data-collection.h

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 * Author: L. Felipe Perrone (perrone@bucknell.edu)
 */

#ifndef DATA_COLLECTION_H
#define DATA_COLLECTION_H

#include "ns3/object.h"

namespace ns3 {
	
	/** 
	 * Abstract class for collectors.
	 */

	class DataCollection : public Object {
	public:
		static TypeId GetTypeId (void);

		DataCollection ();
		virtual ~DataCollection ();

		/**
		 * Add a new integer sample to the collector, recording the time of its
		 * creation.
		 */
		virtual void AddIntSample (std::string context, time t, int64_t value) = 0;

		/**
		 * Add a new double sample to the collector, recording the time of its
		 * creation.
		 */
		virtual void AddDoubleSample (std::string context, time t, double value) = 0;

    Ptr<DataCollection> GetParent (void);
    void SetParent<DataCollection> (Ptr<DataCollection> parent);

		virtual void EnableReporting ();
		virtual void DisableReporting ();

	private:
		bool m_enabled;
		Ptr<DataCollection> m_parent;

	}; // class DataCollection

} // namespace ns3

#endif // DATA_COLLECTION_H