#ifndef __CPPLUGINS__DATAOBJECT__H__
#define __CPPLUGINS__DATAOBJECT__H__

#include <cpPlugins/Object.h>
#include <vtkProp.h>
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>

// Some forward declarations
// TODO: class vtkProp;

namespace cpPlugins
{
  // Some forward declarations
  class ProcessObject;

  /**
   */
  class cpPlugins_EXPORT DataObject
    : public Object
  {
  public:
    typedef DataObject                      Self;
    typedef Object                          Superclass;
    typedef itk::SmartPointer< Self >       Pointer;
    typedef itk::SmartPointer< const Self > ConstPointer;

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

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

    void DisconnectFromPipeline( );

    // VTK actors
    vtkProp* GetVTKActor( );
    const vtkProp* GetVTKActor( ) const;

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

    virtual void _CreateVTKActor( ) const;

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

  protected:
    ProcessObject*   m_Source;
    // TODO: mutable vtkProp* m_Actor;
    mutable vtkSmartPointer< vtkProp > m_Actor;
  };

} // ecapseman

#endif // __CPPLUGINS__DATAOBJECT__H__

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