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#ifndef __SYNCENGINE_H__
#define __SYNCENGINE_H__


#include <vector>


namespace openspace {

class Syncable;
class SyncBuffer;

/**
* Manages a collection of <code>Syncable</code>s and ensures they are synchronized
* over SGCT nodes.
*/
class SyncEngine {
public:

    void encode(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer);
    void decode(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer);
    void applySyncedUpdates();

    void addSyncable(Syncable* syncable);
    void addSyncables(const std::vector<Syncable*>& syncables);
    void removeSyncable(Syncable* syncable);

private:

    ::std::vector<Syncable*> _syncables;

};


} // namespace openspace

#endif //#ifndef __SYNCENGINE_H__