/**
 * @file   object.hpp
 * @author Julian Iseringhausen <isering@ins.uni-bonn.de>
 * @date   Mon Apr 18 12:22:29 2011
 *
 * @brief  Header file for the class VMG::Object.
 *
 */

#ifndef OBJECT_HPP_
#define OBJECT_HPP_

#include <cassert>
#include <string>

namespace VMG
{

class Object
{
public:
  Object() :
    registered(false)
  {}

  Object(std::string name_) :
    name(name_),
    registered(true)
  {
    ObjectInit();
  }

  virtual ~Object() {}

  void Register(std::string name_);

  template <class T>
  T* Cast()
  {
    T* casted = static_cast<T*>(this);
    assert(casted != NULL);
    return casted;
  }

  std::string Name() {return name;}

private:
  void ObjectInit();

  std::string name;
  bool registered;
};

template <class T>
class ObjectStorage : public Object
{
public:
  ObjectStorage(const T& val_) :
    val(val_)
  {}

  ObjectStorage(std::string name_, const T& val_) :
    Object(name_),
    val(val_)
  {}

  T& Val() {return val;}

private:
  T val;
};

}

#endif /* OBJECT_HPP_ */