Handle(Interface_Protocol)& aprotocol);
  
  //! Creates an empty Library : it will later by filled by method
  //! AddProtocol
  Standard_EXPORT Interface_GeneralLib();
  
  //! Adds a couple (Module-Protocol) to the Library, given the
  //! class of a Protocol. Takes Resources into account.
  //! (if <aprotocol> is not of type TheProtocol, it is not added)
  Standard_EXPORT void AddProtocol (const Handle(Standard_Transient)& aprotocol);
  
  //! Clears the list of Modules of a library (can be used to
  //! redefine the order of Modules before action : Clear then
  //! refill the Library by calls to AddProtocol)
  Standard_EXPORT void Clear();
  
  //! Sets a library to be defined with the complete Global list
  //! (all the couples Protocol/Modules recorded in it)
  Standard_EXPORT void SetComplete();
  
  //! Selects a Module from the Library, given an Object.
  //! Returns True if Select has succeeded, False else.
  //! Also Returns (as arguments) the selected Module and the Case
  //! Number determined by the associated Protocol.
  //! If Select has failed, <module> is Null Handle and CN is zero.
  //! (Select can work on any criterium, such as Object DynamicType)
  Standard_EXPORT Standard_Boolean Select (const Handle(Standard_Transient)& obj, Handle(Interface_GeneralModule)& module, Standard_Integer& CN) const;
  
  //! Starts Iteration on the Modules (sets it on the first one)
  Standard_EXPORT void Start();
  
  //! Returns True if there are more Modules to iterate on
  Standard_EXPORT Standard_Boolean More() const;
  
  //! Iterates by getting the next Module in the list
  //! If there is none, the exception will be raised by Value
  Standard_EXPORT void Next();
  
  //! Returns the current Module in the Iteration
  Standard_EXPORT const Handle(Interface_GeneralModule)& Module() const;
  
  //! Returns the current Protocol in the Iteration
  Standard_EXPORT const Handle(Interface_Protocol)& Protocol() const;




protected:





private:



  Handle(Interface_NodeOfGeneralLib) thelist;
  Handle(Interface_NodeOfGeneralLib) thecurr;


};







#endif // _Interface_GeneralLib_HeaderFile
