global-value.h

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 * Authors: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */
#ifndef GLOBAL_VALUE_H
#define GLOBAL_VALUE_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include "ptr.h"
#include "attribute.h"


namespace ns3 {

class GlobalValue
{
  typedef std::vector<GlobalValue *> Vector;
public:
  typedef Vector::const_iterator Iterator;

  GlobalValue (std::string name, std::string help,
               const AttributeValue &initialValue,
               Ptr<const AttributeChecker> checker);

  std::string GetName (void) const;
  std::string GetHelp (void) const;
  void GetValue (AttributeValue &value) const;
  Ptr<const AttributeChecker> GetChecker (void) const;
  bool SetValue (const AttributeValue &value);

  void ResetInitialValue (void);

  static void Bind (std::string name, const AttributeValue &value);

  static bool BindFailSafe (std::string name, const AttributeValue &value);

  static Iterator Begin (void);
  static Iterator End (void);


  static bool GetValueByNameFailSafe (std::string name, AttributeValue &value);

  static void GetValueByName (std::string name, AttributeValue &value);


private:
  friend class GlobalValueTestCase;

  static Vector *GetVector (void);
  void InitializeFromEnv (void);
  std::string m_name;
  std::string m_help;
  Ptr<AttributeValue> m_initialValue;
  Ptr<AttributeValue> m_currentValue;
  Ptr<const AttributeChecker> m_checker;
};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* GLOBAL_VALUE_H */