mix_common/src/mixparams.h

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#ifndef __MIX_PARAMS_H__
#define __MIX_PARAMS_H__

#include <glib-object.h>

#define MIX_PARAMS(obj)          (reinterpret_cast<MixParams*> ((obj)))
#define MIX_PARAMS_CAST(obj)     ((MixParams*)(obj))

/**
 * MIX_PARAMS_REFCOUNT:
 * @obj: a #MixParams
 *
 * Get access to the reference count field of the object.
 */
#define MIX_PARAMS_REFCOUNT(obj)           ((MIX_PARAMS_CAST(obj))->ref_count)

/**
 * MixParams:
 * @instance: type instance
 * @refcount: atomic refcount
 *
 * Base class for a refcounted parameter objects.
 */
class MixParams {

public:
	MixParams();
	virtual ~MixParams();
	MixParams* Ref();
	void Unref();
	gint GetRefCount() { return ref_count;}
  
public:
	/**
	* MixParamsDupFunction:
	* @obj: Params to duplicate
	* @returns: reference to cloned instance. 
	*
	* Virtual function prototype for methods to create duplicate of instance.
	*
	*/
	virtual MixParams * dup () const;

	/**
	* MixParamsCopyFunction:
	* @target: target of the copy
	* @src: source of the copy
	* @returns: boolean indicates if copy is successful.
	*
	* Virtual function prototype for methods to create copies of instance.
	*
	*/
	virtual gboolean copy(MixParams* target) const;

	/**
	* MixParamsFinalizeFunction:
	* @obj: Params to finalize
	*
	* Virtual function prototype for methods to free ressources used by
	* object.
	*/
	virtual void finalize ();

	/**
	* MixParamsEqualsFunction:
	* @first: first object in the comparison
	* @second: second object in the comparison
	*
	* Virtual function prototype for methods to compare 2 objects and check if they are equal.
	*/
	virtual gboolean equal (MixParams *obj) const;

public:
	/*< public >*/
	gint ref_count;

	/*< private >*/
	gpointer _reserved; 

};

/**
 * mix_params_get_type:
 * @returns: type of this object.
 * 
 * Get type.
 */
//GType mix_params_get_type(void);

/**
 * mix_params_new:
 * @returns: return a newly allocated object.
 * 
 * Create new instance of the object.
 */
MixParams* mix_params_new();

/**
 * mix_params_copy:
 * @target: copy to target
 * @src: copy from source
 * @returns: boolean indicating if copy is successful.
 * 
 * Copy data from one instance to the other. This method internally invoked the #MixParams::copy method such that derived object will be copied correctly.
 */
gboolean mix_params_copy(MixParams *target, const MixParams *src);


/** 
 * mix_params_ref:
 * @obj: a #MixParams object.
 * @returns: the object with reference count incremented.
 * 
 * Increment reference count.
 */
MixParams* mix_params_ref(MixParams *obj);


/** 
 * mix_params_unref:
 * @obj: a #MixParams object.
 * 
 * Decrement reference count.
 */
void mix_params_unref  (MixParams *obj);

/**
 * mix_params_replace:
 * @olddata: pointer to a pointer to a object to be replaced
 * @newdata: pointer to new object
 *
 * Modifies a pointer to point to a new object.  The modification
 * is done atomically, and the reference counts are updated correctly.
 * Either @newdata and the value pointed to by @olddata may be NULL.
 */
void mix_params_replace(MixParams **olddata, MixParams *newdata);

/**
 * mix_params_dup:
 * @obj: #MixParams object to duplicate.
 * @returns: A newly allocated duplicate of the object, or NULL if failed.
 * 
 * Duplicate the given #MixParams and allocate a new instance. This method is chained up properly and derive object will be dupped properly.
 */
MixParams *mix_params_dup(const MixParams *obj);

/**
 * mix_params_equal:
 * @first: first object to compare
 * @second: second object to compare
 * @returns: boolean indicates if the 2 object contains same data.
 * 
 * Note that the parameter comparison compares the values that are hold inside the object, not for checking if the 2 pointers are of the same instance.
 */
gboolean mix_params_equal(MixParams *first, MixParams *second);
#endif