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/*
 *   Base interface for all loader classes.
 */

#ifndef BASE_LOADER_H
#define BASE_LOADER_H

namespace TPCE {

template <typename T> class CBaseLoader {

public:
	/*
	 *  Virtual destructor. Provided so that a sponsor-specific
	 *  destructor can be called on destruction from the base-class pointer.
	 *
	 *  PARAMETERS:
	 *           none.
	 *
	 *  RETURNS:
	 *           not applicable.
	 */
	virtual ~CBaseLoader(){};

	/*
	 *  This function is provided to reset the loader to
	 *  a clean state. "Clean state" here means a sequence of
	 *  WriteNextRecord(), followed by Commit(), followed by FinishLoad()
	 *  can be called.
	 *
	 *  PARAMETERS:
	 *           none.
	 *
	 *  RETURNS:
	 *           none.
	 */
	virtual void Init(){}; // default implementation is empty

	/*
	 *  Receive a new record to be loaded into the database.
	 *  This is the main function that is called
	 *  for every generated record.
	 *
	 *  Note: the records are not guaranteed to actually be inserted
	 *  into the database after this call. It is Commit() that ensures that
	 *  all records received by WriteNextRecord are persisted in the database.
	 *
	 *  PARAMETERS:
	 *           IN  next_record          - a pointer to a structure, containing
	 * the record
	 *
	 *  RETURNS:
	 *           none.
	 */
	virtual void WriteNextRecord(const T &next_record) {
		printf("BaseLoader - const ref\n");
	};

	/*
	 *  Commit any records that might have been kept in temporary
	 *  storage to the database. After this call, all records received
	 *  by WriteNextRecord should be present in the database.
	 *
	 *  PARAMETERS:
	 *           none.
	 *
	 *  RETURNS:
	 *           none.
	 */
	virtual void Commit(){}; // default implementation is empty

	/*
	 *  Release any resources held for loading.
	 *  Also, commit any records that might have been kept in temporary
	 *  storage to the database.
	 *  This function is called once, after the last record has been loaded.
	 *
	 *  PARAMETERS:
	 *           none.
	 *
	 *  RETURNS:
	 *           none.
	 */
	virtual void FinishLoad() = 0; // must be defined in subclasses
};

} // namespace TPCE

#endif // #ifndef BASE_LOADER_H