// Cyphesis Online RPG Server and AI Engine
// Copyright (C) 2000,2001 Alistair Riddoch
//
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// $Id: Thing.h,v 1.71 2007-06-27 23:59:03 alriddoch Exp $

#ifndef RULESETS_THING_H
#define RULESETS_THING_H

#include "Entity.h"

typedef Entity Thing_parent;

/// \brief This is the base class from which all physical or tangiable in-game
/// entities inherit.
///
/// It can be used itself to represent any in-game object for which
/// any special behavior can be described by a script. It provides
/// functionality for movement, entity creation and destruction, attribute
/// changing, and combustion.
class Thing : public Thing_parent {
  protected:
    void checkVisibility(const Point3D &, OpVector &);
    void updateProperties(const Operation & op, OpVector & res) const;
  public:

    explicit Thing(const std::string & id, long intId);
    virtual ~Thing();

    virtual void DeleteOperation(const Operation & op, OpVector &);
    virtual void MoveOperation(const Operation & op, OpVector &);
    virtual void SetOperation(const Operation & op, OpVector &);
    virtual void UpdateOperation(const Operation & op, OpVector &);
    virtual void LookOperation(const Operation & op, OpVector &);
    virtual void CreateOperation(const Operation & op, OpVector &);
};

#endif // RULESETS_THING_H