#ifndef __cpPlugins__BaseObjects__DataObject__h__
#define __cpPlugins__BaseObjects__DataObject__h__

#include <cpPlugins/BaseObjects/Object.h>

namespace cpPlugins
{
  namespace BaseObjects
  {
    // Some forward declarations
    class ProcessObject;

    /**
     */
    class cpPlugins_EXPORT DataObject
      : public Object
    {
      friend class ProcessObject;

    public:
      typedef DataObject                      Self;
      typedef Object                          Superclass;
      typedef itk::SmartPointer< Self >       Pointer;
      typedef itk::SmartPointer< const Self > ConstPointer;

    public:
      cpPluginsNewMacro( Self );
      itkTypeMacro( DataObject, Object );
      cpPlugins_Id_Macro( DataObject, Object );

    public:
      virtual bool IsCompatible( const Self* other ) const;

      ProcessObject* GetSource( );
      const ProcessObject* GetSource( ) const;
      void SetSource( ProcessObject* src );

      void DisconnectFromPipeline( );

    protected:
      DataObject( );
      virtual ~DataObject( );

      template< class _TType >
      inline bool _DisconnectVTK( );

    private:
      // Purposely not implemented
      DataObject( const Self& );
      Self& operator=( const Self& );

    protected:
      ProcessObject* m_Source;
    };

  } // ecapseman

} // ecapseman

#endif // __cpPlugins__BaseObjects__DataObject__h__

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