/*
 * This file is part of the AzerothCore Project. See AUTHORS file for Copyright information
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the
 * Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
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 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for
 * more details.
 *
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 * with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef ACORE_FACTORY_HOLDER
#define ACORE_FACTORY_HOLDER

#include "Define.h"
#include "Dynamic/TypeList.h"
#include "ObjectRegistry.h"

/*
 * FactoryHolder holds a factory object of a specific type
 */
template<class T, class Key = std::string>
class FactoryHolder
{
public:
    typedef ObjectRegistry<FactoryHolder<T, Key >, Key > FactoryHolderRegistry;

    FactoryHolder(Key k) : i_key(k) { }
    virtual ~FactoryHolder() { }
    inline Key key() const { return i_key; }

    void RegisterSelf(void) { FactoryHolderRegistry::instance()->InsertItem(this, i_key); }
    void DeregisterSelf(void) { FactoryHolderRegistry::instance()->RemoveItem(this, false); }

    /// Abstract Factory create method
    virtual T* Create(void* data = nullptr) const = 0;
private:
    Key i_key;
};

/*
 * Permissible is a classic way of letting the object decide
 * whether how good they handle things.  This is not retricted
 * to factory selectors.
 */
template<class T>
class Permissible
{
public:
    virtual ~Permissible() { }
    virtual int Permit(const T*) const = 0;
};

#endif
