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//
// Observer.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.3/Foundation/include/Poco/Observer.h#1 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Notifications
// Module:  NotificationCenter
//
// Definition of the Observer class template.
//
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#ifndef Foundation_Observer_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_Observer_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
#include "Poco/AbstractObserver.h"


namespace Poco {


template <class C, class N>
class Observer: public AbstractObserver
        /// This template class implements an adapter that sits between
        /// a NotificationCenter and an object receiving notifications
        /// from it. It is quite similar in concept to the 
        /// RunnableAdapter, but provides some NotificationCenter
        /// specific additional methods.
        /// See the NotificationCenter class for information on how
        /// to use this template class.
        ///
        /// Instead of the Observer class template, you might want to
        /// use the NObserver class template, which uses an AutoPtr to
        /// pass the Notification to the callback function, thus freeing
        /// you from memory management issues.
{
public:
        typedef void (C::*Callback)(N*);

        Observer(C& object, Callback method): 
                _pObject(&object), 
                _method(method)
        {
        }
        
        Observer(const Observer& observer):
                AbstractObserver(observer),
                _pObject(observer._pObject), 
                _method(observer._method)
        {
        }
        
        ~Observer()
        {
        }
        
        Observer& operator = (const Observer& observer)
        {
                if (&observer != this)
                {
                        _pObject = observer._pObject;
                        _method  = observer._method;
                }
                return *this;
        }
        
        void notify(Notification* pNf) const
        {
                N* pCastNf = dynamic_cast<N*>(pNf);
                if (pCastNf)
                {
                        pCastNf->duplicate();
                        (_pObject->*_method)(pCastNf);
                }
        }
        
        bool equals(const AbstractObserver& abstractObserver) const
        {
                const Observer* pObs = dynamic_cast<const Observer*>(&abstractObserver);
                return pObs && pObs->_pObject == _pObject && pObs->_method == _method;
        }

        bool accepts(Notification* pNf) const
        {
                return dynamic_cast<N*>(pNf) != 0;
        }
        
        AbstractObserver* clone() const
        {
                return new Observer(*this);
        }
        
private:
        Observer();

        C*       _pObject;
        Callback _method;
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_Observer_INCLUDED