vpRequest.h

/****************************************************************************
 *
 * $Id: vpRequest.h 4303 2013-07-04 14:14:00Z fspindle $
 *
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 * INRIA Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique
 * Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu
 * 35042 Rennes Cedex
 * France
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 *
 *
 * Description:
 * Network Request.
 *
 * Authors:
 * Aurelien Yol
 *
 *****************************************************************************/

#ifndef vpRequest_H
#define vpRequest_H

#include <visp/vpConfig.h>
#include <visp/vpDebug.h>
#include <visp/vpException.h>
#include <visp/vpImageException.h>

#include <string.h>
#include <vector>

class VISP_EXPORT vpRequest
{
protected:
  std::string               request_id;
  std::vector<std::string>  listOfParams;
  
public:
                vpRequest();
  virtual       ~vpRequest();
  
  void          addParameter(char *params);
  void          addParameter(std::string &params);
  void          addParameter(std::vector<std::string> &listOfparams);
  template<typename T>
  void          addParameterObject(T * params, const int &sizeOfObject = sizeof(T));
  
  virtual void  decode() = 0;
  
  void          clear(){ listOfParams.clear(); }
  
  virtual void  encode() = 0;
  
  inline std::string&        operator[](const unsigned int &i)   { return listOfParams[i];}

  inline const  std::string& operator[](const unsigned int &i) const { return listOfParams[i];}
  
  std::string   getId(){ return request_id; }
  
  void          setId(const char *id){ request_id = id; }
  
  unsigned int  size(){ return (unsigned int)listOfParams.size(); }
};


//######## Definition of Template Functions ########
//#                                                #
//##################################################


template<typename T>
void vpRequest::addParameterObject(T * params, const int &sizeOfObject)
{
  if(sizeOfObject != 0){
    char *tempS = new char [sizeOfObject];
    memcpy((void*)tempS, (void*)params, sizeOfObject);
    std::string returnVal(tempS, sizeOfObject);
  
    listOfParams.push_back(returnVal);

    delete [] tempS;
  }
}

#endif