/*
  CLIP.hpp  -  bookkeeping (asset) view of a media clip.

  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2008,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>

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*/


/** @file asset/clip.hpp
 ** Definition of Asset representation for a media clip
 */


#ifndef ASSET_CLIP_H
#define ASSET_CLIP_H

#include "steam/asset/media.hpp"



/////////////////////////TODO: 1/2010 very likely the handling of the clip-asset needs to be rewritten

namespace proc {
namespace asset {
  
  /**
   * bookkeeping (Asset) view of a media clip.
   */
  class Clip : public Media
    {
      /** media source of this clip  */
      const Media& source_;
      
      /** the corresponding (dependent) clip-MO */
      PClip clipMO_;
      
    public:
      virtual PClip createClip ()  const;
      
    protected:
      Clip (Media& mediaref);
      friend class MediaFactory;
      
      virtual PClipAsset getClipAsset ();
      virtual PMedia checkCompound ()  const;
      
    };
  
  typedef lib::P<const asset::Clip> PClipAsset;
  
  const string CLIP_SUBFOLDER = "clips";      // TODO: handling of hard-wired constants....
  
  
  
}} // namespace proc:asset
#endif