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//	File Name:		WatchingService.h
//	Author:			Ingo Weinhold (bonefish@users.sf.net)
//	Description:	Features everything needed to provide a watching service.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef WATCHING_SERVICE_H
#define WATCHING_SERVICE_H

#include <map>

#include <Messenger.h>

class Watcher;
class WatcherFilter;

class WatchingService {
public:
	WatchingService();
	virtual ~WatchingService();

	bool AddWatcher(Watcher *watcher);
	bool AddWatcher(const BMessenger &target);
	bool RemoveWatcher(Watcher *watcher, bool deleteWatcher = true);
	bool RemoveWatcher(const BMessenger &target, bool deleteWatcher = true);

	void NotifyWatchers(BMessage *message, WatcherFilter *filter = NULL);

private:
	typedef map<BMessenger,Watcher*> watcher_map;

private:
	watcher_map	fWatchers;
};

#endif	// WATCHING_SERVICE_H
