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1.1 Declaration of a Class Managing Networks

Mai-Oktober 2007 Martin Scheppokat


Defines, includes, and constants

*/

#ifndef NETWORK2MANAGER_H_
#define NETWORK2MANAGER_H_

#ifndef __NETWORK2_ALGEBRA_H__
#error Network2Algebra.h is needed by NetworkManager.h. \
Please include in *.cpp-File.
#endif


namespace network2 {

/*
"Static" class managing all networks in secondo.

*/
class NetworkManager
{
public:

/*
Loads a network with a given id.

*/
  static Network* GetNetwork(int in_iNetworkId);
  static Network* GetNetworkNew(int in_iNetworkId, 
                                std::map<int,std::string> *netList);


/*
Closes a network retrived via getNetwork.

*/
  static void CloseNetwork(Network* in_pNetwork);
};

} // end of namespace network2

#endif /*NETWORKMANAGER_H_*/