// Ryzom - MMORPG Framework <http://dev.ryzom.com/projects/ryzom/>
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#ifndef RY_MODULE_PROXY_H
#define RY_MODULE_PROXY_H

#include "nel/misc/types_nl.h"
#include "nel/misc/smart_ptr.h"


class IModuleCore;

/**
 * A proxy to a module core. Usulful to abstract the core completly
 * If you dont have a module but need a proxy ( e.g. : just before creating the module), build it with IModuleProxy( IModuleCore * core)
 * Otherwise, use the getProxy method of your module, and inside a module method
 * \author Nicolas Brigand
 * \author Nevrax France
 * \date 2004
 */
template <class T>
class IModuleProxy
{
public:
	/// ctor ( needed by the module class )
	IModuleProxy(){}
	/// ctor to use if you are not in a module ( CAUTION : the only real case is when you have to interact with a core before creating the module ) 
	IModuleProxy( IModuleCore * core)
	{
		_ModuleCore = dynamic_cast<T*>(core);
		MODULE_AST(_ModuleCore);
	}

protected:
	NLMISC::CRefPtr<T>	_ModuleCore;
};


#endif // RY_MODULE_PROXY_H

/* End of module_proxy.h */