rtt: AttributeBase.hpp Source File

00001 /***************************************************************************
00002   tag: Peter Soetens  Tue Dec 21 22:43:08 CET 2004  AttributeBase.hpp
00003 
00004                         AttributeBase.hpp -  description
00005                            -------------------
00006     begin                : Tue December 21 2004
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00008     email                : peter.soetens@mech.kuleuven.ac.be
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00037 
00038 
00039 #ifndef ORO_ATTRIBUTE_BASE_HPP
00040 #define ORO_ATTRIBUTE_BASE_HPP
00041 
00042 #include "DataSourceBase.hpp"
00043 
00044 namespace RTT
00045 { namespace base {
00046 
00047 
00052     class RTT_API AttributeBase
00053     {
00054     protected:
00055         std::string mname;
00056     public:
00060         AttributeBase();
00061 
00067         AttributeBase(const std::string& name);
00068 
00069         virtual ~AttributeBase();
00070 
00076         const std::string& getName() const;
00077 
00083         void setName(std::string const& new_name);
00084 
00089         bool ready() const
00090         {
00091             return this->getDataSource();
00092         }
00093 
00097         virtual DataSourceBase::shared_ptr getDataSource() const = 0;
00098 
00102         virtual AttributeBase* clone() const = 0;
00103 
00110         virtual AttributeBase* copy( std::map<const DataSourceBase*, DataSourceBase*>& replacements, bool instantiate ) = 0;
00111     };
00112 }}
00113 #endif