Handle_Sender.hxx

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// Copyright (C) 2006 James M. Lawrence.  All rights reserved.
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// software: esve-1.0.3
// file: esve/message/Handle_Sender.hxx
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#ifndef esve_message_Handle_Sender_hxx
#define esve_message_Handle_Sender_hxx

namespace esve { namespace message {

class Handle_Args ;
class Handle_Receiver ;


class Handle_Sender
{
public:
    virtual void add( Handle_Receiver & ) = 0 ;
    virtual void remove( Handle_Receiver & ) = 0 ;
    virtual void remove_all() = 0 ;

    virtual ~Handle_Sender() = 0 ;

protected:
    Handle_Sender() ;

    virtual bool send_handle( const Handle_Args & ) = 0 ;

    // Allow subclasses to call send_handle() on aggregates.
    static bool call_send_handle( Handle_Sender &,
                                  const Handle_Args &  ) ;

private:
    Handle_Sender( const Handle_Sender & ) ;
    Handle_Sender & operator=( const Handle_Sender & ) ;
} ;

}} // namespace esve::message

#endif

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