gadget::BaseTypeFactory Class Reference

Object used for creating devices. More...

#include <gadget/Type/BaseTypeFactory.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
void	registerNetDevice (BaseTypeConstructorBase *constructor)
bool	recognizeNetDevice (std::string base_type)
	Queries if the factory knows about the given device.
Input *	loadNetDevice (std::string base_type)
	Loads the specified device.

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Detailed Description

Object used for creating devices.

Definition at line 91 of file BaseTypeFactory.h.

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Member Function Documentation

void gadget::BaseTypeFactory::registerNetDevice

(

BaseTypeConstructorBase *

constructor

)

Definition at line 156 of file BaseTypeFactory.cpp.

{
   vprASSERT(constructor != NULL);
   mConstructors.push_back(constructor);     // Add the constructor to the list
}

bool gadget::BaseTypeFactory::recognizeNetDevice

(

std::string

base_type

)

Queries if the factory knows about the given device.

Precondition:

base_type is a valid configuration element type.

Parameters:

base_type

The base type of the config element element we are requesting about knowledge to create.

Returns:

true if the factory knows how to create the device; false if not.

Definition at line 164 of file BaseTypeFactory.cpp.

Referenced by loadNetDevice().

{
   return ! (findConstructor(base_type) == -1);
}

Input * gadget::BaseTypeFactory::loadNetDevice

(

std::string

base_type

)

Loads the specified device.

Precondition:

recognizeNetDevice(base_type) == true.

Parameters:

base_type

The base type of the specification of the device to load.

Returns:

NULL is returned if the device failed to load. Otherwise, a pointer to the loaded device is returned.

See also:

recognizeNetDevice

Definition at line 172 of file BaseTypeFactory.cpp.

References gadget::BaseTypeConstructorBase::createNetDevice(), gadgetDBG_RIM(), and recognizeNetDevice().

{
   vprASSERT(recognizeNetDevice(base_type));

   int index = findConstructor(base_type);

   Input* new_dev;
   BaseTypeConstructorBase* constructor = mConstructors[index];

   new_dev = constructor->createNetDevice(base_type);
   if(new_dev!=NULL)
   {
      vprDEBUG(gadgetDBG_RIM,vprDBG_VERB_LVL)
         << "[NetDevice Factory] Found the BaseType\n"<< vprDEBUG_FLUSH;
   }
   return new_dev;
}

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• BaseTypeFactory.h
• BaseTypeFactory.cpp

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