/*
 * This file is part of the Owl Positioning System (OwlPS).
 * OwlPS is a project of the University of Franche-Comté
 * (Université de Franche-Comté), France.
 */


#ifndef _OWLPS_POSITIONING_POSITIONINGALGORITHM_HH_
#define _OWLPS_POSITIONING_POSITIONINGALGORITHM_HH_

#include "request.hh"
#include "result.hh"

/// Super-class of all positioning algorithms
class PositioningAlgorithm
{
protected:
  /// Name of the algorithm
  const std::string name ;

public:
  PositioningAlgorithm(const std::string _name = "UnknownAlgorithm"):
    name(_name) {}
  virtual ~PositioningAlgorithm(void) {}

  const std::string& get_name(void) const ;

  virtual Result compute(const Request &request) = 0 ;
} ;



inline const std::string& PositioningAlgorithm::get_name() const
{
  return name ;
}



#endif // _OWLPS_POSITIONING_POSITIONINGALGORITHM_HH_