#ifndef _BULKDATA_FLOW_PRODUCER_H
#define _BULKDATA_FLOW_PRODUCER_H
/*******************************************************************************
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/** @file bulkDataFlowProducer.h  
 */

namespace AcsBulkdata
{
  /** @defgroup BULKDATAFLOWPRODUCERDOC Bulk Data Flow Producer
   *  @{
   * @htmlonly
   <hr size="2" width="100%">
   <div align="left">
   <h2>Description</h2>
   bulkDataFlowProducer.h implements the Bulk Data Flow Producer
   <br>
   <br>
   <h2>Links</h2>
   <ul>
   <li><a href="classBulkDataFlowProducer.html">BulkDataFlowProducer Class Reference</a></li>
   </ul>
   </div>
   @endhtmlonly
   * @}
   */


  template<class TSenderCallback>
    class BulkDataFlowProducer : public virtual TAO_FlowProducer
    {
    public:

      /** Constructor
       * @param flowname
       * @param AVStreams::protocolSpec
       * @param format
       * @param TAO_StreamCtrl
       * @htmlonly
       <br><hr>
       @endhtmlonly
      */
      BulkDataFlowProducer(const char *flowname, AVStreams::protocolSpec prot, const char *format, TAO_StreamCtrl *strCtrl);

      /**
       * Destructor
       */
      virtual ~BulkDataFlowProducer();

      /**
       * Creates the application callback and return its handle to
       * AVStreams for further application callbacks.
       * This callback will be used to store data e.g. in the Archive.
       * @param flowname
       * @param TAO_AV_Callback
       * @return int
       *  @htmlonly
       <br><hr>
       @endhtmlonly
      */
      virtual int get_callback (const char *flowname, TAO_AV_Callback *&callback);

      /**
       * Set the protocol object
       * @param flowname
       * @param TAO_AV_Protocol_Object
       * @return int
       * @htmlonly
       <br><hr>
       @endhtmlonly
      */
      virtual int set_protocol_object(const char *flowname, TAO_AV_Protocol_Object *object);

      /**
       * Get the protocol object
       * @return TAO_AV_Protocol_Object *
       * @htmlonly
       <br><hr>
       @endhtmlonly
      */
      virtual TAO_AV_Protocol_Object *getProtocolObject();

      virtual TSenderCallback *getBulkDataCallback();

      virtual void set_flow_handler (const char *flowname,
                                     TAO_AV_Flow_Handler *handler);

      virtual  TAO_AV_Flow_Handler * getFlowHandler();
    
    private:

      ACE_CString flowname_m;

      TAO_AV_Protocol_Object *protObj_p;

      TSenderCallback *callback_p;

      TAO_StreamCtrl *strCtrl_p;

      TAO_AV_Flow_Handler *handler_p;
    };

}


#include "bulkDataFlowProducer.i"

#endif /* _BULKDATA_FLOW_PRODUCER_H */