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+// vi: ts=4 sw=4 noet:
+/*
+==================================================================================
+ Copyright (c) 2020 Nokia
+ Copyright (c) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property.
+
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+==================================================================================
+*/
+
+/*
+ Mnemonic: callback.hpp
+ Abstract: class description for a callback managment object.
+ Date: 9 March 2020
+ Author: E. Scott Daniels
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef _CALLBACK_HPP
+#define _CALLBACK_HPP
+
+#include <memory>
+
+class Messenger;
+class Message;
+#include "message.hpp"
+
+typedef void(*user_callback)( Messenger& mr, Message& m, int mtype, int subid, int payload_len, Msg_component payload, void* usr_data );
+ //std::unique_ptr<unsigned char,unfreeable> payload, void* usr_data );
+
+class Callback {
+
+ private:
+ user_callback user_fun;
+ void* udata; // user data
+
+ public:
+ Callback( user_callback, void* data ); // builder
+ ~Callback(); // destroyer
+ void Drive_cb( Messenger& mr, Message& m ); // invoker
+};
+
+
+#endif