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/*
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 *   Author:
 *      Damian 'Mozork' Frick
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 *      ...
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 */

/**
    @file NotificationManager.h
    @brief Definition of the NotificationManager class.
*/

#ifndef _NotificationManager_H__
#define _NotificationManager_H__

#include "OrxonoxPrereqs.h"

#include "core/BaseObject.h"

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>

#include "NotificationOverlay.h"

namespace orxonox
{

    /**
    @brief
        The NotificationManager functions as a gateway between Notifications and NotificationQueues.
        It receives, organizes Notifications and the redistributes them to the specific NotificationQueues.
    @author
        Damian 'Mozork' Frick
    */
    class _OrxonoxExport NotificationManager : public BaseObject
    {
        public:
            NotificationManager(BaseObject* creator);
            virtual ~NotificationManager();
                
            static const std::string ALL;
            static const std::string NONE;
         
            //TDO: Visibility?
            static bool registerNotification(Notification* notification); //!< Registers a Notification within the NotificationManager.
            static bool registerQueue(NotificationQueue* queue); //!< Registers a NotificationQueue within the NotificationManager.
            
            static std::multimap<std::time_t,Notification*>* getNotifications(NotificationQueue* queue, const std::time_t & timeFrameStart, const std::time_t & timeFrameEnd); //!< Returns the Notifications for a specific NotificationQueue in a specified timeframe.
            
            /**
            @brief Fetches the Notifications for a specific NotificationQueue starting at a specified time.
            @param queue The NotificationQueue the Notifications are fetched for.
            @param timeFrameStart The start time the Notifications are fetched from.
            @return Returns a time-ordered list of Notifications.
            */
            static std::multimap<std::time_t,Notification*>* getNotifications(NotificationQueue* queue, const std::time_t & timeFrameStart)
                { return NotificationManager::getNotifications(queue, timeFrameStart, std::time(0)); }
            /**
            @brief Fetches the Notifications for a specific NotificationQueue starting at a specified timespan before now.
            @param queue The NotificationQueue the Notifications are fetched for.
            @param timeDelay The timespan.
            @return Returns a time-ordered list of Notifications.
            */
            static std::multimap<std::time_t,Notification*>* getNotifications(NotificationQueue* queue, int timeDelay)
                { return NotificationManager::getNotifications(queue, std::time(0)-timeDelay, std::time(0)); }
     
               private:
            static int highestIndex_s; //!< This variable holds the highest index (resp. key) in notificationLists_s, to secure that  no key appears twice.
        
            static std::multimap<std::time_t,Notification*> allNotificationsList_s; //!< Container where all notifications are stored (together with their respecive timestamps).
            static std::map<NotificationQueue*,int> queueList_s; //!< Container where all NotificationQueues are stored with a number as identifier.
            static std::map<int,std::multimap<std::time_t,Notification*>*> notificationLists_s; //!< Container where all Notifications, for each identifier (associated with a NotificationQueue), are stored.
            

    };

}

#endif /* _NotificationManager_H__ */