/************************************************************************
    filename:   CEGUISubscriberSlot.h
    created:    Tue Feb 28 2006
    author:     Paul D Turner <paul@cegui.org.uk>
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUISubscriberSlot_h_
#define _CEGUISubscriberSlot_h_

#include "CEGUI/Base.h"
#include "CEGUI/FreeFunctionSlot.h"
#include "CEGUI/FunctorCopySlot.h"
#include "CEGUI/FunctorReferenceSlot.h"
#include "CEGUI/FunctorPointerSlot.h"
#include "CEGUI/MemberFunctionSlot.h"
#include "CEGUI/FunctorReferenceBinder.h"

// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{

/*!
\brief
    SubscriberSlot class which is used when subscribing to events.

    For many uses, the construction of the SubscriberSlot may be implicit, so
    you do not have to specify Subscriber in your subscription calls. Notable
    exceptions are for subscribing member functions and references to functor
    objects.
*/
class CEGUIEXPORT SubscriberSlot :
    public AllocatedObject<SubscriberSlot>
{
public:
    /*!
    \brief
        Default constructor.  Creates a SubscriberSlot with no bound slot.
    */
    SubscriberSlot();

    /*!
    \brief
        Creates a SubscriberSlot that is bound to a free function.
    */
    SubscriberSlot(FreeFunctionSlot::SlotFunction* func);

    /*!
    \brief
        Destructor.  Note this is non-virtual, which should be telling you not
        to sub-class!
    */
    ~SubscriberSlot();

    /*!
    \brief
        Invokes the slot functor that is bound to this Subscriber.  Returns
        whatever the slot returns, unless there is not slot bound when false is
        always returned.
    */
    bool operator()(const EventArgs& args) const
    {
        return (*d_functor_impl)(args);
    }

    /*!
    \brief
        Returns whether the SubscriberSlot is internally connected (bound).
    */
    bool connected() const
    {
        return d_functor_impl != 0;
    }

    /*!
    \brief
        Disconnects the slot internally and performs any required cleanup
        operations.
    */
    void cleanup();

    // templatised constructors
    /*!
    \brief
        Creates a SubscriberSlot that is bound to a member function.
    */
    template<typename T>
    SubscriberSlot(bool (T::*function)(const EventArgs&), T* obj) :
        d_functor_impl(new MemberFunctionSlot<T>(function, obj))
    {}

    /*!
    \brief
        Creates a SubscriberSlot that is bound to a functor object reference.
    */
    template<typename T>
    SubscriberSlot(const FunctorReferenceBinder<T>& binder) :
        d_functor_impl(new FunctorReferenceSlot<T>(binder.d_functor))
    {}

    /*!
    \brief
        Creates a SubscriberSlot that is bound to a copy of a functor object.
    */
    template<typename T>
    SubscriberSlot(const T& functor) :
        d_functor_impl(new FunctorCopySlot<T>(functor))
    {}

    /*!
    \brief
        Creates a SubscriberSlot that is bound to a functor pointer.
    */
    template<typename T>
    SubscriberSlot(T* functor) :
        d_functor_impl(new FunctorPointerSlot<T>(functor))
    {}

private:
    //! Points to the internal functor object to which we are bound
    SlotFunctorBase* d_functor_impl;
};

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section

#endif  // end of guard _CEGUISubscriberSlot_h_
