// Created on: 2000-01-28
// Created by: data exchange team
// Copyright (c) 2000-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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// by the Free Software Foundation, with special exception defined in the file
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#ifndef _ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator_HeaderFile
#define _ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator_HeaderFile

#include <Standard.hxx>
#include <Standard_Type.hxx>

#include <Standard_Transient.hxx>
#include <Message_Gravity.hxx>
class Message_Msg;
class TopoDS_Shape;

class ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator;
DEFINE_STANDARD_HANDLE(ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator, Standard_Transient)

//! Abstract class that can be used for attaching messages
//! to the objects (e.g. shapes).
//! It is used by ShapeHealing algorithms to attach a message
//! describing encountered case (e.g. removing small edge from
//! a wire).
//!
//! The methods of this class are empty and redefined, for instance,
//! in the classes for Data Exchange processors for attaching
//! messages to interface file entities or CAS.CADE shapes.
class ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator : public Standard_Transient
{

public:
  //! Empty constructor.
  Standard_EXPORT ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator();

  //! Sends a message to be attached to the object.
  //! Object can be of any type interpreted by redefined MsgRegistrator.
  Standard_EXPORT virtual void Send(const Handle(Standard_Transient)& object,
                                    const Message_Msg&                message,
                                    const Message_Gravity             gravity);

  //! Sends a message to be attached to the shape.
  Standard_EXPORT virtual void Send(const TopoDS_Shape&   shape,
                                    const Message_Msg&    message,
                                    const Message_Gravity gravity);

  //! Calls Send method with Null Transient.
  Standard_EXPORT virtual void Send(const Message_Msg& message, const Message_Gravity gravity);

  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTIEXT(ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator, Standard_Transient)

protected:
private:
};

#endif // _ShapeExtend_BasicMsgRegistrator_HeaderFile
