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 *   Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
// (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005 All Rights Reserved
 *
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 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 */
 
#ifdef WIN32
#pragma warning (disable : 4786)
#endif

#if !defined(__HANDLER_OF_AXIS_INCLUDED__)
#define __HANDLER_OF_AXIS_INCLUDED__

#include <axis/BasicHandler.hpp>

/**
 * @file Handler.hpp
 */

/**
 * @class Handler
 * @brief interface for handlers.
 *
 */

AXIS_CPP_NAMESPACE_START

class Handler : public HandlerBase
{
public:
    /**
      * Constructor.
      */
    Handler(){};

    /**
      * Destructor.
      */
    virtual ~Handler(){};

    /**
      * Returns the value of the given option.
      *
      * @param sArg The option name, i.e key
      * @return The option value.
      */
    const string& getOption(const string& sArg)
    {
        m_sEmpty = "";

        map<string, string>::const_iterator it = m_pOption->find(sArg);
        if (it != m_pOption->end())
        {
            return (*it).second;
        }
        return m_sEmpty;    
    }

    /**
      * This method is automatically called by the Axis Engine when it loads a
      * Handler. The purpose of this method is described below:
      * For each Handler we could configure various parameters/options in the
      * Server.wsdd or Client.wsdd. If the engine finds any such options then
      * the engine will automaticaly call this method of each handler and will
      * set those options to each Handler by calling this method of each 
      * Handler which those configuration options belong to. Normaly a Handler
      * writer doesn't need to interact/deal with this method.
      *
      * @param OptionList The map which contains the options to be set.
      */
    void setOptionList(const map<string, string>* OptionList) {m_pOption = OptionList;};

    /**
      * Gets and returns the type of the handler. The return value here is
      * always NORMAL_HANDLER.
      *
      *    @return returns the type of the handler. The return value here is
      * always NORMAL_HANDLER.
      */
    int AXISCALL getType(){return NORMAL_HANDLER;};

protected:
    /**
      * Used to store the options which are configured in the WSDD.
      */
    const map<string, string>* m_pOption;

    /**
      * Represents an empty string.
      */
    string m_sEmpty;
};

AXIS_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif