source: source/ariba/Module.h@ 5733

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#ifndef MODULE_H_

#define MODULE_H_



#include <string>

#include <vector>



// usings

using std::vector;

using std::string;



namespace ariba {



/**

 * This class serves as base class for generic modules that

 * can be initialized, started, stopped and configured using standard

 * human-readable properties.

 *

 * @author Sebastian Mies <mies@tm.uka.de>

 */

class Module {

public:

        Module();

        virtual ~Module();



        /**

         * This method (re-)initializes this module.

         */

        virtual void initialize();



        /**

         * This method (re-)starts this module

         */

        virtual void start();



        /**

         * This method stops this module

         */

        virtual void stop();



        /**

         * Returns the name of this module

         *

         * @return The name of this module

         */

        virtual string getName() const;



        /**

         * Sets a property in this module

         *

         * @param key The key of the property

         * @param value The value of the property

         */

        virtual void setProperty( string key, string value );



        /**

         * Returns the value of a specified property

         *

         * @param key The key of the property

         * @return The value of the property

         */

        virtual const string getProperty( string key ) const;



        /**

         * Returns a vector containing all possible property keys in a

         * human-readable form

         *

         * @return A vector containing all possible property keys

         */

        virtual const vector<string> getProperties() const;

};



} // namespace ariba



#endif /* MODULE_H_ */