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/** \file PluginsSignal.h
  * \brief This file contains a base class in order to send signals in TerraView.
  * \author Gilberto Ribeiro de Queiroz <gribeiro@dpi.inpe.br>
  * \author Emiliano Castejon <castejon@dpi.inpe.br>
  */

#ifndef  __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_PLUGINMETADATA_H
#define  __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_PLUGINMETADATA_H

#include <vector>
#include <string>

#include "TeSPLDefines.h"

/** \class PluginsSignal
  * \brief An instance of this class represents
  *        a signal, that can be emitted by someone
  *        using PluginsEmitter singleton.
  *        When sending a signal, whe can
  *        add some data with the signal.
  *        See addData and getData methods.
  *
  * \sa PluginsEmitter
  * \author Gilberto Ribeiro de Queiroz <gribeiro@dpi.inpe.br>
  * \author Emiliano Castejon <castejon@dpi.inpe.br>
  */
class TLSPL_DLL PluginMetadata
{
public:
	
	std::vector<std::string> _vecPluginNames;
	std::vector<std::string> _vecTranslatedNames;
	std::vector<std::string> _vecHintTexts;

public:

	/** \brief Constructor.
		* \param signalType Signal type. (Input)
		*/
	PluginMetadata();

	virtual ~PluginMetadata();
};

#endif	// __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_PLUGINSSIGNAL_H

