post_office.h

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#ifndef CENTRAL_MAILBOX_CLASS
#define CENTRAL_MAILBOX_CLASS

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*  Name   : post_office                                                       *
*  Author : Chris Koeritz                                                     *
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#include "mail_stop.h"

// forward:
class letter_morph;
class mailbox;
class ithread;
class postal_cache;
class route_map;
class thread_cabinet;
class time_stamp;
class transport_id;


class POST_OFFICE_CLASS_STYLE post_office
{
public:
  post_office();

  virtual ~post_office();

  void stop_serving();

  // informational functions...

  IMPLEMENT_CLASS_NAME("post_office");

  void show_mail(istring &to_fill);

  void show_routes(istring &to_fill);

  // general delivery services subject to the constraints of the mailbox class.

  void drop_off(const unique_int &id, letter *package);

  bool pick_up(const unique_int &id, letter * &package);



  // mail delivery and routing support.

  bool register_route(const unique_int &id, mail_stop &carrier_path);

  bool unregister_route(const unique_int &id);

  bool route_listed(const unique_int &id);



  bool deliver_mail_on_route(const unique_int &route, ithread &carrier);

private:
  mailbox *_post;  
  route_map *_routes;  
  mutex *_stock_lock;  
  time_stamp *_next_cleaning;  
  thread_cabinet *_threads;  

  void get_route_list(int_set &route_set);

  void clean_package_list(post_office &post, letter_morph &to_clean);
};

#endif

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