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#ifndef MODULE_H_
#define MODULE_H_

#include <string>
#include <vector>

// usings
using std::vector;
using std::string;

namespace ariba {

/**
 * \addtogroup public
 * @{
 *
 * 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_ */