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#ifndef __ctkAbstractFactory_h
#define __ctkAbstractFactory_h

// Qt includes
#include <QString>
#include <QHash>
#include <QSharedPointer>
#include <QStringList>

#ifdef _MSC_VER
  /// 4505: 'ctkAbstractFactoryItem<BaseClassType>::loadErrorString' :
  ///       unreferenced local function has been removed
# pragma warning(disable: 4505)
#endif

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// ctkAbstractFactoryItem is the base class of factory items. They are
/// uniquely defined by a key and are responsible for creating/holding an
/// instance of a BaseClassType object.
template<typename BaseClassType>
class ctkAbstractFactoryItem
{
public:
  explicit ctkAbstractFactoryItem();
  
  virtual QString loadErrorString()const;
  virtual bool load() = 0;
  
  BaseClassType* instantiate();
  bool instantiated()const;
  virtual void uninstantiate();
  
  void setVerbose(bool value);
  bool verbose()const;

protected:
  /// Must be reimplemented in subclasses to instanciate a BaseClassType*
  virtual BaseClassType* instanciator() = 0;
  BaseClassType* Instance;

private:
  bool Verbose;
};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// \brief ctkAbstractFactory is the base class of all the factory where items need
/// to be registered before being instantiated.
/// \paragraph ctkAbstractFactory contains a collection of ctkAbstractFactoryItems that
/// are uniquely identifyed by a key. Subclasses of ctkAbstractFactory are
/// responsible for populating the list of ctkAbstractFactoryItems.
/// BaseClassType could be any type (most probably a QObject) 
template<typename BaseClassType>
class ctkAbstractFactory
{
public:

  /// Constructor/Desctructor
  explicit ctkAbstractFactory();
  virtual ~ctkAbstractFactory();
  virtual void printAdditionalInfo();

  /// \brief Create an instance of the object.
  /// The item corresponding to the key should have been registered before.
  virtual BaseClassType * instantiate(const QString& itemKey);

  /// \brief Uninstanciate the object.
  /// Do nothing if the item given by the key has not be instantiated nor registered.
  void uninstantiate(const QString& itemKey);

  /// \brief Get path associated with the item identified by \a itemKey
  /// Should be overloaded in subclasse
  virtual QString path(const QString& itemKey){ Q_UNUSED(itemKey); return QString(); }

  /// Get list of all registered item keys.
  QStringList keys() const;

  /// \brief Register items with the factory
  /// Method provided for convenience - Should be overloaded in subclasse
  virtual void registerItems(){}

  /// \brief Enabled verbose output
  /// Warning and error message will be printed to standard outputs
  void setVerbose(bool value);
  bool verbose()const;

protected:

  /// \brief Call the load method associated with the item.
  /// If succesfully loaded, add it to the internal map.
  bool registerItem(const QString& key, const QSharedPointer<ctkAbstractFactoryItem<BaseClassType> > & item);

  /// Get a Factory item given its itemKey. Return 0 if any.
  ctkAbstractFactoryItem<BaseClassType> * item(const QString& itemKey)const;

  typedef typename QHash<QString, QSharedPointer<ctkAbstractFactoryItem<BaseClassType> > >::const_iterator ConstIterator;
  typedef typename QHash<QString, QSharedPointer<ctkAbstractFactoryItem<BaseClassType> > >::iterator       Iterator;

private:
  ctkAbstractFactory(const ctkAbstractFactory &); /// Not implemented
  void operator=(const ctkAbstractFactory&); /// Not implemented

  QHash<QString, QSharedPointer<ctkAbstractFactoryItem<BaseClassType> > > RegisteredItemMap;

  bool Verbose;
};

#include "ctkAbstractFactory.tpp"

#endif