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#ifndef ENDPOINTDESCRIPTOR_H_
#define ENDPOINTDESCRIPTOR_H_

#include "ariba/utility/types.h"
#include "ariba/utility/serialization.h"
#include "ariba/communication/modules/network/ip/IPv4Locator.h"
#include <string>
#include <set>

using std::string;
using std::set;
using ariba::utility::Locator;
using ariba::communication::IPv4Locator;

namespace ariba {
namespace communication {

using_serialization;

class EndpointDescriptor : VSerializeable {
	VSERIALIZEABLE;

	friend class BaseCommunication;

public:
	/**
	 * The default constructor.
	 */
	EndpointDescriptor();

	EndpointDescriptor(const EndpointDescriptor& rh);
	EndpointDescriptor(const Locator* _locator);

	/**
	 * The destructor.
	 */
	virtual ~EndpointDescriptor();

	/**
	 * An unspecified end-point
	 */
	static const EndpointDescriptor UNSPECIFIED;

	/**
	 * Returns true, if the descriptor is unspecified.
	 *
	 * @return True, if the descriptor is unspecified.
	 */
	bool isUnspecified() const;

	virtual string toString() const;
	static EndpointDescriptor* fromString( string str );

	bool operator==( const EndpointDescriptor& rh ) const;

private:
	bool isUnspec;
	IPv4Locator* locator;
};

}} // namespace ariba, communication

sznBeginDefault( ariba::communication::EndpointDescriptor, X ) {
	X && VO(locator);
} sznEnd();

#endif /*ENDPOINTDESCRIPTOR_H_*/