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// - Runnable.hpp                                                            -
// - standard object library - runnable abstract class definition            -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_RUNNABLE_HPP
#define  AFNIX_RUNNABLE_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_OBJECT_HPP
#include "Object.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The Runnable class is the virtual class used as an interface to the 
  /// thread management system. The class define a single method called 'run'
  /// which is called when the thread is created.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class Runnable : public Object  {
  public:
    /// @return the next flag for this runnable
    virtual bool getnext (void) const =0;

    /// set the next flag
    /// @param flag the flag to set
    virtual void setnext (const bool flag) =0;

    /// break the runnable in a nameset with an object
    /// @param nset the nameset to loop
    virtual bool bpt (Nameset* nset, Object* object) =0;

    /// run the read-eval loop on the standard streams
    /// @return false if something bad happen
    virtual bool loop (void) =0;

    /// loop in the context of a nameset and an input stream
    /// @param nset the nameset to loop
    /// @param is   the input stream to use
    virtual bool loop (Nameset* nset, class Input* is) =0;

    /// run the read-eval loop with a file
    /// @param fname the file name to read
    /// @return false if something bad happen
    virtual bool loop (const String& fname) =0;

    /// run the read-eval loop with a file
    /// @param fname the file name to read
    virtual void load (const String& fname) =0;

    /// post an object in this runnable class
    /// @param object the object to post
    virtual void post (Object* object) =0;

    /// run the method when the thread is started
    virtual Object* run (void) =0;

    /// evaluate a form in a thread
    /// @param form the form to evaluate
    virtual Object* launch (Object* form) =0;

    /// evaluate a form in a daemon thread
    /// @param form the form to evaluate
    virtual Object* daemon (Object* form) =0;

    /// @return the runnable input stream
    virtual class Input* getis (void) const =0;

    /// @return the runnable output stream
    virtual class Output* getos (void) const =0;

    /// @return the runnable error stream
    virtual class Output* getes (void) const =0;

    /// @return the runnable stack
    virtual class Stack* getstk (void) const =0;

    /// @return the runnable global nameset
    virtual Nameset* getgset (void) const =0;

    /// @return the runnable assert flag
    virtual bool getasrt (void) const =0;

  public:
    /// evaluate an object in this runnable
    /// @param object the object to evaluate
    virtual Object* eval (Object* object) = 0;
  };
}

#endif
