// Created on: 2001-07-09
// Created by: Julia DOROVSKIKH
// Copyright (c) 2001-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
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#ifndef _XmlMDF_ADriver_HeaderFile
#define _XmlMDF_ADriver_HeaderFile

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

#include <TCollection_AsciiString.hxx>
#include <Standard_Transient.hxx>
#include <Standard_CString.hxx>
#include <Standard_Integer.hxx>
#include <Standard_Type.hxx>
#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
#include <XmlObjMgt_RRelocationTable.hxx>
#include <XmlObjMgt_SRelocationTable.hxx>
class Message_Messenger;
class TDF_Attribute;
class TCollection_AsciiString;
class XmlObjMgt_Persistent;
class TCollection_ExtendedString;


class XmlMDF_ADriver;
DEFINE_STANDARD_HANDLE(XmlMDF_ADriver, Standard_Transient)

//! Attribute Storage/Retrieval Driver.
class XmlMDF_ADriver : public Standard_Transient
{

public:

  
  //! Returns the version number from which the driver
  //! is available.
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Standard_Integer VersionNumber() const;
  
  //! Creates a new attribute from TDF.
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Handle(TDF_Attribute) NewEmpty() const = 0;
  
  //! Returns the type of source object,
  //! inheriting from Attribute from TDF.
  Standard_EXPORT Handle(Standard_Type) SourceType() const;
  
  //! Returns the full XML tag name (including NS prefix)
  Standard_EXPORT const TCollection_AsciiString& TypeName() const;
  
  //! Translate the contents of <aSource> and put it
  //! into <aTarget>, using the relocation table
  //! <aRelocTable> to keep the sharings.
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Standard_Boolean Paste (const XmlObjMgt_Persistent& aSource, const Handle(TDF_Attribute)& aTarget, XmlObjMgt_RRelocationTable& aRelocTable) const = 0;
  
  //! Translate the contents of <aSource> and put it
  //! into <aTarget>, using the relocation table
  //! <aRelocTable> to keep the sharings.
  Standard_EXPORT virtual void Paste (const Handle(TDF_Attribute)& aSource, XmlObjMgt_Persistent& aTarget, XmlObjMgt_SRelocationTable& aRelocTable) const = 0;

  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTIEXT(XmlMDF_ADriver,Standard_Transient)

protected:

  Standard_EXPORT XmlMDF_ADriver(const Handle(Message_Messenger)& theMessageDriver, const Standard_CString theNamespace, const Standard_CString theName = NULL);

  TCollection_AsciiString myTypeName;

  Handle(Message_Messenger) myMessageDriver;

private:

friend class XmlMDF;

};







#endif // _XmlMDF_ADriver_HeaderFile