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#ifndef KROSS_API_CALLABLE_H
#define KROSS_API_CALLABLE_H

#include "object.h"
#include "list.h"
//#include "exception.h"

#include <tqstring.h>
#include <tqvaluelist.h>
#include <ksharedptr.h>

namespace Kross { namespace Api {

    /**
     * Base class for callable objects. Classes like
     * \a Event or \a Class are inherited from this class
     * and implement the \a Object::call() method to handle
     * the call.
     */
    class Callable : public Object
    {
        public:

            /**
             * Shared pointer to implement reference-counting.
             */
            typedef TDESharedPtr<Callable> Ptr;

            /**
             * Constructor.
             *
             * \param name The name this callable object has and
             *       it is reachable as via \a getChild() .
             */
            Callable(const TQString& name);

            /**
             * Destructor.
             */
            virtual ~Callable();

            /**
             * \return the name this object has. Each callable object
             * has a name which is used e.g. on \a addChild to be able
             * to identify the object itself.
             */
            const TQString getName() const;

            /**
             * Return the class name. This could be something
             * like "Kross::Api::Callable" for this object. The
             * value is mainly used for display purposes.
             *
             * \return The name of this class.
             */
            virtual const TQString getClassName() const;

            /**
             * Returns if the defined child is avaible.
             *
             * \return true if child exists else false.
             */
            bool hasChild(const TQString& name) const;

            /**
             * Return the defined child or NULL if there is
             * no such object with that name avaible.
             *
             * \param name The name of the Object to return.
             * \return The Object matching to the defined
             *         name or NULL if there is no such Object.
             */
            Object::Ptr getChild(const TQString& name) const;

            /**
             * Return all children.
             *
             * \return A \a ObjectMap of children this Object has.
             */
            TQMap<TQString, Object::Ptr> getChildren() const;

            /**
             * Add a new child. Replaces a possible already existing
             * child with such a name.
             *
             * \param name the name of the child
             * \param object The Object to add.
             * \return true if the Object was added successfully
             *         else false.
             */
            bool addChild(const TQString& name, Object* object);

            /**
             * Same as the \a addChild method above but for callable
             * objects which define there own name.
             */
            bool addChild(Callable* object);

            /**
             * Remove an existing child.
             *
             * \param name The name of the Object to remove.
             *        If there doesn't exists an Object with
             *        such name just nothing will be done.
             */
            void removeChild(const TQString& name);

            /**
             * Remove all children.
             */
            void removeAllChildren();

            /**
             * Call the object.
             */
            virtual Object::Ptr call(const TQString& name, List::Ptr arguments);

        private:
            /// Name this callable object has.
            TQString m_name;
            /// A list of childobjects.
            TQMap<TQString, Object::Ptr> m_children;
    };

}}

#endif

