device.h

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#ifndef _inputdevice_h
#define _inputdevice_h

#include "Input/sequencecontainer.h"

/// @file
/// @brief The declaration of the User input Device class.

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace Input
    {
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @brief This is a base class for all input devices.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB Device
        {
        protected:
            SequenceContainer Sequences;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Provides the device specific logic for filtering code sequences.
            /// @param Sequence The MetaCode sequence to be verified.
            virtual void VerifySequenceImpl(const MetaCodeContainer& Sequence) const = 0;
        public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            Device();
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~Device();

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Query Methods

            /// @brief Gets the device index of this controller.
            /// @return Returns a UInt16 representing the device index for this controller.
            virtual UInt16 GetDeviceIndex() const = 0;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Sequenced Input Management

            /// @copydoc SequenceContainer::AddInputSequence(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes, const Int32& SequenceID)
            void AddInputSequence(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes, const Int32& SequenceID);
            /// @copydoc SequenceContainer::InputSequenceExists(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes)
            bool InputSequenceExists(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes);
            /// @copydoc SequenceContainer::GetIDofInputSequence(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes)
            Int32 GetIDofInputSequence(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes);
            /// @copydoc SequenceContainer::RemoveInputSequence(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes)
            void RemoveInputSequence(const MetaCodeContainer& Codes);
            /// @copydoc SequenceContainer::RemoveAllInputSequences()
            void RemoveAllInputSequences();

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

            /// @internal
            /// @brief Updates this device with the newest data.
            /// @param DeltaCodes A vector of the codes to process and update this device with.
            /// @param GeneratedCodes A vector to which generated codes (sequence or otherwise) will be added.
            virtual void _Update(const MetaCodeContainer& DeltaCodes, MetaCodeContainer& GeneratedCodes) = 0;
        };//Device
    }//Input
}//Mezzanine

#endif