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#ifndef _QuestEffectBeacon_H__
#define _QuestEffectBeacon_H__

#include "OrxonoxPrereqs.h"

#include "orxonox/objects/worldentities/PositionableEntity.h"

namespace QuestEffectBeaconStatus
{

    enum Enum
    {
        inactive,
        active
    };
    
}

namespace orxonox {

    /**
    @brief
        A QuestEffectBeacon is an entity which can (under some condition(s)) invoke a number QuestEffects on players meeting the condition(s).
        The conditions under which the QuestEffects are invoked on the player are defined by Triggers.
        A QuestEffectBeacon can be executed a defined number of times.
    @author
        Damian 'Mozork' Frick
    */
    class _OrxonoxExport QuestEffectBeacon : public PositionableEntity
    {
        public:
            QuestEffectBeacon(BaseObject* creator);
            virtual ~QuestEffectBeacon();
            
            virtual void XMLPort(Element& xmlelement, XMLPort::Mode mode);
            
            virtual void processEvent(Event& event);
            
            bool execute(bool b, PlayerTrigger* trigger); //!< Executes the QuestEffects of the QuestEffectBeacon.
            
            bool isActive(void); //!< Test whether the QuestEffectBeacon is active.
            
        protected:
            bool decrementTimes(void); //!< Decrement the number of times the QuestEffectBeacon can still be executed.
            
            inline const int & getTimes(void) const //!< Return the number of times the QUestEffectBeacon can still be executed.
                { return this->times_; }

        private:
            std::list<QuestEffect*> effects_; //!< The list of QuestEffects to be invoked on the executing player.
            int times_; //!< Number of times the beacon can be exectued.
            QuestEffectBeaconStatus::Enum status_; //!< The status of the QUestEffectBeacon, Can be eighter active or inactive.
            PlayerTrigger* trigger_;
            
            bool setTimes(const int & n); //!< Set the number of times the QuestEffectBeacon can be executed.
            bool addEffect(QuestEffect* effect);
            bool addTrigger(PlayerTrigger* trigger);
            
            const QuestEffect* getEffect(unsigned int index) const;
            const PlayerTrigger* getTrigger(unsigned int index) const;
    
    };

}

#endif /* _QuestEffectBeacon_H__ */