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// - Function.hpp                                                            -
// - afnix engine - function class definition                                -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_FUNCTION_HPP
#define  AFNIX_FUNCTION_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_OBJECT_HPP
#include "Object.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The Function class is a wrapper class for c++ function which do not
  /// require a class implementation. The function instance holds a pointer
  /// to a function which can later be called during the apply call.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class Function : public Object {
  public:
    /// the standard function prototype
    typedef Object* (*t_func) (Runnable*, Nameset*, Cons*);

  private:
    /// the function to call during apply
    t_func p_func;

  public:
    /// create a new function 
    /// @param func the function to apply
    Function (t_func func);
    
    /// @return the class name
    String repr (void) const;

  private:
    // make the copy constructor private
    Function (const Function&);
    // make the assignment operator private
    Function& operator = (const Function&);

  public:
    /// apply this object with a set of arguments
    /// @param robj the current runnable
    /// @param nset the current nameset
    /// @param args the arguments to apply with
    Object* apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, Cons* args);
  };
}

#endif
