ModuleAccess.h

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//
// Copyright (C) 2004 Andras Varga
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
// as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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//
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// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
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//

#ifndef __INET_MODULEACCESS_H
#define __INET_MODULEACCESS_H

#include <omnetpp.h>
#include "INETDefs.h"


INET_API cModule *findModuleWherever(const char *name, cModule *from);

INET_API cModule *findModuleWhereverInNode(const char *name, cModule *from);

INET_API cModule *findModuleSomewhereUp(const char *name, cModule *from);

template<typename T>
class ModuleAccess
{
     // Note: MSVC 6.0 doesn't like const char *N as template parameter,
     // so we have to pass it via the ctor...
  private:
    const char *name;
    T *p;
  public:
    ModuleAccess(const char *n) {name = n; p=NULL;}
    virtual ~ModuleAccess() {}

    virtual T *get()
    {
        if (!p)
        {
            cModule *m = findModuleWhereverInNode(name, simulation.getContextModule());
            if (!m) opp_error("Module (%s)%s not found",opp_typename(typeid(T)),name);
            p = check_and_cast<T*>(m);
        }
        return p;
    }

    virtual T *getIfExists()
    {
        if (!p)
        {
            cModule *m = findModuleWhereverInNode(name, simulation.getContextModule());
            p = dynamic_cast<T*>(m);
        }
        return p;
    }
};

#endif