Tick_Sender.hxx

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

namespace esve { namespace message {

class Tick_Receiver ;


class Tick_Sender
{
public:
    virtual void add( Tick_Receiver & ) = 0 ;
    virtual void remove( Tick_Receiver & ) = 0 ;
    virtual void remove_all() = 0 ;

    virtual ~Tick_Sender() = 0 ;

protected:
    Tick_Sender() ;

    virtual void send_tick() = 0 ;

    // Allow subclasses to call send_tick() on aggregates.
    static void call_send_tick( Tick_Sender & ) ;

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

}} // namespace esve::message

#endif

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