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/**
    @file BaseObject.h
    @brief Definition of the BaseObject class.

    The BaseObject is the parent of all classes representing an instance in the game.
*/

#ifndef _BaseObject_H__
#define _BaseObject_H__

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

#include "Super.h"
#include "OrxonoxClass.h"
#include "XMLIncludes.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    //! The BaseObject is the parent of all classes representing an instance in the game.
    class _CoreExport BaseObject : virtual public OrxonoxClass
    {
        friend class WorldEntity;

        public:
            BaseObject();
            virtual ~BaseObject();
            virtual void XMLPort(Element& xmlelement, XMLPort::Mode mode);

            /** @brief Returns if the object was initialized (passed the object registration). @return True was the object is initialized */
            inline bool isInitialized() const { return this->bInitialized_; }

            /** @brief Sets the name of the object. @param name The name */
            inline void setName(const std::string& name) { this->oldName_ = this->name_; this->name_ = name; this->changedName(); }
            /** @brief Returns the name of the object. */
            inline const std::string& getName() const { return this->name_; }
            /** @brief Returns the old name of the object. */
            inline const std::string& getOldName() const { return this->oldName_; }
            /** @brief This function gets called if the name of the object changes. */
            virtual void changedName() {}

            /** @brief Sets the state of the objects activity. @param bActive True = active */
            inline void setActive(bool bActive) { this->bActive_ = bActive; this->changedActivity(); }
            /** @brief Returns the state of the objects activity. @return The state of the activity */
            inline bool isActive() const { return this->bActive_; }
            /** @brief This function gets called if the activity of the object changes. */
            virtual void changedActivity() {}

            /** @brief Sets the state of the objects visibility. @param bVisible True = visible */
            inline void setVisible(bool bVisible) { this->bVisible_ = bVisible; this->changedVisibility(); }
            /** @brief Returns the state of the objects visibility. @return The state of the visibility */
            inline bool isVisible() const { return this->bVisible_; }
            /** @brief This function gets called if the visibility of the object changes. */
            virtual void changedVisibility() {}

            /** @brief Sets a pointer to the level that loaded this object. @param level The pointer to the level */
            inline void setLevel(const Level* level) { this->level_ = level; }
            /** @brief Returns a pointer to the level that loaded this object. @return The level */
            inline const Level* getLevel() const { return this->level_; }
            const std::string& getLevelfile() const;

            virtual inline void setNamespace(Namespace* ns) { this->namespace_ = ns; }
            inline Namespace* getNamespace() const { return this->namespace_; }

            /** @brief Sets the indentation of the debug output in the Loader. @param indentation The indentation */
            inline void setLoaderIndentation(const std::string& indentation) { this->loaderIndentation_ = indentation; }
            /** @brief Returns the indentation of the debug output in the Loader. @return The indentation */
            inline const std::string& getLoaderIndentation() const { return this->loaderIndentation_; }

        protected:
            std::string name_;                          //!< The name of the object
            std::string oldName_;                       //!< The old name of the object
            bool bActive_;                              //!< True = the object is active
            bool bVisible_;                             //!< True = the object is visible

        private:
            bool bInitialized_;                         //!< True if the object was initialized (passed the object registration)
            const Level* level_;                        //!< The level that loaded this object
            std::string loaderIndentation_;             //!< Indentation of the debug output in the Loader
            Namespace* namespace_;
    };

    SUPER_FUNCTION(0, BaseObject, XMLPort, false);
    SUPER_FUNCTION(2, BaseObject, changedActivity, false);
    SUPER_FUNCTION(3, BaseObject, changedVisibility, false);
}

#endif /* _BaseObject_H__ */