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#ifndef CPP_INTROSPECTION_MESSAGE_H
#define CPP_INTROSPECTION_MESSAGE_H

#include <introspection/forwards.h>
#include <introspection/field.h>

#include <std_msgs/Header.h>
#include <ros/time.h>

namespace cpp_introspection {

  class Message
  {
  public:
    virtual ~Message() {}

//    virtual const Package& package() const = 0;

    virtual const char* getName() const = 0;
    virtual const char* getDataType() const = 0;
    virtual const char* getMD5Sum() const = 0;
    virtual const char* getDefinition() const = 0;
    virtual const std::type_info& getTypeId() const = 0;

    virtual bool isMessage() const { return true; }
    virtual bool isSimple() const = 0;
    virtual bool isFixedSize() const = 0;
    virtual bool hasHeader() const = 0;

    virtual std_msgs::Header* getHeader(const VoidPtr& instance) const = 0;
    virtual const std_msgs::Header* getHeader(const VoidConstPtr& instance) const = 0;
    virtual std::string* getFrameId(const VoidPtr& instance) const = 0;
    virtual const std::string* getFrameId(const VoidConstPtr& instance) const = 0;
    virtual ros::Time* getTimeStamp(const VoidPtr& instance) const = 0;
    virtual const ros::Time* getTimeStamp(const VoidConstPtr& instance) const = 0;

    virtual const V_Field& fields() const = 0;
    virtual FieldWPtr field(const std::string& name) const = 0;
    virtual const V_FieldName& getFieldNames() const = 0;

    V_string getFields(bool expand = false, const std::string& separator = ".", const std::string& prefix = std::string()) const;
    V_string& getFields(V_string& fields, bool expand = false, const std::string& separator = ".", const std::string& prefix = std::string()) const;
    V_string getTypes(bool expand = false) const;
    V_string& getTypes(V_string& types, bool expand = false) const;
    std::vector<boost::any> getValues(bool expand = false) const;
    std::vector<boost::any>& getValues(std::vector<boost::any>& values, bool expand = false) const;

    virtual VoidPtr createInstance() const = 0;
    virtual void serialize(ros::serialization::OStream& stream, const VoidConstPtr& instance = VoidConstPtr()) const = 0;
    virtual ros::SerializedMessage serialize(const VoidConstPtr& instance = VoidConstPtr()) const = 0;
    virtual std::size_t serializationLength(const VoidConstPtr& instance = VoidConstPtr()) const = 0;
    virtual VoidPtr deserialize(ros::serialization::IStream& stream, const VoidPtr& instance = VoidPtr()) const = 0;

    virtual bool hasInstance() const { return false; }
    virtual VoidPtr getInstance() const { return VoidPtr(); }
    virtual VoidConstPtr getConstInstance() const { return VoidConstPtr(); }

    virtual MessagePtr introspect(const VoidPtr& instance) const = 0;
    virtual MessagePtr introspect(void *instance) const = 0;
    virtual MessagePtr introspect(const VoidConstPtr& instance) const = 0;
    virtual MessagePtr introspect(void const *instance) const = 0;

    template <typename T> typename T::Ptr      narrow(const VoidPtr& instance) const      { return boost::shared_static_cast<T>(instance); }
    template <typename T> typename T::ConstPtr narrow(const VoidConstPtr& instance) const { return boost::shared_static_cast<T const>(instance); }

    typedef V_Field::iterator iterator;
    typedef V_Field::const_iterator const_iterator;
    const_iterator begin() const { return fields().begin(); }
    const_iterator end() const { return fields().end(); }
    std::size_t size() const { return fields().size(); }
  };

  MessagePtr messageByDataType(const std::string& data_type, const std::string& package = std::string());
  static inline MessagePtr messageByDataType(const char* data_type, const char* package) { return messageByDataType(std::string(data_type), std::string(package)); }
  MessagePtr messageByMD5Sum(const std::string& md5sum);
  static inline MessagePtr messageByMD5Sum(const char* md5sum) { return messageByMD5Sum(std::string(md5sum)); }
  MessagePtr messageByTypeId(const std::type_info& type_info);

  MessagePtr expand(const MessagePtr& message, const std::string &separator = ".", const std::string &prefix = "");

} // namespace cpp_introspection

#endif // CPP_INTROSPECTION_MESSAGE_H