InternalModule.h

/*
 * InternalModule.h
 *
 *  Created on: Jun 16, 2016
 *      Author: Martin Hierholzer
 */

#ifndef CHIMERATK_INTERNAL_MODULE_H
#define CHIMERATK_INTERNAL_MODULE_H

#include <thread>

#include <ChimeraTK/ControlSystemAdapter/ProcessArray.h>

namespace ChimeraTK {

  /** Base class for internal modules which are created by the variable connection code
   *  (e.g. Application::makeConnections()). These modules have to be handled differently since the instance is
   *  created dynamically and thus we cannot store the plain pointer in Application::overallModuleList. */
  class InternalModule {
    public:
      virtual ~InternalModule(){}

      /** Activate synchronisation thread if needed */
      virtual void activate() {}

      /** Deactivate synchronisation thread if running*/
      virtual void deactivate() {}
  };


} /* namespace ChimeraTK */

#endif /* CHIMERATK_INTERNAL_MODULE_H */