/*
 *   ORXONOX - the hottest 3D action shooter ever to exist
 *
 *
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 *
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 *
 *   Author:
 *      Fabian 'x3n' Landau
 *   Co-authors:
 *      ...
 *
 */

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

    The IdentifierDistributor makes sure that only one instance of ClassIdentifier for each
    template parameter T exists. All Identifiers are stored in a map with their name.
    IdentifierDistributor is a singleton class, it can't be created or deleted directly.
*/

#ifndef _IdentifierDistributor_H__
#define _IdentifierDistributor_H__

#include <map>

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    //! The Identifier Distributor stores all Identifiers and makes sure there are no ambiguities.
    class _CoreExport IdentifierDistributor
    {
        public:
            static Identifier* getIdentifier(const std::string& name, Identifier* proposal);

        private:
            IdentifierDistributor() {};                                         // Don't create
            IdentifierDistributor(const IdentifierDistributor& distributor) {}  // Don't copy
            ~IdentifierDistributor() {}                                         // Don't delete

            std::map<std::string, Identifier*> identifiers_;    //!< The map to store all Identifiers.
    };
}

#endif /* _IdentifierDistributor_H__ */
