Backend.h

/*

Copyright (c) 2018, Johnathan Corkery. (jcorkery@umich.edu)
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#ifndef H_DC_BACKEND_BASE_INCLUDED
#define H_DC_BACKEND_BASE_INCLUDED

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <Dynacoe/Interpreter.h>

namespace Dynacoe {

class Backend {
  public:
    
    Backend();
    
    virtual ~Backend();

    // Identifies the backend
    virtual std::string Name() = 0;

    // Optional string showing the version of the backend.
    virtual std::string Version() = 0;

    // Returns whether or not the backend is in a valid state.
    //
    virtual bool Valid() = 0;


    // Runs an implementation-dependent command of some kind.
    // THe most helpful implementations will have output regardless of 
    // whether the command is recofgnized.
    std::string RunCommand(const std::string & command);

    static Backend * CreateDefaultRenderer();
    static Backend * CreateDefaultAudioManager();
    static Backend * CreateDefaultInputManager();
    static Backend * CreateDefaultDisplay();
    static Backend * CreateDefaultFramebuffer();
  private:
    Interpreter * commander;
  protected:
    Interpreter * GetInterpreter() {return commander;};
};
}

#endif