/***************************************************************************
 * class.h
 * This file is part of the KDE project
 * copyright (C)2004-2005 by Sebastian Sauer (mail@dipe.org)
 *
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 ***************************************************************************/

#ifndef KROSS_API_CLASS_H
#define KROSS_API_CLASS_H

#include <tqstring.h>
//#include <tqvaluelist.h>
//#include <tqmap.h>
#include <tqobject.h>

#include "object.h"
#include "event.h"
#include "list.h"
#include "exception.h"
#include "variant.h"

namespace Kross { namespace Api {

    /**
     * From \a Event inherited template-class to represent
     * class-structures. Classes implemetating this template
     * are able to dynamicly define \a Event methodfunctions
     * accessible from within scripts.
     */
    template<class T>
    class Class : public Event<T>
    {
        public:

            /**
             * Shared pointer to implement reference-counting.
             */
            typedef TDESharedPtr<T> Ptr;

            /**
             * Constructor.
             *
             * \param name The name this class has.
             */
            Class(const TQString& name)
                : Event<T>(name)
            {
            }

            /**
             * Destructor.
             */
            virtual ~Class()
            {
            }

            template<typename TYPE>
            static Object::Ptr toObject(TYPE t) { return t; }

            operator T* () { return (T*)this; }
            //operator Ptr () { return (T*)this; }

            /*
            virtual Object::Ptr call(const TQString& name, List::Ptr arguments)
            {
                krossdebug( TQString("Class::call(%1)").arg(name) );
                return Event<T>::call(name, arguments);
            }
            */

    };

}}

#endif

