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/*
 *   ORXONOX - the hottest 3D action shooter ever to exist
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 */

/*!
    @file DebugLevel.h
    @brief Definition of the DebugLevel class.

    The DebugLevel class is a singleton, only used to configure the amount of debug
    output (see Debug.h) into the console and the log-file (see OutputHandler.h).
*/

#ifndef _DebugLevel_H__
#define _DebugLevel_H__

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

#include "OrxonoxClass.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    //! The DebugLevel class is a singleton, only used to configure the amount of debug output.
    class _CoreExport DebugLevel : public OrxonoxClass
    {
        public:
            static int getSoftDebugLevel();

        private:
            DebugLevel();                       // don't create
            DebugLevel(const DebugLevel& dl) {} // don't copy
            ~DebugLevel() {}                    // don't delete

            int softDebugLevel_s;                       //!< The output level
            static DebugLevel* pointer_s;               //!< A pointer to the only existing instance of this class
            static bool bCreatingDebugLevelObject_s;    //!< True if the only instance is being created (this is needed to avoid recurstion - creating the object produces debug output, debug output needs the object)
    };
}

#endif /* _DebugLevel_H__ */