// Ryzom - MMORPG Framework <http://dev.ryzom.com/projects/ryzom/>
// Copyright (C) 2010  Winch Gate Property Limited
//
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#ifndef NL_INTERFACE_POINTER_H
#define NL_INTERFACE_POINTER_H

#include "nel/misc/resource_ptr.h"

namespace NLGUI
{
	class CInterfaceElement;
	class CCtrlBase;
	class CCtrlBaseButton;
	class CInterfaceGroup;
	class CViewText;
	class CCtrlTextButton;
}

using namespace NLGUI;

CInterfaceElement *getInterfaceResource(const std::string &key);

/** Interface element ptr
 *  This pointer uses the NLMISC::CResourcePtr
 */
template<class TPtr>
class CInterfacePtr
{
public:
	static void *getResource (const std::string &key)
	{
		if (key.empty())
			return NULL;
		else
			return dynamic_cast<TPtr*>(getInterfaceResource(key));
	}

	/* In FINAL_VERSION, use an interface pointer without memory or cpu overhead because we don't need the runtime reloading feature. */
#if FINAL_VERSION
	typedef NLMISC::CStaticResourcePtr<TPtr, std::string, CInterfacePtr<TPtr> > TInterfacePtr;
#else // FINAL_VERSION
	typedef NLMISC::CResourcePtr<TPtr, std::string, CInterfacePtr<TPtr> > TInterfacePtr;
#endif // FINAL_VERSION
};

// Some pointers
typedef CInterfacePtr<CInterfaceElement>::TInterfacePtr	CInterfaceElementPtr;
typedef CInterfacePtr<CInterfaceGroup>::TInterfacePtr		CInterfaceGroupPtr;
typedef CInterfacePtr<CCtrlTextButton>::TInterfacePtr		CCtrlTextButtonPtr;
typedef CInterfacePtr<CViewText>::TInterfacePtr			CViewTextPtr;
typedef CInterfacePtr<class CViewTextMenu>::TInterfacePtr		CViewTextMenuPtr;
typedef CInterfacePtr<CCtrlBase>::TInterfacePtr			CCtrlBasePtr;
typedef CInterfacePtr<CCtrlBaseButton>::TInterfacePtr		CCtrlBaseButtonPtr;
typedef CInterfacePtr<class CGroupContainer>::TInterfacePtr		CGroupContainerPtr;

#endif // NL_INTERFACE_POINTER_H

/* End of interface_pointer.h */