#ifndef _objectMgr_h_
#define _objectMgr_h_

// objectMgr.h
//
// Copyright (c) 2003 Philip Romanik, Amy Muntz
//
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// its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
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//
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//
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// EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
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//
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// ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
// OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
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//
//
// Objectging template object

//Disable the warning regarding long template names
#ifdef WIN32
#pragma warning(disable:4786)
#pragma warning(disable:4503)
#endif

#include "debugging.h"

#include <map>
#include <string>



// Ruler
//       1         2         3         4         5         6    6
//345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345



// ***************** 
// *               *
// *  apObjectMgr  *
// *               *
// *****************

class apObjectInfoBase; // Forward declaration


class apObjectMgr
{
 public:
  typedef std::map<std::string, apObjectInfoBase*> OBJMAP;

  static apObjectMgr& gOnly ();
  //singleton object

  std::string dump ();
  // Text dump of all objects in use

  void debugMessage (const std::string& header,
                     const std::string& msg);
  // Generate a debug message to cdebug

  void add (const std::string& name, apObjectInfoBase* obj);
  // Add an object to our list

  apObjectInfoBase* find (const std::string& name);
  // Returns a pointer to a specific apObjectInfoBase, or 0

  std::string process (const std::string& command);
  // Send the command to all object instances

private:
  static apObjectMgr* sOnly_;
  apObjectMgr ();

  OBJMAP mapping_;  // List of all managed classes
};


#endif // _objectMgr_h_