RunnableInterface.hpp

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  tag: Peter Soetens  Mon Jan 19 14:11:19 CET 2004  RunnableInterface.hpp

                        RunnableInterface.hpp -  description
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    begin                : Mon January 19 2004
    copyright            : (C) 2004 Peter Soetens
    email                : peter.soetens@mech.kuleuven.ac.be

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#ifndef CORELIB_RUNNABLE_INTERFACE_HPP
#define CORELIB_RUNNABLE_INTERFACE_HPP

#include "ActivityInterface.hpp"

namespace RTT
{ namespace base {
    class RTT_API RunnableInterface
    {
        ActivityInterface* owner_task;
    public:
        RunnableInterface();

        virtual ~RunnableInterface();

        virtual bool initialize() = 0;

        virtual void step() = 0;

        virtual void loop();

        virtual bool breakLoop();

        virtual void finalize() = 0;

        virtual os::ThreadInterface* getThread() const;

        virtual bool hasWork();

        inline ActivityInterface* getActivity() const;

        virtual void setActivity( ActivityInterface* task );
    };


    ActivityInterface* RunnableInterface::getActivity() const { return owner_task; }
}}

#endif