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// 08/11/2009: Small adjustments for Orxonox by Fabian 'x3n' Landau

#ifndef _Core_DynLibManager_H__
#define _Core_DynLibManager_H__

#include "CorePrereqs.h"
#include "util/Singleton.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    /** Manager for Dynamic-loading Libraries.
        @remarks
            This manager keeps a track of all the open dynamic-loading
            libraries, opens them and returns references to already-open
            libraries.
    */
    class _CoreExport DynLibManager: public Singleton<DynLibManager>
    {
        friend class Singleton<DynLibManager>;

        protected:
            typedef std::map<std::string, DynLib*> DynLibList;
            DynLibList mLibList;

        public:
            /** Default constructor.
                @note
                    <br>Should never be called as the singleton is automatically
                    created during the creation of the Root object.
                @see
                    Root::Root
            */
            DynLibManager();

            /** Default destructor.
                @see
                    Root::~Root
            */
            virtual ~DynLibManager();

            /** Loads the passed library.
                @param
                    filename The name of the library. The extension can be omitted
            */
            DynLib* load(const std::string& filename);

            /** Unloads the passed library.
            @param
            filename The name of the library. The extension can be omitted
            */
            void unload(DynLib* lib);

        private:
            static DynLibManager* singletonPtr_s;
    };
}

#endif /* _Core_DynLibManager_H__ */