/*-*-c++-*-
 * $Id$
 *
 * This file is part of plptools.
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 1999  Philip Proudman <philip.proudman@btinternet.com>
 *  Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Fritz Elfert <felfert@to.com>
 *
 *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 */
#ifndef _RPCSFACTORY_H_
#define _RPCSFACTORY_H_

#include <rpcs.h>

class ppsocket;

/**
 * A factory for automatically instantiating the correct protocol
 * variant depending on the connected Psion.
 */
class rpcsfactory {
 public:

    /**
    * The known errors which can happen during @ref create .
    */
    enum errs {
	FACERR_NONE = 0,
	FACERR_COULD_NOT_SEND = 1,
	FACERR_AGAIN = 2,
	FACERR_NOPSION = 3,
	FACERR_PROTVERSION = 4,
	FACERR_NORESPONSE = 5
    };

    /**
    * Constructs a rpcsfactory.
    *
    * @param skt The socket to be used for connecting
    * to the ncpd daemon.
    */
    rpcsfactory(ppsocket * skt);

    /**
    * Creates a new rpcs instance.
    *
    * @param reconnect Set to true, if automatic reconnect
    * should be performed on failure.
    *
    * @returns A pointer to a newly created rpcs instance or
    * NULL on failure.
    */
    virtual rpcs * create(bool reconnect);

    /**
    * Retrieve an error code.
    *
    * @returns The error code, in case @ref create has
    * failed, 0 otherwise.
    */
    virtual Enum<errs> getError() { return err; }

 private:
    /**
    * The socket to be used for connecting to the
    * ncpd daemon.
    */
    ppsocket *skt;
    Enum<errs> err;
};

#endif

/*
 * Local variables:
 * c-basic-offset: 4
 * End:
 */