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#ifndef _CMS_DESTINATION_H_
#define _CMS_DESTINATION_H_

#include <cms/CMSProperties.h>
#include <cms/Config.h>

#include <string>

namespace cms {

    /**
     * A Destination object encapsulates a provider-specific address.
     * <p>
     * There is no standard definition of a Destination address, each provider can
     * provide its own definition and there can be configuration data attached to the
     * Destination address.
     * <p>
     * All CMS Destination objects support concurrent use.
     *
     * @since 1.0
     */
    class CMS_API Destination {
    public:

        enum DestinationType {
            TOPIC,
            QUEUE,
            TEMPORARY_TOPIC,
            TEMPORARY_QUEUE
        };

    public:

        virtual ~Destination();

        /**
         * Retrieve the Destination Type for this Destination
         *
         * @return The Destination Type
         */
        virtual DestinationType getDestinationType() const = 0;

        /**
         * Creates a new instance of this destination type that is a
         * copy of this one, and returns it.
         *
         * @returns cloned copy of this object
         */
        virtual cms::Destination* clone() const = 0;

        /**
         * Copies the contents of the given Destination object to this one.
         *
         * @param source
         *      The source Destination object.
         */
        virtual void copy(const cms::Destination& source) = 0;

        /**
         * Compares two Destination instances to determine if they represent the same
         * logic Destination.
         *
         * @param other
         *      The other destination to compare this one to.
         *
         * @return true if the two destinations are the same.
         */
        virtual bool equals(const cms::Destination& other) const = 0;

        /**
         * Retrieve any properties that might be part of the destination
         * that was specified.  This is a deviation from the JMS spec
         * but necessary due to C++ restrictions.
         *
         * @return A {const} reference to a CMSProperties object.
         */
        virtual const CMSProperties& getCMSProperties() const = 0;

    };
}

#endif /*_CMS_DESTINATION_H_*/