UnknownAsset.h

#ifndef _UNKNOWN_ASSET
#define _UNKNOWN_ASSET

#include "GlsDDAssetBase.h"
#include <string>


namespace disti
{

// Tomb of the Unknown Asset
// used as a "placeholder" asset by Producer
class UnknownAsset : public GlsDDAssetBase
{
public:
    UnknownAsset();
    ~UnknownAsset();

    // Describes the Asset (for UI)
    virtual const char *Description();
    // Is this asset currently running?
    virtual bool Live();
    // Send data to asset
    virtual bool WriteDataToDictionary();
    // Get data from asset
    virtual bool ReadDataFromDictionary();
    // initialization parameters, encoded into a single string
    virtual bool Init(const char *params);
    // Poll asset, put all "discovered" assets into attribute list - optional, but very useful for the GUI
    virtual bool PopulateAttributeList();
    // Returns asset type (class) name
    virtual const char* ClassName();
    // Try to add a given attribute to asset's RTDB
    virtual GlsDDAttributeBase* AddAttributeToDictionary(const std::string& attributeName, GlsDDAttributeBase::DataType type);

    // Start asset (connect)
    virtual bool Start(const char *params);
    // Stop asset (disconnect)
    virtual bool Stop();

    void SetClass(const std::string& className);
    void SetInstance(const std::string& instanceName);
    void SetDescription(const std::string& description);

protected:
    virtual GlsDDAttributeBase* GetDictionaryAttribute(const std::string& attributeName);

private:
    std::string _assetClass;
    std::string _description;
    std::string _params;
};

}   // end namespace disti

#endif