/*

*************************************************************************

ArmageTron -- Just another Tron Lightcycle Game in 3D.
Copyright (C) 2000  Manuel Moos (manuel@moosnet.de)

**************************************************************************

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  
***************************************************************************

*/

#ifndef ArmageTron_VOTER_H
#define ArmageTron_VOTER_H

class ePlayerNetID;
//class eVoteItem;

#include "tSafePTR.h"
#include "tList.h"
#include "tString.h"

#include "nNetObject.h"

#include "nSpamProtection.h"

// class identifying a voter; all players coming from the same IP share the same voter.
class eVoter: public tReferencable< eVoter >, public tListMember
{
    friend class eVoteItem;
public:
    eVoter( const tString& IP );
    ~eVoter();

    void Spam( int user );										// trigger spam guard
    bool IsSpamming( int user );								// check if user has been found spamming
    void RemoveFromGame();										// remove from game

    static void KickMenu();										// activate player kick menu
    static void VotingMenu();									// activate voting menu ( you can vote about suggestions there )
    static eVoter* GetVoter ( int ID, bool complain = false );	// find or create the voter for the specified ID
    static bool VotingPossible();								// returns whether voting is currently possible
    tString Name(int senderID = -1) const;						// returns the name of the voter
private:
    static eVoter* GetVoterFromIP( tString IP );	// find or create the voter for the specified IP
    const tString IP_;								// IP address of voter
    static tList< eVoter > voters_;					// list of all voters
    nSpamProtection votingSpam_;					// spam control
};


#endif	// ArmageTron_VOTER_H