root/src/servers/registrar/Watcher.h
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//      File Name:              Watcher.h
//      Author:                 Ingo Weinhold (bonefish@users.sf.net)
//      Description:    A Watcher represents a target of a watching service.
//                                      A WatcherFilter represents a predicate on Watchers.
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#ifndef WATCHER_H
#define WATCHER_H

#include <Messenger.h>

// Watcher
class Watcher {
public:
        Watcher(const BMessenger &target);
        virtual ~Watcher();

        const BMessenger &Target() const;

        virtual status_t SendMessage(BMessage *message);

private:
        BMessenger      fTarget;
};

// WatcherFilter
class WatcherFilter {
public:
        WatcherFilter();
        virtual ~WatcherFilter();

        virtual bool Filter(Watcher *watcher, BMessage *message);
};

#endif  // WATCHER_H