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// - Loader.hpp                                                              -
// - standard object library - library loader class definition               -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_LOADER_HPP
#define  AFNIX_LOADER_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_VECTOR_HPP
#include "Vector.hpp"
#endif

#ifndef  AFNIX_LIBRARY_HPP
#include "Library.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The Loader class is a library loader. The loader keep a list of 
  /// loaded library and manager them by name. When requested, the library
  /// object is returned. when a library is created, the library is opened
  /// and the initial entry point is called.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class Loader : public Object {
  private:
    /// the library list
    Vector d_llib;

  public:
    /// create a default loader
    Loader (void);

    /// @return the class name
    String repr (void) const;

    /// add a library by name
    /// @param name the library name to add
    void add (const String& name);

    /// add a static library by name with a handle
    /// @param name the library name to add
    /// @param hand the library handle
    void add (const String& name, void* hand);

    /// add a library in the list
    /// @param lib the library to add
    void add (Library* lib);

    /// @return the number of libraries
    long getsize (void) const;

    /// @return true if a library exists by name
    bool exists (const String& name) const;

    /// @return a library by index
    Library* get (const long index) const;

    /// @return a library by name
    Library* lookup (const String& name) const;

  private:
    // make the copy constructor private
    Loader (const Loader&);
    // make the assignment operator private
    Loader& operator = (const Loader&);

  public:
    /// @return true if the given quark is defined
    bool isquark (const long quark, const bool hflg) const;

    /// apply this object with a set of arguments and a quark
    /// @param robj  the current runnable
    /// @param nset  the current nameset
    /// @param quark the quark to apply these arguments
    /// @param argv  the arguments to apply
    Object* apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark,
                   Vector* argv);
  };
}

#endif
