/*
 * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
 * Copyright 2018, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
 */
#ifndef TYPE_HANDLER_H
#define TYPE_HANDLER_H


#include <Referenceable.h>


class Type;
class ValueNode;
class ValueNodeChild;


class TypeHandler : public BReferenceable {
public:
        virtual                                         ~TypeHandler();

        virtual const char*                     Name() const = 0;
        virtual float                           SupportsType(Type* type) const = 0;
        virtual status_t                        CreateValueNode(ValueNodeChild* nodeChild,
                                                                        Type* type, ValueNode*& _node) = 0;
                                                                        // returns a reference
};


#endif  // TYPE_HANDLER_H