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#ifndef __Util_Singleton_H__
#define __Util_Singleton_H__

#include "UtilPrereqs.h"

#include <cassert>
#include <cstring>

namespace orxonox
{
    /**
    @brief
        Base for singleton classes.

        Usage:
        Inherit publicly from Singleton<MyClass> and provide access to
        MyClass::singletonPtr_s.
        This can easily be done with a friend declaration.
    */
    template <class T>
    class Singleton
    {
    public:
        //! Returns a reference to the singleton instance
        static T& getInstance()
        {
            assert(T::singletonPtr_s != NULL);
            return *T::singletonPtr_s;
        }

        //! Tells whether the singleton has been created
        static bool exists()
        {
            return (T::singletonPtr_s != NULL);
        }

        //! Update method called by ClassSingletonManager (if used)
        void preUpdateSingleton(const Clock& time) { static_cast<T*>(T::singletonPtr_s)->preUpdate(time); }
        //! Empty update method for the static polymorphism
        void preUpdate(const Clock& time) { }
        //! Update method called by ClassSingletonManager (if used)
        void postUpdateSingleton(const Clock& time) { static_cast<T*>(T::singletonPtr_s)->postUpdate(time); }
        //! Empty update method for the static polymorphism
        void postUpdate(const Clock& time) { }

    protected:
        //! Constructor sets the singleton instance pointer
        Singleton()
        {
            assert(T::singletonPtr_s == NULL);
            T::singletonPtr_s = static_cast<T*>(this);
        }

        //! Constructor resets the singleton instance pointer
        ~Singleton()
        {
            assert(T::singletonPtr_s != NULL);
            T::singletonPtr_s = NULL;
        }

    private:
        Singleton(const Singleton& rhs); //!< Don't use (undefined)
    };
}

#endif /* __Util_Singleton_H__ */