#ifndef _DBOBJECT_H
#define _DBOBJECT_H

class TIPsDatabase;
class InternetResource;

#include "extensions.h"

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

//allows syncing of sub-classes with the database
//each sub-class has a sister SPROC which makes the entries
//e.g. Product entities use the addEntity_Product() SPROC
class DBObject {
protected:
	static TIPsDatabase    *m_db;
	const InternetResource *m_ir;   //the objects know where they came from (for independent serialisation the domain id and stuff is needed)
	unsigned int            m_id;
	//if the object has been synchronised with the DB
	//true  if generated from the DB at load e.g. loadExternalEntities()
	//false if generated from an external source e.g. from an ObjectParser {}
	bool                    m_inDB; 

	DBObject(TIPsDatabase *_db, const InternetResource *_ir): m_inDB(false), m_ir(_ir), m_id(0)   {m_db = _db;}
	DBObject(TIPsDatabase *_db, const unsigned int _id):      m_inDB(true),  m_ir(0),   m_id(_id) {m_db = _db;}

public:
	//accessors
	unsigned int id() const                 {return m_id;}
	unsigned int id(const unsigned int _id) {m_inDB = true; return m_id = _id;}

	virtual void addToDB() {}
};

#endif