Retro68/LaunchAPPL/Client/LaunchMethod.h
2019-08-18 13:21:00 +02:00

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#ifndef LAUNCHMETHOD_H
#define LAUNCHMETHOD_H
#include <string>
#include <boost/program_options/options_description.hpp>
#include <boost/program_options/variables_map.hpp>
#include <memory>
class Launcher;
/**
* @brief The LaunchMethod class
*
* To add a new backend to LaunchAPPL, start by subclassing this
* and updating RegisterLaunchMethods() in LaunchAPPL.cc.
*/
class LaunchMethod
{
public:
typedef boost::program_options::options_description options_description;
typedef boost::program_options::variables_map variables_map;
LaunchMethod();
virtual ~LaunchMethod();
/**
* @brief GetName
* @return the name of the launch method, as it will be specified on the command line
*/
virtual std::string GetName() = 0;
/**
* @brief GetOptions
* @param desc
*
* Add any command line options for this LaunchMethod
* to the options_description structure.
*/
virtual void GetOptions(options_description& desc);
/**
* @brief CheckPlatform
*
* Check whether this is the right kind of machine to use this method.
* For things like Apple's Classic Environment, which is only available on some system versions.
* The default implementation returns true.
*/
virtual bool CheckPlatform();
/**
* @brief CheckOptions
* @param options
* @return are we ready to run?
*
* Check whether all necessary options have been specified.
* Don't output error messages here, this is also called when outputting usage information
*/
virtual bool CheckOptions(variables_map& options);
/**
* @brief MakeLauncher
* @param options
* @return a new instance of a subclass of Launcher which will do the actual work
*/
virtual std::unique_ptr<Launcher> MakeLauncher(variables_map& options) = 0;
protected:
};
#endif // LAUNCHMETHOD_H