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#ifndef __ETCHSTUBHELPER_H__
#define __ETCHSTUBHELPER_H__

#include "capu/util/SmartPointer.h"
#include "support/EtchDeliveryService.h"
#include "support/EtchRuntime.h"

template<typename T>
class EtchStubBase;

/**
 * Generated code to dispatch method from message.
 * @param <T> the service interface type.
 */
template <typename T>
class EtchStubHelper
  : public EtchObject {
public:

  /**
   * EtchObjectType for EtchStubHelper.
   */
  static const EtchObjectType* TYPE();

  /**
   * Constructs a StubHelper which uses synchronous mode to dispatch
   * method from message.
   */
  EtchStubHelper(EtchRuntime* runtime)
  : mRuntime(runtime) {
    addObjectType(TYPE());
  }

  EtchStubHelper(const EtchStubHelper& other)
  : EtchObject(other), mRuntime(other.mRuntime) {
  }

  /**
   * Dispatches the method from message.
   * @param svc
   * @param obj
   * @param sender
   * @param msg
   */
  virtual status_t run(EtchStubBase<T>* ref, EtchDeliveryService* svc, T* obj, capu::SmartPointer<EtchWho> sender, capu::SmartPointer<EtchMessage> msg ) = 0;


protected:
  EtchRuntime* mRuntime;

};

template<typename T>
const EtchObjectType* EtchStubHelper<T>::TYPE() {
  const static EtchObjectType TYPE(EOTID_STUBHELPER, NULL);
  return &TYPE;
}

#endif