Entity.h

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#ifndef _ENTITY_H_
#define _ENTITY_H_

#include "util/functions.h"
using namespace ::br::pucrio::telemidia::util;

extern "C" {
#include "pthread.h"
}

#include <string>
#include <set>
using namespace std;

namespace br {
namespace pucrio {
namespace telemidia {
namespace ncl {
    class Entity {
        protected:
            set<string> typeSet; //type information

        private:
            static set<Entity*> instances;
            static pthread_mutex_t iMutex;
            static bool initMutex;

            string id; // id=comparable unique entity Id

        public:
            Entity(string someId);
            virtual ~Entity();

            static bool hasInstance(Entity* instance, bool eraseFromList);
            void printHierarchy();
            bool instanceOf(string s);
            int compareTo(Entity* otherEntity);
            string getId();
            int hashCode();

            virtual void setId(string someId);

            virtual string toString();
            virtual Entity *getDataEntity();
    };
}
}
}
}

#endif //_ENTITY_H_