//	MACRO

#ifndef __SOMETHING_H_INCLUDED__
#define  __SOMETHING_H_INCLUDED__

// SYSTEM INCLUDES

// PROJECT INCLUDES

#include <vector>
#include <iostream>

// LOCAL INCLUDES
#include "Instant.h"


// FORWARD REFERENCES

/*
*	COMMENT
*	@param
*	@return
*/




template <class U>
class SomeThing
		{
				public:
					

					//====== LIFECYCLE ========
					
					SomeThing(std::string name);
						
					
					~SomeThing();
						
					

					//====== OPERATIONS =======
					
					/*
					*	Add a new instant to the thing
					*	@param instant: new instant
					*/
					
					bool addInstant(Instant* instant);
					

					//====== INQUIRY =========
					/*
					*	Get the thing stored
					*	@return thing
					*/
					
					U* getThing();
						
					/*
					*	Get the name of the thing
					*	@return nameThing
					*/
					
					std::string getName();
						
					/*
					*	Get all the instants
					*	@return instants
					*/
					
					std::vector<Instant*>* getInstants();
						
					/*
					*	Get the instant that's in the index given
					*	@param indexInstant: index of the instant that they want
					*	@return instants[instantIndex]
					*/
					
					Instant* getInstant(int indexInstant);
						
					/*
					*	Get the number of instants that the 
					*	thng has.
					*	@return instants.size()
					*/
				
					int  getNumberInstants();
						
					/*
					*  if this is in the instant given
					*  @param instant: instant to verified if this has it
					*  @return  0<=i<numberOfInstants if this has the instant, -1 otherwise
					*/
				
					int hasInstant(Instant* instant);
						
					//====== ACCESS ==========
					/*
					*	Set the thing
					*	@param U* thing
					*/
				
					void setThing(U thing);
						
					/*
					*	Set the name of the thing
					*	@param nameThing
					*/
					
					void setName(std::string name);
						
					/*
					*	Set the instants of the thing
					*	@param instants
					*/
					
					void setInstants(std::vector<Instant*> instants);
						
					/*
					*	Remove an instant from the thing
					*	@param indexInstant: index of the instant to be removed
					*	@return true if succesful , false otherwise
					*/
				
					bool removeInstant(int indexInstant);
						
					/*
					*	Remove an instant from the thing
					*	@param instant: instant to be deleted
					*	@return true if succesful , false otherwise
					*/
				
					bool removeInstant(Instant* instant);
						

				private:
					
					//======= ATTRIBUTES=======
					/*
					*	name of the something
					*	WARNING 
					*	has to be different from the
					*   other existing somethings in the program 
					*	using the handler
					*/
					std::string nameThing;
					/*
					*	the thing that we are handling
					*	it could be any object
					*/
					U thing;
					/*
					*	instants that the thing
					*	has defined
					*/
					std::vector<Instant*> instantsVector;
					
	};
//include the implementation of the template
#include "SomeThing_Txx.h"
#endif