// Cyphesis Online RPG Server and AI Engine
// Copyright (C) 2006 Alistair Riddoch
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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// 
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#ifndef COMMON_PROPERTY_FACTORY_H
#define COMMON_PROPERTY_FACTORY_H

class PropertyBase;

/// \brief Kit interface for factories to create Property objects.
class PropertyKit {
  public:
    virtual ~PropertyKit();

    /// \brief Create a new Property instance
    virtual PropertyBase * newProperty() = 0;

    /// \brief Create a copy of this factory.
    virtual PropertyKit * duplicateFactory() const = 0;
};

/// \brief Factory template to create standard Property objects.
template <class T>
class PropertyFactory : public PropertyKit {
  public:
    virtual PropertyBase * newProperty();
    virtual PropertyFactory<T> * duplicateFactory() const;
};

#endif // COMMON_PROPERTY_FACTORY_H