source: code/branches/core/src/orxonox/core/IdentifierDistributor.cc @ 809

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/*!
    @file IdentifierDistributor.cc
    @brief Implementation of the IdentifierDistributor class.
*/

#include "IdentifierDistributor.h"
#include "Identifier.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    /**
        @brief Returns the only instance of a ClassIdentifier for a given class.
        @param name The name of the class
        @param proposal A proposal for the ClassIdentifier in case there is no entry yet.
        @return The unique ClassIdentifier
    */
    Identifier* IdentifierDistributor::getIdentifier(const std::string& name, Identifier* proposal)
    {
        // Create the only instance of the IdentifierDistributor-singleton
        static IdentifierDistributor theOneAndOnlyInstance = IdentifierDistributor();

        // Look for an entry in the map
        std::map<std::string, Identifier*>::const_iterator it = theOneAndOnlyInstance.identifiers_.find(name);
        if (it != theOneAndOnlyInstance.identifiers_.end())
        {
            // There is already an entry: return it
            return (*it).second;
        }
        else
        {
            // There is no entry: put the proposal into the map and return it
            theOneAndOnlyInstance.identifiers_[name] = proposal;
            return proposal;
        }
    }
}