AtomFactory.h

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/**
 * @file   AtomFactory.h
 * @author Roman Schindlauer
 * @date   Sat Feb  4 19:09:02 CET 2006
 * 
 * @brief  Singleton class for storing atoms.
 * 
 * 
 */

#ifndef _ATOMFACTORY_H
#define _ATOMFACTORY_H

#include <vector>

#include "Atom.h"
#include "AtomSet.h"

/**
 * @brief The Factory stores all (ground) atoms that emerge in the course of
 *  			solving the program.
 */

class AtomFactory
{
	public:

    		/**
	 * @brief Get (unique) instance of the static factory class.
		 */
		static AtomFactory* Instance();

    		/**
		 * @brief Inserts an Atom into the Factory.
		 *
		 * 
		 */
		AtomPtr insert(Atom*);

    		/**
		 * @brief Clears the Factory
		 */
		void reset();

	protected:

		AtomFactory()
		{ }

		~AtomFactory();

	private:

		AtomSet::atomset_t atoms;

		static AtomFactory* _instance;
};

#endif

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