/*
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 *   Author:
 *      Sven Stucki 
 *   Co-authors:
 *      ...
 *
 */

/**
    @file DockingEffect.h
    @brief Definition of the DockingEffect class.
    @ingroup Docking
*/

#ifndef _DockingEffect_H__
#define _DockingEffect_H__

#include "core/CoreIncludes.h"
#include "core/XMLPort.h"

#include "infos/PlayerInfo.h"

#include "DockingPrereqs.h"
#include "DockingTarget.h"

#include <list>
#include "core/BaseObject.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    namespace docking {
        enum event {
            DOCKING,
            ATTACH,
            RELEASE
        };
    }

    /**
    @brief
        Handles DockingEffects for @ref orxonox::Docking "Docks".

    @author
        Sven Stucki

    @ingroup Docking
    */
    class _DockingExport DockingEffect : public BaseObject
    {
        public:
            DockingEffect(BaseObject* creator);
            virtual ~DockingEffect();

            virtual bool docking(PlayerInfo* player) = 0; //!< Called when docking starts
            virtual bool attach(PlayerInfo* player) = 0; //!< Called after docking animation
            virtual bool release(PlayerInfo* player) = 0; //!< Called when player wants to undock

            static bool invokeEffect(docking::event event, PlayerInfo* player, std::list<DockingEffect*> & effects); //!< Invokes the event specific method of all DockingEffects in the list
            static DockingTarget *findTarget(std::string name); //!< Iterates through all DockingTarget objects to find the one with name=target
    };

}

#endif /* _DockingEffect_H__ */