packed_message_interface.h

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#ifndef __PACKED_MESSAGE_INTERFACE_H
#define __PACKED_MESSAGE_INTERFACE_H

//--- project includes ---
#include "Foundation/vec3.h" // for append(Vec3), pop_vec3()

//--- STL includes ---
#include <string>
using std::string;

class TML_PackedMessageInterface
{
 public:
  virtual void begin_pack()=0;
  virtual void begin_unpack()=0;
  virtual void append(int)=0; 
  virtual void append(double)=0; 
  virtual void append(const string&)=0;
  virtual void append(const Vec3&)=0;
  virtual void append(bool)=0;

  virtual int pop_int()=0;
  virtual double pop_double()=0;
  virtual void pop_doubles(double*,int)=0;
  virtual string pop_string()=0;
  virtual Vec3 pop_vec3()=0;
  virtual bool pop_bool()=0;

  template<typename T> void pack(const T&);
  template<typename T> void unpack(T&);
};

#endif //__PACKED_MESSAGE_INTERFACE_H