/*===========================================================================*\
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 *                            OpenVolumeMesh                                 *
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 *                        www.openvolumemesh.org                             *
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 *  This file is part of OpenVolumeMesh.                                     *
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#ifndef BASEPROPERTY_HH_
#define BASEPROPERTY_HH_

#include <string>

#include "OpenVolumeMeshHandle.hh"

namespace OpenVolumeMesh {

class ResourceManager;

class BaseProperty {
public:
    friend class ResourceManager;

    BaseProperty(ResourceManager& _resMan) : resMan_(_resMan), masterCopy_(false) {}

    BaseProperty(const BaseProperty& _cpy) : resMan_(_cpy.resMan_), masterCopy_(_cpy.masterCopy_) {}

    virtual ~BaseProperty() {}

    virtual BaseProperty& operator= (const BaseProperty& _rhs);

    virtual BaseProperty& operator= (BaseProperty& _rhs);

    virtual void resize(unsigned int /*_size*/) = 0;

    virtual const std::string& name() const = 0;

    virtual void set_persistent() = 0;

    virtual bool persistent() const = 0;

    virtual void delete_element(size_t _idx) = 0;

    virtual std::ostream& serialize(std::ostream& _ostr) const = 0;

protected:

    virtual void set_non_persistent() = 0;

    void set_master_copy(bool _b) { masterCopy_ = _b; }

    bool master_copy() const { return masterCopy_; }

    virtual void set_ref_count(unsigned int /*_c*/) = 0;

    virtual unsigned int ref_count() const = 0;

    virtual void set_handle(const OpenVolumeMeshHandle& /*_handle*/) = 0;

    virtual OpenVolumeMeshHandle handle() const = 0;

    ResourceManager& resMan_;

    bool masterCopy_;
};

} // Namespace OpenVolumeMesh

#endif /* BASEPROPERTY_HH_ */