#ifndef K3DSDK_IPIPELINE_H
#define K3DSDK_IPIPELINE_H

// K-3D
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/** \file
	\author Tim Shead (tshead@k-3d.com)
*/

#include <k3dsdk/ihint.h>
#include <k3dsdk/signal_system.h>

#include <map>
#include <vector>

namespace k3d
{

class iproperty;

/// Abstract interface for maintaining a collection of dependencies among properties ... a "pipeline"
class ipipeline :
	public virtual iunknown
{
public:
	/// Defines a dependency between two properties
	typedef std::pair<iproperty*, iproperty*> dependency_t;
	/// Defines a set of dependencies between properties - the map key is the dependent property and must not be NULL.  The map value is the property it depends upon, and may be NULL.
	typedef std::map<iproperty*, iproperty*> dependencies_t;

	/// Updates dependencies between a set of properties
	virtual void set_dependencies(dependencies_t& Dependencies, ihint* Hint = 0) = 0;

	/// Returns the dependency for a given property - may return NULL for no dependency
	virtual iproperty* dependency(iproperty& Target) = 0;

	/// Returns the set of all dependencies between properties
	virtual const dependencies_t& dependencies() = 0;

	/// Defines a signal that will be emitted whenever a set of dependencies are altered
	typedef sigc::signal<void, const dependencies_t&> dependency_signal_t;
	virtual dependency_signal_t& dependency_signal() = 0;

protected:
	ipipeline() {}
	ipipeline(const ipipeline& Other) : iunknown(Other) {}
	ipipeline& operator=(const ipipeline&) { return *this; }
	virtual ~ipipeline() {}
};

} // namespace k3d

#endif // !K3DSDK_IPIPELINE_H

