MsgFactory.hh

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#ifndef _MSGFACTORY_HH_
#define _MSGFACTORY_HH_

#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <vector>
#include <google/protobuf/message.h>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

namespace gazebo
{
  namespace msgs
  {
    typedef boost::shared_ptr<google::protobuf::Message> (*MsgFactoryFn) ();

    class MsgFactory
    {
      public: static void RegisterMsg(const std::string &_msgType,
                                      MsgFactoryFn _factoryfn);

      public: static boost::shared_ptr<google::protobuf::Message> NewMsg(
                  const std::string &_msgType);

      public: static void GetMsgTypes(std::vector<std::string> &_types);

      private: static std::map<std::string, MsgFactoryFn> *msgMap;
    };


    #define GZ_REGISTER_STATIC_MSG(_msgtype, _classname) \
    boost::shared_ptr<google::protobuf::Message> New##_classname() \
    { \
      return boost::shared_ptr<gazebo::msgs::_classname>(\
          new gazebo::msgs::_classname); \
    } \
    class Msg##_classname \
    { \
      public: Msg##_classname() \
      { \
        gazebo::msgs::MsgFactory::RegisterMsg(_msgtype, New##_classname);\
      } \
    }; \
    static Msg##_classname GzMsgInitializer;

  }
}

#endif