/*
  SUBSYS.hpp  -  interface for describing an application part to be handled by main() 
 
  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2008,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
 
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  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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*/

/** @file subsys.hpp
 ** Describing dependencies and lifecycle of the application's primary parts.
 ** Within Lumiera's main(), a small number of well-known application subsystems
 ** need to be started and maintained, while observing some interrelations.
 ** While the activation of the key components is controlled by options, maybe
 ** some prerequisite subsystems need to be pulled up, and in case of an regular
 ** or irregular exit of a given subsystem, the whole dependency graph needs 
 ** to be brought down in a clean manner. The purpose of lumiera::Subsys is
 ** to maintain these in a self-explanatory script-like fashion within main(),
 ** without forcing the individual subsystems into a fixed implementation scheme.
 ** The only requirement is that for each subsystem there is sort-of an entry
 ** point or facade object, providing a Subsys descriptor instance to be
 ** used within main. 
 **
 ** @see lumiera::AppState
 ** @see lumiera::Option
 ** @see main.cpp
 */


#ifndef LUMIERA_SUBSYS_H
#define LUMIERA_SUBSYS_H

//#include "include/symbol.hpp"
#include "include/error.hpp"
#include "lumiera/option.hpp"

#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
//#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
//#include <string>
#include <vector>



namespace lumiera {
  
  using std::string;
//  using boost::scoped_ptr;
  using boost::noncopyable;
  
  
  
  /**
   * Dependencies and lifecycle of a partially independent Subsystem of the Application.
   * Using such descriptors, AppState as activated from main() is able to pull up,
   * maintain and shut down the primary parts of the Application.
   */
  class Subsys
    : private noncopyable
    {
    public:
      typedef void (SigTerm)(Error*); ///////////////////TODO better use Glib-- Signal type?
      
      virtual ~Subsys();
      
      
      /** define a dependency to another Subsys
       *  required for running this subsystem */
      Subsys& depends (Subsys& prereq);
      
      
      /** a query to run on the application option state
       *  to determine if this subsystem should be activated. */
      virtual bool shouldStart (lumiera::Option&)  =0;
      
      
      /** how to start up this subsystem. Failure to start up
       *  usually terminates the whole application. When this subsystem
       *  ceases to work, it must assure to activate the given signal.
       *  @param termination to be signalled by the subsystem. 
       *  @return \c true if actually started. */
      virtual bool start (lumiera::Option&, SigTerm termination)  =0;
      
      
      /** initiate termination of this subsystem.
       *  @warning must not block nor throw. */
      virtual void triggerShutdown ()  throw() =0;
      
      
      /** weather this subsystem is currently operational.
       *  When returning \c false here, the application may 
       *  terminate at any point without further notice*/
      bool isRunning();
      
      
    private:
      std::vector<Subsys*> prereq_;
    };
  
  
  
} // namespace lumiera

#endif