/*! 
    \file object_manager.h
    \brief this manager will ceep track of the objects  in the world
    
    This is specially designed to:
    - Give an interface to the world data
    - separate the world data from the world build,update,draw process
    - recycle deleted objects: specific for Projectils since there is a lot of world entity creation/deletion (and this needs a lot of time)
    - control the garbage collector
*/


#ifndef _OBJECT_MANAGER_H
#define _OBJECT_MANAGER_H

#include "base_object.h"

#define OM_

#include "class_list.h"


class WorldEntity;
class GarbageCollector;


template<class T> class tList; 
template<class T> class ManagedObject;

//! the object manager itself
class ObjectManager : public BaseObject {

 public:
  static ObjectManager* getInstance(void);
  virtual ~ObjectManager(void);
  
  void cache(classList index, int number, const BaseObject &copyObject);
  void addToDeadList(classList index, BaseObject* object);
  BaseObject* getFromDeadList(classList index, int number = 1);

  void debug();

 private:
  ObjectManager(void);
  static ObjectManager* singletonRef;

  //BaseObject** managedObjectList;
  tList<BaseObject>** managedObjectList;
  GarbageCollector* garbageCollector;
};



#endif /* _OBJECT_MANAGER_H */