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#ifndef STYLE_HOLDER_H
#define STYLE_HOLDER_H
#include <string>
#include "opengta.h"
#include "m_exceptions.h"
#include "Singleton.h"

namespace OpenGTA {
  /** Wrapper around resource-holding classes.
   * - you have to call 'load' before 'get'
   *
   * - you may call load repeatedly
   */
  template <class T>
    class ActiveData {
      public:
        ActiveData();
        ~ActiveData();
        T & get();
        void load(const std::string & file);
      private:
        void unload();
        T* m_data;
    };

  /** The wrapper around the GRY/G24 data interface.
   */
  typedef ActiveData< GraphicsBase > ActiveStyle;
  /** The wrapper around the map data interface.
   */
  typedef ActiveData< Map > ActiveMap;
  /** The wrapper around the message-string data interface.
   */
  typedef ActiveData< MessageDB > MainMsgLookup;

  /** Singleton: Graphics
   */
  typedef Loki::SingletonHolder< ActiveStyle> StyleHolder;
  /** Singleton: Map
   */
  typedef Loki::SingletonHolder< ActiveMap> MapHolder;
  /** Singleton: Message strings
   */
  typedef Loki::SingletonHolder< MainMsgLookup> MainMsgHolder;


}

#endif