source: orxonox.OLD/orxonox/branches/levelloader/src/factory.h @ 3517

/*! 
    \file factory.h
    \brief philosophy stuff
*/

#ifndef _FACTORY_H
#define _FACTORY_H

#include "stdincl.h"
#include "xmlparser/tinyxml.h"
#include "xmlparser/tinystr.h"
#include "base_object.h"
#include "orxonox.h"
#include "world.h"

#define CREATE_FACTORY(CLASS) class CLASSFactory : public Factory { \
 public:        \
  CLASSFactory (){setNext( NULL); setClassname = "CLASS"; initialize();} \
  ~CLASSFactory (); \
 private: \
        BaseObject* fabricate( TiXMLElement* root) \
        { \
                if(!strcmp(root->Value(), getClassname())) return new CLASS( root); \
                else if( next != NULL) return next->fabricate( root); \
                else return NULL; \
        } \
}; \
CLASSFactory global_CLASSFactory;

//! The Factory is
/**
        Very philosophic description, huh?
*/
class Factory {

 public:
  Factory ();
  ~Factory ();

        virtual BaseObject* fabricate( TiXMLElement* root);
        void initialize();
  void registerFactory( Factory* factory);
        void setClassname(char* name) {classname = name};
        char* getClassname() {return classname};
        void setNext( ObjectFactory* factory) {next = factory};
        
 private:
        char* classname;
        
  Factory* next;
};

// helper function

const char* grabParameter( TiXMLElement* root, const char* name);

#endif /* _LEVELFACTORY_H */