/**
 * $Id: GHOST_IEvent.h 26841 2010-02-12 13:34:04Z campbellbarton $
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/**
 * @file	GHOST_IEvent.h
 * Declaration of GHOST_IEvent interface class.
 */

#ifndef _GHOST_IEVENT_H_
#define _GHOST_IEVENT_H_

#include "GHOST_Types.h"

class GHOST_IWindow;

/**
 * Interface class for events received from GHOST.
 * You should not need to inherit this class. The system will pass these events
 * to the GHOST_IEventConsumer::processEvent() method of event consumers.<br>
 * Use the getType() method to retrieve the type of event and the getData() 
 * method to get the event data out. Using the event type you can cast the 
 * event data to the correct event dat structure.
 * @see GHOST_IEventConsumer#processEvent
 * @see GHOST_TEventType
 * @author	Maarten Gribnau
 * @date	May 31, 2001
 */
class GHOST_IEvent
{
public:
	/**
	 * Destructor.
	 */
	virtual ~GHOST_IEvent()
	{
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the event type.
	 * @return The event type.
	 */
	virtual GHOST_TEventType getType() = 0;

	/**
	 * Returns the time this event was generated.
	 * @return The event generation time.
	 */
	virtual GHOST_TUns64 getTime() = 0;

	/**
	 * Returns the window this event was generated on, 
	 * or NULL if it is a 'system' event.
	 * @return The generating window.
	 */
	virtual GHOST_IWindow* getWindow() = 0;
	
	/**
	 * Returns the event data.
	 * @return The event data.
	 */
	virtual GHOST_TEventDataPtr getData() = 0;
};

#endif // _GHOST_IEVENT_H_