//  $Id: plf_res_mgr.hpp 3087 2007-09-05 16:10:33Z grumbel $
//
//  Pingus - A free Lemmings clone
//  Copyright (C) 2002 Ingo Ruhnke <grumbel@gmx.de>
//
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#ifndef HEADER_PINGUS_PLF_RES_MGR_HXX
#define HEADER_PINGUS_PLF_RES_MGR_HXX

#include "pingus_level.hpp"
#include "SDL.h"

class Pathname;

/** */
class PLFResMgr
{
private:
  struct PLFEntry {
    PingusLevel plf;
    uint64_t mtime;
  };

  typedef std::map<std::string, PLFEntry> PLFMap;
  static  PLFMap plf_map;
  /** Loads PLF from filename and stores it under 'res_name' in the
      map */
  static PingusLevel load_plf_raw(const std::string& res_name,
                                  const Pathname& pathname);
public:
  /** @returns a handle to the PLF, which the caller *must not* delete

      @param res_name The resource name of the level, aka "snow11-grumbel"
   */
  static PingusLevel load_plf(const std::string& res_name);

  /** @return a handle to the PLF, instead of loading it from a
      res_name, load it from a system dependend filename

      @param filename The filename of the plf, aka "../data/levels/snow11-grumbel.pingus" */
  static PingusLevel load_plf_from_filename(const Pathname& filename);
};


#endif

/* EOF */