source: code/branches/tutoriallevel2/src/modules/notifications/Notification.h @ 8445

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/**
    @file Notification.h
    @brief Definition of the Notification class.
    @ingroup Notifications
*/

#ifndef _Notification_H__
#define _Notification_H__

#include "notifications/NotificationsPrereqs.h"

#include <string>
#include "core/OrxonoxClass.h"
#include "interfaces/NotificationListener.h"

namespace orxonox
{

    /**
    @brief
        A Notification represents a short message used to inform the player about something that just happened. With the @ref orxonox::NotificationManager "NotificationManager" a Notification can be sent from any part of orxonox and is then displayed by the proper @ref orxonox::NotificationQueue "NotificationQueue(s)" (depending on which senders the specific @ref orxonox::NotificationQueue "NotificationQueues" accepts).

        A Notification is just a data structure that is used internally by the Notifications module.

    @author
        Damian 'Mozork' Frick

    @ingroup Notifications
    */
    class _NotificationsExport Notification : public OrxonoxClass
    {
        public:
            Notification(const std::string& message, const std::string& sender, notificationMessageType::Value type);
            virtual ~Notification();

            /**
            @brief Get the message of the Notification.
            @return Returns the message of the Notification.
            */
            inline const std::string & getMessage(void) const
                { return this->message_; }

            /**
            @brief Get the sender of the Notification.
            @return Returns the sender of the Notification.
            */
            inline const std::string & getSender(void) const
                { return this->sender_; }

            /**
            @brief Get the type of the Notification.
            @return Returns an enum with the type of the Notification.
            */
            inline notificationMessageType::Value getType(void) const
                { return this->type_; }

        private:
            std::string message_; //!< The Notification message.
            std::string sender_; //!< The sender of the notification.
            notificationMessageType::Value type_; //!< The type of the notification.

            void initialize(void); //!< Registers the object and sets some default values.

    };

}

#endif /* _Notification_H__ */