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//==============================================================================

//==============================================================================
// File: cObject.hpp
// Project: Shooting Star
// Author: Jarmo Hekkanen <jarski@2ndpoint.fi>
// Copyrights (c) 2003 2ndPoint ry (www.2ndpoint.fi)
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Revision history
//==============================================================================
#ifndef cObject_hpp
#define cObject_hpp
//==============================================================================
// Includes
#include <list>
#include "Types.hpp"
#include "cIdentifiable.hpp"
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Namespaces
using namespace std;
namespace ShootingStar {
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Forward declarations
class cWorld;
//==============================================================================
	
//==============================================================================
//! Base class of all objects
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class cObject : public cIdentifiable
{
	// Constructor & Destructor
	public:
		//! Constructor
		cObject (void);
		//! Destructor
		virtual ~cObject (void);
	
	// Public methods
	public:
		//! Updating interface
		virtual void Update (Uint32 deltaTime) = 0;

		//! Is this object alive
		bool IsAlive (void) const { return mAlive; };
		//! Spawn this object (used in cWorld)
		void Spawn (void) { mAlive = true; };
		//! Kill this object
		void Kill (void);
		void SetParent (cObject *pParent);
		
		//! Add reference
		void AddReference (void);
		//! Release reference
		void ReleaseReference (void);
		
		static void CollectGarbage (void);
		static void CleanUp (void);
		
		static int GetObjectCount (void) { return mObjects.size (); };
		static int GetGarbageCount (void) { return mGarbageObjects.size (); };
	// Member variables
	private:
		static list<cObject*> mObjects;
		static list<cObject*> mGarbageObjects;
		static bool mCleanUp;
	
		int mReferenceCount;
		bool mAlive;
		cObject *mpParent;
		list<cObject*> mChildren;
};
//==============================================================================

//==============================================================================
}		// End of the ShootingStar namespace
#endif // cObject_hpp
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// EOF
//==============================================================================