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  Library: CTK

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    Division of Medical and Biological Informatics

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#ifndef CTKEAHANDLERTASK_P_H
#define CTKEAHANDLERTASK_P_H

#include <QAtomicInt>

#include <ctkServiceReference.h>
#include <service/event/ctkEvent.h>

/**
 * A task that will deliver its event to its <tt>ctkEventHandler</tt> when executed
 * or blacklist the handler, respectively.
 */
template<class BlacklistingHandlerTasks>
class ctkEAHandlerTask
{

private:

  typedef ctkEAHandlerTask<BlacklistingHandlerTasks> Self;

  // The service reference of the handler
  ctkServiceReference eventHandlerRef;

  // The event to deliver to the handler
  ctkEvent event;

  // Used to blacklist the service or get the service object for the reference
  BlacklistingHandlerTasks* handlerTasks;

  class _GetAndUngetEventHandler;

public:

  /**
   * Construct a delivery task for the given service and event.
   *
   * @param eventHandlerRef The servicereference of the handler
   * @param event The event to deliver
   * @param handlerTasks Used to blacklist the service or get the service object
   *      for the reference
   */
  ctkEAHandlerTask(const ctkServiceReference& eventHandlerRef,
                   const ctkEvent& event, BlacklistingHandlerTasks* handlerTasks);

  ctkEAHandlerTask(const Self& task);

  ctkEAHandlerTask& operator=(const Self& task);

  /**
   * Return the class name of the handler
   */
  QString getHandlerClassName() const;

  /**
   * Deliver the event to the handler.
   */
  void execute();

  /**
   * Blacklist the handler.
   */
  void blackListHandler();

};

#include "ctkEAHandlerTask.tpp"

#endif // CTKEAHANDLERTASK_P_H