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#ifndef SPOVNETPROPERTIES_H_
#define SPOVNETPROPERTIES_H_

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <streambuf>

using std::string;

namespace ariba {
// forward declaration
class SpoVNetProperties;
}

#include "Identifiers.h"
#include "Name.h"

namespace ariba {

/**
 * \addtogroup public
 * @{
 *
 * This class implements a container that holds all properties of a
 * SpoVNet instance. It may evolve with new features when new features
 * are introduced.
 *
 * @author Sebastian Mies <mies@tm.uka.de>
 * @author Christoph Mayer <mayer@tm.uka.de>
 */
class SpoVNetProperties {
public:
	/**
	 * Different types of overlays that are supported
	 */
	enum OverlayType {
		ONE_HOP_OVERLAY = 0,
		CHORD_OVERLAY = 1,
	};

	/**
	 * This object holds the default settings for a newly created spovnet
	 * instance.
	 */
	static const SpoVNetProperties DEFAULT;

	/**
	 * Constructs a new default SpoVnet property object.
	 */
	SpoVNetProperties();

	/**
	 * Copy constructor.
	 */
	SpoVNetProperties(const SpoVNetProperties& copy);

	/**
	 * Destructor.
	 */
	virtual ~SpoVNetProperties();

	/**
	 * Returns the overlay type.
	 */
	const OverlayType getBaseOverlayType() const;

	void setBaseOverlayType( OverlayType type ) {
		this->type = type;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a human readable string representation of the SpoVNet properties
	 *
	 * @return A human readable string representation of the SpoVNet properties
	 */
	std::string toString() const;

private:
	uint8_t type;
};

} // namespace ariba

/** @} */

#endif /* SPOVNETPROPERTIES_H_ */