/*
  parent-track.hpp  -  Definition of the ParentTrack class
 
  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2008,               Joel Holdsworth <joel@airwebreathe.org.uk>
 
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*/
/** @file parent-track.hpp
 ** This file contains the definition of ParentTrack, a class which
 ** represents a base functionality for tracks and sequences which
 ** are also track parents. This class wraps proc layer data
 */

#include "track.hpp"
#include "lib/observable-list.hpp"

#ifndef PARENT_TRACK_HPP
#define PARENT_TRACK_HPP

namespace gui {
namespace model {

class ParentTrack : public Track
{
protected:
  ParentTrack();

public:  
  const std::list< boost::shared_ptr<Track> >&
    get_child_tracks() const;

  lumiera::observable_list< boost::shared_ptr<Track> >&
    get_child_track_list();
    
  bool can_host_children() const;
  
  /**
   * Tries to remove a given track from amongst the descendants of this
   * track.
   * @param The model track to try and remove.
   * @return Returns true if the track was successfully removed.
   **/
  bool remove_descendant_track(const boost::shared_ptr<Track> track);

protected:
  lumiera::observable_list< boost::shared_ptr<Track> > tracks;
};

}   // namespace model
}   // namespace gui

#endif // PARENT_TRACK_HPP