/*
    Copyright (C) 2005-2007  Michel de Boer <michel@twinklephone.com>

    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
*/

/**
 * @file
 * Objects with a unique object id.
 */

#ifndef _ID_OBJECT_H
#define _ID_OBJECT_H

#include "threads/mutex.h"

/**
 * Object identifier.
 */
typedef unsigned short		t_object_id;

/**
 * Parent class for objects that need a unique object id.
 */
class t_id_object {
private:
	/** Mutex for concurrent object id creation. */
	static t_mutex		mtx_next_id;
	
	/** Id for the next object. */
	static t_object_id	next_id;
	
	/** Unique object identifier. */
	t_object_id		id;
	
public:
	/** Constructor */
	t_id_object();
	
	/** 
	 * Get the object id.
	 * @return Object id.
	 */
	t_object_id get_object_id();
	
	/**
	 * Generate a new object identifier. This can be useful
	 * after making a copy of an object.
	 */
	void generate_new_id();
};

#endif