MessageAble.hpp

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#pragma once

#include "Common.hpp"
#include "ThreadList.hpp"

template <typename MessageTemplate>
class MessageAble
{
    public:
        virtual ~MessageAble()
        {
            MessageTemplate* mom;
            while (mom = messagesIn.pop_front())
                mom->suicide();
            while (mom = messagesOut.pop_front())
                mom->suicide();
        }
        //Called from MetaDataConnector / Client
        errorCode clientSendMessage(MessageTemplate* message)
        {
            messagesOut.push_back(message);
        }
        MessageTemplate* clientGetMessage()
        {
            return messagesIn.pop_front();
        }
        //Called from Master
        errorCode masterSendMessage(MessageTemplate* message)
        {
            messagesIn.push_back(message);
        }
        MessageTemplate* masterGetMessage()
        {
            return messagesOut.pop_front();
        }
    //protected:
        ThreadList<MessageTemplate*> messagesIn; //From master to the client
        ThreadList<MessageTemplate*> messagesOut; //From client to the master
};