/*
 * Copyright 2001-2005, Haiku.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
 *
 * Authors:
 *		Frans van Nispen (xlr8@tref.nl)
 */
#ifndef _INVOKER_H
#define	_INVOKER_H


#include <BeBuild.h>
#include <Messenger.h>

class BHandler;
class BLooper;
class BMessage;


class BInvoker {
	public:
							BInvoker(); 
							BInvoker(BMessage* message, const BHandler* handler,
								 const BLooper* looper = NULL);
							BInvoker(BMessage* message, BMessenger target);
		virtual				~BInvoker();

		virtual	status_t	SetMessage(BMessage *message);
		BMessage*			Message() const;
		uint32				Command() const;

		virtual status_t	SetTarget(const BHandler *handler,
								const BLooper *looper = NULL);
		virtual status_t	SetTarget(BMessenger messenger);
		bool				IsTargetLocal() const;
		BHandler*			Target(BLooper** _looper = NULL) const;
		BMessenger			Messenger() const;

		virtual status_t	SetHandlerForReply(BHandler* handler);
		BHandler*			HandlerForReply() const;

		virtual	status_t	Invoke(BMessage* message = NULL);
		status_t			InvokeNotify(BMessage* message,
								uint32 kind = B_CONTROL_INVOKED);
		status_t			SetTimeout(bigtime_t timeout);
		bigtime_t			Timeout() const;

	protected:
		uint32				InvokeKind(bool* _notify = NULL);
		void				BeginInvokeNotify(uint32 kind = B_CONTROL_INVOKED);
		void				EndInvokeNotify();

	private:
		virtual	void		_ReservedInvoker1();
		virtual	void		_ReservedInvoker2();
		virtual	void		_ReservedInvoker3();

							BInvoker(const BInvoker&);
		BInvoker&			operator=(const BInvoker&);

		BMessage*			fMessage;
		BMessenger			fMessenger;
		BHandler*			fReplyTo;
		bigtime_t			fTimeout;
		uint32				fNotifyKind;
		uint32				_reserved[1];
};

#endif	// _INVOKER_H