//  (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2005.
//  Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the
//  Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
//  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

//  See http://www.boost.org/libs/test for the library home page.
//
//  File        : $RCSfile: id_policy.hpp,v $
//
//  Version     : $Revision: 1.1 $
//
//  Description : defines interface for identification_policy
// ***************************************************************************

#ifndef BOOST_RT_CLA_IFACE_ID_POLICY_HPP_062604GER
#define BOOST_RT_CLA_IFACE_ID_POLICY_HPP_062604GER

// Boost.Runtime.Parameter
#include <boost/test/utils/runtime/config.hpp>

#include <boost/test/utils/runtime/cla/fwd.hpp>

// Boost.Test
#include <boost/test/utils/class_properties.hpp>
#include <boost/test/utils/rtti.hpp>

namespace boost {

namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE {

namespace cla {

// ************************************************************************** //
// **************             identification_policy            ************** //
// ************************************************************************** //

class identification_policy {
public:
    // Public properties
    unit_test::readwrite_property<rtti::id_t>    p_type_id;

    // Policy interface
    virtual bool    responds_to( cstring name ) const = 0;
    virtual cstring id_2_report() const = 0;
    virtual void    usage_info( format_stream& fs ) const = 0;
    virtual bool    matching( parameter const& p, argv_traverser& tr, bool primary ) const = 0;

    virtual bool    conflict_with( identification_policy const& ) const = 0;

protected:
    // Constructor
    explicit        identification_policy( rtti::id_t const& dyn_type )
    : p_type_id( dyn_type )
    {}
};

} // namespace cla

} // namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE

} // namespace boost

// ************************************************************************** //
//   Revision History:
//
//   $Log: id_policy.hpp,v $
//   Revision 1.1  2005/04/12 06:42:43  rogeeff
//   Runtime.Param library initial commit
//
// ************************************************************************** //

#endif // BOOST_RT_CLA_IFACE_ID_POLICY_HPP_062604GER