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// $XORP: xorp/fea/ifconfig_observer.hh,v 1.32 2008/10/02 21:56:47 bms Exp $

#ifndef __FEA_IFCONFIG_OBSERVER_HH__
#define __FEA_IFCONFIG_OBSERVER_HH__

#include "iftree.hh"
#include "fea_data_plane_manager.hh"

class IfConfig;


class IfConfigObserver {
public:
    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param fea_data_plane_manager the corresponding data plane manager
     * (@ref FeaDataPlaneManager).
     */
    IfConfigObserver(FeaDataPlaneManager& fea_data_plane_manager)
	: _is_running(false),
	  _ifconfig(fea_data_plane_manager.ifconfig()),
	  _fea_data_plane_manager(fea_data_plane_manager)
    {}

    /**
     * Virtual destructor.
     */
    virtual ~IfConfigObserver() {}

    /**
     * Get the @ref IfConfig instance.
     *
     * @return the @ref IfConfig instance.
     */
    IfConfig&	ifconfig() { return _ifconfig; }

    /**
     * Get the @ref FeaDataPlaneManager instance.
     *
     * @return the @ref FeaDataPlaneManager instance.
     */
    FeaDataPlaneManager& fea_data_plane_manager() { return _fea_data_plane_manager; }

    /**
     * Test whether this instance is running.
     *
     * @return true if the instance is running, otherwise false.
     */
    virtual bool is_running() const { return _is_running; }

    /**
     * Start operation.
     * 
     * @param error_msg the error message (if error).
     * @return XORP_OK on success, otherwise XORP_ERROR.
     */
    virtual int start(string& error_msg) = 0;
    
    /**
     * Stop operation.
     * 
     * @param error_msg the error message (if error).
     * @return XORP_OK on success, otherwise XORP_ERROR.
     */
    virtual int stop(string& error_msg) = 0;
    
    /**
     * Receive data from the underlying system.
     * 
     * @param buffer the buffer with the received data.
     */
    virtual void receive_data(vector<uint8_t>& buffer) = 0;

protected:
    // Misc other state
    bool	_is_running;

private:
    IfConfig&		_ifconfig;
    FeaDataPlaneManager& _fea_data_plane_manager;
};

#endif // __FEA_IFCONFIG_OBSERVER_HH__
