/* 
 * File:   MTTimerFactory.h
 * Author: jgaebler
 *
 * Created on May 21, 2010, 8:20 AM
 */
#pragma once

#ifndef _MTTIMERFACTORY_H
#define	_MTTIMERFACTORY_H

#include "GTTimer.h"
#include "LTTimer.h"
#include "GTAwaitTimer.h"
#include "GarbageTimer.h"

namespace ubeeme {
    namespace moversight {

        class MessageTransfer;

        /**
         * @class MTTimerFactory
         * @brief Provides builder and setup utility methods to create the three MT timer types
         * @ingroup Moversight
         * @author Jan Gäbler
         */
        class MTTimerFactory {
        public:

            /**
             * @brief Creates an GT timer
             * @param mt the message transfer instance used as callback within the timer
             * @return the created timer
             */
            static MTTimer* createGTTimer(MessageTransfer & mt) {
    
                GTTimer * timer = new GTTimer(mt);
                return timer;

            }//End createGTTimer

            /**
             * @brief Creates an GTAwait timer
             * @param mt the message transfer instance used as callback within the timer
             * @return the created timer
             */
            static MTTimer* createGTAwaitTimer(MessageTransfer & mt) {

                return new GTAwaitTimer(mt);

            }//End createGTAwaitTimer

            /**
             * @brief Creates an LT timer
             * @param mt the message transfer instance used as callback within the timer
             * @return the created timer
             */
            static MTTimer* createLTTimer(MessageTransfer & mt) {

                return new LTTimer(mt);

            }//End createLTTimer

            /**
             * @brief Creates an Garbage timer
             * @param mt the message transfer instance used as callback within the timer
             * @return the created timer
             */
            static MTTimer* createGarbageTimer(MessageTransfer & mt) {

                return new GarbageTimer(mt);

            }//End createLTTimer


        private:

            MTTimerFactory() {
            };

            MTTimerFactory(const MTTimerFactory& /*orig*/) {
            };

            virtual ~MTTimerFactory() {
            };
        };

    }
}
#endif	/* _MTTIMERFACTORY_H */