// Created on: 1994-05-24
// Created by: Christian CAILLET
// Copyright (c) 1994-1999 Matra Datavision
// Copyright (c) 1999-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
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#ifndef _Transfer_ActorDispatch_HeaderFile
#define _Transfer_ActorDispatch_HeaderFile

#include <Standard.hxx>
#include <Standard_Type.hxx>

#include <Transfer_TransferDispatch.hxx>
#include <Transfer_ActorOfTransientProcess.hxx>
class Interface_InterfaceError;
class Interface_InterfaceModel;
class Interface_GeneralLib;
class Interface_Protocol;
class Transfer_ActorOfTransientProcess;
class Transfer_TransferDispatch;
class Transfer_Binder;
class Standard_Transient;
class Transfer_TransientProcess;


class Transfer_ActorDispatch;
DEFINE_STANDARD_HANDLE(Transfer_ActorDispatch, Transfer_ActorOfTransientProcess)

//! This class allows to work with a TransferDispatch, i.e. to
//! transfer entities from a data set to another one defined by
//! the same interface norm, with the following features :
//! - ActorDispatch itself acts as a default actor, i.e. it copies
//! entities with the general service Copy, as CopyTool does
//! - it allows to add other actors for specific ways of transfer,
//! which may include data modifications, conversions ...
//! - and other features from TransferDispatch (such as mapping
//! other than one-one)
class Transfer_ActorDispatch : public Transfer_ActorOfTransientProcess
{

public:

  
  //! Creates an ActorDispatch from a Model. Works with a General
  //! Service Library, given as an Argument
  //! This causes TransferDispatch and its TransientProcess to be
  //! created, with default actor <me>
  Standard_EXPORT Transfer_ActorDispatch(const Handle(Interface_InterfaceModel)& amodel, const Interface_GeneralLib& lib);
  
  //! Same as above, but Library is defined through a Protocol
  Standard_EXPORT Transfer_ActorDispatch(const Handle(Interface_InterfaceModel)& amodel, const Handle(Interface_Protocol)& protocol);
  
  //! Same as above, but works with the Active Protocol
  Standard_EXPORT Transfer_ActorDispatch(const Handle(Interface_InterfaceModel)& amodel);
  
  //! Utility which adds an actor to the default <me> (it calls
  //! SetActor from the TransientProcess)
  Standard_EXPORT void AddActor (const Handle(Transfer_ActorOfTransientProcess)& actor);
  
  //! Returns the TransferDispatch, which does the work, records
  //! the intermediate data, etc...
  //! See TransferDispatch & CopyTool, to see the available methods
  Standard_EXPORT Transfer_TransferDispatch& TransferDispatch();
  
  //! Specific action : it calls the method Transfer from CopyTool
  //! i.e. the general service Copy, then returns the Binder
  //! produced by the TransientProcess
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Handle(Transfer_Binder) Transfer
                   (const Handle(Standard_Transient)& start,
                    const Handle(Transfer_TransientProcess)& TP,
                    const Message_ProgressRange& theProgress = Message_ProgressRange()) Standard_OVERRIDE;




  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTIEXT(Transfer_ActorDispatch,Transfer_ActorOfTransientProcess)

protected:




private:


  Transfer_TransferDispatch thetool;


};







#endif // _Transfer_ActorDispatch_HeaderFile