/*!
 * @file mission_goal.h
 * @brief General definition of mission goals
*/

#ifndef _MISSION_GOAL_H
#define _MISSION_GOAL_H

#include "base_object.h"


class TiXmlElement;


typedef enum MissionState
{
  MS_ACCOMPLISHED = 0,
  MS_RUNNING,
  MS_FAILED,

  MS_NUMBER
};


//! A class representing a mission goal
class MissionGoal : public BaseObject {

 public:
  MissionGoal();
  virtual ~MissionGoal();

  virtual void loadParams(const TiXmlElement* root);

  /** sets the mission description @param descrtiption: the string containing the description */
  inline void setMissionDescription(std::string description) { this->missionDescription = description; }
  /** gets the mission description @returns the string containing the description */
  inline std::string getMissionDescription() { return this->missionDescription; }

  virtual MissionState checkMissionGoal() = 0;


 protected:
   // perhaps there will be more than one description soon: a long and short version for different parsts in the gui
   std::string      missionDescription;                                    //!< the text description of the mission

   MissionState     missionState;                                          //!< the state of this mission

};

#endif /* _MISSION_GOAL_H */