// template class data declaration;

#ifndef BASE_H
#define BASE_H

#include "incl.h"
#include "hmap.h"

template<class type>
class base
{
private:
  hmap<type*,string>* map_elem;
  pthread_mutex_t mut_map_elem;

public:
  base();
  ~base();

  virtual void  add_elem( type*   p_type );                // add a element.
  virtual void  del_elem( string &s_name );                // delete a alement.
  virtual type* get_elem( string &s_name, bool &b_found ); // get a element.

  // execute func on all elements of map_elem. v_pointer is the argument.
  virtual void  run_func( void (*func)(type*, void*), void* v_arg );

  // chat::msg_post sends to all users of the system a message.
  // room::msg_post sends to all users of the room a message.
  // user::msg_post sends to the user a message.
  void msg_post( string *s_msg )
  {
    run_func( &base<type>::msg_post_ , (void*)s_msg );
  }
  static void msg_post_( type* type_obj, void* v_arg )
  {
    string *p_msg    = (string*) v_arg;
    type_obj -> msg_post( p_msg );
  }

  void get_data( map_string *p_map_string )
  {
    run_func( &base<type>::get_data_ , (void*)p_map_string );
  }
  static void get_data_( type* type_obj, void* v_arg )
  {
    map_string *map_params = (map_string*) v_arg;
    type_obj -> get_data ( map_params );
  }

  // chat::get_user_list gets a list of all users of the system.
  // room::get_user_list gets a list of all users of the room.
  // user::get_user_list gets a "list" of a user <font color="usercolor">username</font>seperator
  void get_user_list( string &s_list, string &s_seperator )
  {

    container c;
    c.elem[0] = (void*) &s_list;
    c.elem[1] = (void*) &s_seperator;

    run_func( &base<type>::get_user_list_, (void*)&c );
  }
  static void get_user_list_( type* type_obj, void* v_arg )
  {
    container *c = (container*) v_arg;
    type_obj -> get_user_list( *((string*)c->elem[0]), *((string*)c->elem[1]) );
  }
};

#include "base.cpp"

#endif