machine/ObserverSignatureRegistry.hpp

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/**
 \file ObserverSignatureRegistry.hpp
 \brief Header of ...

 \author Aline LIBRES <aline.libres@gmail.com>
 */

#ifndef __OBSERVERSIGNATUREREGISTRY_HPP__
#define __OBSERVERSIGNATUREREGISTRY_HPP__

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <openfluid/dllexport.hpp>

namespace openfluid { namespace machine {


class ObserverSignatureInstance;


class DLLEXPORT ObserverSignatureRegistry
{
  private:

    static ObserverSignatureRegistry* m_Instance;

    std::vector<ObserverSignatureInstance*> m_AvailableSignatures;

    ObserverSignatureRegistry();

  public:

    static ObserverSignatureRegistry* getInstance();

    /**
     * @brief Returns the Signature of the Observer with ObserverID if available
     * @throw openfluid::base::OFException if this Observer plugin is not available
     */
    const openfluid::machine::ObserverSignatureInstance* getSignature(const std::string& ObserverID);

    /**
     * @brief Updates the list of available signatures, according to Runtime environment paths
     */
    void update();

    std::vector<openfluid::machine::ObserverSignatureInstance*> getAvailableSignatures();

    void unloadAllObservers();

};

} } // namespaces


#endif /* OBSERVERSIGNATUREREGISTRY_HPP_ */