// {{{ the iWear header
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// }}} 

#ifndef __DAEMONHANDLE_H
#define __DAEMONHANDLE_H

#ifndef __PLUGINHANDLE_H
#include <iwear/pluginhandle.h>
#endif


namespace iwear{
    namespace uiservices{

// Forward declarations
class ApplicationService;
class Daemon;


class DaemonHandle : public PluginHandle{

public:

    /**
     * Factory method which upon success returns a pointer to
     * a new dynamic application. -- Note: This method is used instead
     * of <i>new</i> in dynamically loaded oject instances.
     * @param application_service pointer to the application_service
     */
    Daemon* create_daemon(ApplicationService* application_service);

    /**
     * Funtion which handles the destruction of a dynamically
     * loaded daemon -- Note: This method is used instead 
     * of delete on dynamically loaded object instances!
     */
    void destroy_daemon( Daemon* );

    /**
     * Getter for the daemon name
     */
    const char* get_daemon_name( void );

    /**
     * Getter for a short description of the daemon
     */
    const char* get_daemon_description( void );

    /**
     * Getter for the daemon version
     */
    const char* get_daemon_version( void );

    /**
     * The constructor
     */
    DaemonHandle( void );

    /**
     * The destructor
     */
    ~DaemonHandle( void );

protected:

private:

    /**
     * Pointer to the function that shall create the daemon.
     */
    Daemon* (*c_d)( ApplicationService*, const std::string& dn, const std::string& dd );

    void (*d_s)(Daemon*);

    const char* (*s_n)(void);

    const char* (*s_d)(void);

    const char* (*s_v)(void);

};

    } // namespace uiservices
} // namespace iwear 


#endif // __DAEMONHANDLE