/* -*- C++ -*- */

//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    PM_Client.h
 *
 *  @author Douglas C. Schmidt
 */
//=============================================================================


#ifndef _PM_CLIENT_H
#define _PM_CLIENT_H

#include "Protocol_Manager.h"

/**
 * @class PM_Client
 *
 * @brief Provides the client side of the friend manager lookup table abstraction.
 */
class PM_Client : public Protocol_Manager
{
public:
  PM_Client ();
  virtual ~PM_Client ();

  virtual int encode (char *packet, int &total_bytes) = 0;
  virtual int decode (char *packet, int &total_bytes) = 0;
  virtual void process ();

protected:
  int max_key_length;

  virtual char *handle_protocol_entries (const char *cp,
                                         const char *key_name1,
                                         const char *key_name2 = 0);

  virtual Protocol_Record *insert_protocol_info (Protocol_Record &protocol_record);
};

#endif /* _PM_CLIENT_H */