action.h

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#ifndef _uiaction_h
#define _uiaction_h

#include "eventpublisher.h"
#include "Input/metacode.h"

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace UI
    {
        class ActionHandler;
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class ActionEventArguments
        /// @headerfile action.h
        /// @brief This is the base class for action specific event arguments.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB ActionEventArguments : public EventArguments
        {
        public:
            /// @brief The identification of the source firing this event.
            const String ActionName;

            /// @brief Class constructor.
            /// @param Name The name of the event being fired.
            /// @param Source The identification of the action firing this event.
            ActionEventArguments(const String& Name, const String& Source)
                : EventArguments(Name), ActionName(Source) {  }
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~ActionEventArguments() {  }
        };//ActionEventArguments

        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class Action
        /// @headerfile action.h
        /// @brief This class represents an action to be taken.  Can have multiple inputs bound to it.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB Action : public EventPublisher
        {
        public:
            /// @brief Event name for when this Action is activated.
            static const String EventActionActivated;
            /// @brief Event name for when this Action is deactivated.
            static const String EventActionDeactivated;
        protected:
            friend class ActionHandler;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief The name of this action.
            const String ActionName;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief A pointer to the handler that owns this Action.
            ActionHandler* Parent;
        //public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            /// @param Name The name to be given to the action.
            Action(const String& Name, ActionHandler* Handler);
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            ~Action();
        public:
            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Utility

            /// @brief Gets the name of this Action.
            /// @return Returns a const reference to a string containing the name of this Action.
            const String& GetName() const;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Internal Methods

            /// @internal
            /// @brief Runs all logic associated with this Action being activated.
            void _OnActivateAction();
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Runs all logic associated with this Action being deactivated.
            void _OnDeactivateAction();
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Handles input passed to this Action.
            /// @param Code The MetaCode to be processed.
            /// @return Returns true if this input was consumed/handled, false otherwise.
            Boolean _HandleInput(const Input::MetaCode& Code);
        };//Action
    }//UI
}//Mezzanine

#endif