#ifndef ABSTRACT_OBSERVER_HPP_
#define ABSTRACT_OBSERVER_HPP_
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// Author      : Avi
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//
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// which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0. 
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// Description :
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#include <vector>
#include "Aspect.hpp"
class Node;
class Defs;

class AbstractObserver {
public:
	virtual ~AbstractObserver() = default;

   virtual void update_start(const Node*, const std::vector<ecf::Aspect::Type>&) = 0;
   virtual void update_start(const Defs*, const std::vector<ecf::Aspect::Type>&) = 0;

	virtual void update(const Node*, const std::vector<ecf::Aspect::Type>&) = 0;
	virtual void update(const Defs*, const std::vector<ecf::Aspect::Type>&) = 0;

	/// After this call, the node will be deleted, hence observers must *NOT* use the pointers
   virtual void update_delete(const Node*) {}
   virtual void update_delete(const Defs*) {}
};

#endif
