/**
 * @file llmediaemitter.h
 * @author Callum Prentice
 * @date 2007-10-22 00:00:00
 * @brief Manages and emits events to observers
 *
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#ifndef LLMEDIAEMITTER_H
#define LLMEDIAEMITTER_H

#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
#include <typeinfo>

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
template< class T >
class LLMediaEmitter
{
	public:
		LLMediaEmitter() { };
		~LLMediaEmitter() { };

		typedef typename T::EventType EventType;
		typedef std::list< T* > ObserverContainer;
		typedef void( T::*observerMethod )( const EventType& );

		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		//
		bool addObserver( T* observer_in )
		{
			if ( ! observer_in )
				return false;

			if ( std::find( observers.begin(), observers.end(), observer_in) != observers.end() )
				return false;

			observers.push_back( observer_in );

			return true;
		};

		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		//
		bool remObserver( T* observer_in )
		{
			if ( ! observer_in )
				return false;

			observers.remove( observer_in );
			observers.remove( observer_in );
			observers.remove( observer_in );



			return true;
		};

		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		//
		void update( observerMethod method, const EventType& msgIn )
		{
			typename std::list< T* >::iterator iter = observers.begin();

			while( iter != observers.end() )
			{
				( ( *iter )->*method )( msgIn );

				++iter;
			};
		};

	protected:
		ObserverContainer observers;
};

#endif	// LLMEDIAEMITTER_H
