/******************************************************************************
 *
 *  file:  CmdLineOutput.h
 *
 *  Copyright (c) 2004, Michael E. Smoot
 *  All rights reverved.
 *
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 *  more information.
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 *****************************************************************************/

#ifndef TCLAP_CMDLINEOUTPUT_H
#define TCLAP_CMDLINEOUTPUT_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <algorithm>

namespace TCLAP
{

class CmdLineInterface;
class ArgException;

/**
 * The interface that any output object must implement.
 */
class CmdLineOutput
{

  public:

    /**
     * Virtual destructor.
     */
    virtual ~CmdLineOutput() {}

    /**
     * Generates some sort of output for the USAGE.
     * \param c - The CmdLine object the output is generated for.
     */
    virtual void usage(CmdLineInterface& c)=0;

    /**
     * Generates some sort of output for the version.
     * \param c - The CmdLine object the output is generated for.
     */
    virtual void version(CmdLineInterface& c)=0;

    /**
     * Generates some sort of output for a failure.
     * \param c - The CmdLine object the output is generated for.
     * \param e - The ArgException that caused the failure.
     */
    virtual void failure( CmdLineInterface& c,
                          ArgException& e )=0;

};

} //namespace TCLAP
#endif