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 * @(#) $Header: /nfs/jade/vint/CVSROOT/ns-2/common/connector.h,v 1.11 2005/09/26 08:41:55 lacage Exp $
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#ifndef ns_connector_h
#define ns_connector_h

#include "object.h"

/*
 * An NsObject with only a single neighbor.
 */
class Connector : public NsObject {
public:
	Connector();
	inline NsObject* target() { return target_; }
	void target (NsObject *target) { target_ = target; }
	virtual void drop(Packet* p);
	void setDropTarget(NsObject *dt) {drop_ = dt; } 
protected:
	virtual void drop(Packet* p, const char *s);
	int command(int argc, const char*const* argv);
	void recv(Packet*, Handler* callback = 0);
	inline void send(Packet* p, Handler* h) { target_->recv(p, h); }

	NsObject* target_;
	NsObject* drop_;	// drop target for this connector
};

#endif