DataRef.h

/* 
 *  Copyright 2012 Matthias Fuchs
 *
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#ifndef STROMX_RUNTIME_DATAREF_H
#define STROMX_RUNTIME_DATAREF_H

#include "stromx/runtime/DataInterface.h"

#ifdef __GNUG__
    #include <tr1/memory>
#else
    #include <memory>
#endif

namespace stromx
{
    namespace runtime
    {
        class Data;
        
        namespace impl
        {
            class SynchronizedOperatorKernel;
        }
        
        class STROMX_RUNTIME_API DataRef : public DataInterface
        {
            friend class Data;
            friend class ConstDataRef;
            
        public:
            DataRef() {}
            
            explicit DataRef(Data* data);

            DataRef(const Data &data);
            
            operator Data&() { return *m_data; }
            
            bool isNull() const { return 0 == m_data.get(); }
            
            const std::tr1::shared_ptr<Data> & ptr() const { return m_data; }
            
            virtual const Version & version() const;
            virtual const std::string & type() const;
            virtual const std::string & package() const;
            virtual const VariantHandle & variant() const;
            
            bool isVariant(const VariantInterface & v) const;
            virtual Data* clone() const;
            
            virtual void serialize(OutputProvider & out) const;
            virtual void deserialize(InputProvider & in, const Version & version);
            
        private:
            std::tr1::shared_ptr<Data> m_data;
        };
        
        template<typename data_t>
        data_t & data_cast(DataRef & data)
        {
            return data_cast<data_t>((Data &)(data));
        }
    }
}

#endif // STROMX_RUNTIME_DATAREF_H