CObserver.h

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#pragma once

#include <mrpt/system/mrptEvent.h>
#include <set>

namespace mrpt::system
{
class CObservable;

/** Inherit from this class to get notified about events from any CObservable
 * object after subscribing to it.
 *
 *  The main methods in this class are:
 *   - observeBegin(): To be called to start listening at a given object.
 *   - OnEvent(): Virtual functions to be implemented in your child class to
 * receive all the notifications.
 *
 *  Note that if custom (child) mrptEvent classes are used, you can tell
 * between them in runtime with "dynamic_cast<>()".
 *
 * \note The pairs CObservable / CObserver automatically notify each other the
 * destruction of any of them, effectively ending the subscription of events.
 * \ingroup mrpt_system_grp
 *  \sa CObservable, mrptEvent
 */
class CObserver
{
    friend class CObservable;

   public:
    CObserver();
    virtual ~CObserver();

    /** Starts the subscription of this observer to the given object.  \sa
     * observeEnd  */
    void observeBegin(CObservable& obj);

    /** Ends the subscription of this observer to the given object (note that
       there is no need to call this method, since the destruction of the first
       of observer/observed will put an end to the process
        \sa observeBegin  */
    void observeEnd(CObservable& obj);

   private:
    std::set<CObservable*> m_subscribed;
    void internal_on_event(const mrptEvent& e);

   protected:
    /** This virtual function will be called upon receive of any event after
     * starting listening at any CObservable object.
     */
    virtual void OnEvent(const mrptEvent& e) = 0;

};  // End of class def.

}