//Editor-Info: -*- C++ -*-
//
//Subject: TOVE project / SWIF
//
//File: swconnectiface.h
//
//Version: $Revision: 1.7 $
//
//State: $State: Exp $
//
//Date: $Date: 1998/12/09 11:00:43 $
//
//Organisation:
//      Helsinki University of Technology
//      Laboratory of Telecommunications Software and Multimedia
//
//Author:
//      Timo Pärnänen
//
//Description:
//      Defines a pure virtual interface for switching operations.
//
//Copyright:
//      Copyright 1999 Helsinki University of Technology
//      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BETWEEN JANUARY 1996 AND JUNE 1999.
//
//Licence:
//
//
//History: 

#ifndef __SW_CONNECTIFACE_H__
#define __SW_CONNECTIFACE_H__

#include <typeinfo>
#include "pf/types.h"

class ieConnectionIdentifier;
class swFabricCallback;
class pfConduit;

//
//Class: swConnectIface
//
class swConnectIface
{
    public:
        virtual pfUlong connect(ieConnectionIdentifier *input_,
                                ieConnectionIdentifier *output_,
                                bool bidirection_,
                                swFabricCallback *callback_) = 0;
        
        virtual void connect(ieConnectionIdentifier *input_,
                             ieConnectionIdentifier *output_,
                             bool bidirection_,
                             pfConduit &callback_) = 0;

        virtual void disconnect(ieConnectionIdentifier *input_,
                                ieConnectionIdentifier *output_,
                                bool bidirection_) = 0;
};

#endif // __SW_CONNECTIFACE_H__