/**
 * Channel handling
 *
 * @package vzlogger
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, The volkszaehler.org project
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GNU Public License
 * @author Steffen Vogel <info@steffenvogel.de>
 */
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 *
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 */

#ifndef _CHANNEL_H_
#define _CHANNEL_H_

#include <pthread.h>

#include "reading.h"
#include "buffer.h"

class Channel {

public:
	Channel(const char *pUuid, const char *pMiddleware, ReadingIdentifier *pIdentifier);
	virtual ~Channel();

protected:
	static int instances;
	int id;				/* only for internal usage & debugging */

	ReadingIdentifier *identifier;	/* channel identifier (OBIS, string) */
	Reading last;			/* most recent reading */
	Buffer buffer;			/* circular queue to buffer readings */

	pthread_cond_t condition;	/* pthread syncronization to notify logging thread and local webserver */
	pthread_t thread;		/* pthread for asynchronus logging */

	char *middleware;		/* url to middleware */
	char *uuid;			/* unique identifier for middleware */
};

#endif /* _CHANNEL_H_ */