linkStrategy.h

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/*********************************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 1992-2025 MAK Technologies, Inc.
** All rights reserved.
*********************************************************************************/

#pragma once


#include "managedInterface/plugin.h"

#include <vlutil/vlPrint.h>

#include <string>
#include <list>

class DtMessage;
class DtManagedInterface;

class MANAGEDINTERFACE_DLL DtLinkStrategy
{
public:
   DtLinkStrategy(const std::string& name, DtManagedInterface* link);

   virtual ~DtLinkStrategy();

   std::string name();

   virtual bool init()=0;
   
   virtual void tick();

   virtual void shutdown();

   //{@
   virtual void addChildStrategy(DtLinkStrategy* strategy);
   virtual bool removeChildStrategy(const std::string& name);
   virtual DtLinkStrategy* findStrategy(const std::string& name);

   virtual std::string& makeEmbeddedKey(std::string& embeddedKey,
      const std::string& hostGlobalId, unsigned embeddedIndex, const char* descriptor=nullptr);

protected:
   DtManagedInterface* myManagedInterface;
   std::string myName;
   std::string myEmbeddedKey; // Used in makeEmbeddedKey as convenient scratch pad

   bool myInitalized;

   std::list<DtLinkStrategy*> myChildStrategies;
};