/* new, shiny interface: streaming. */
virtual SWIG_VOID(RESULT) getNext(eServiceReference &SWIG_OUTPUT)=0;
+
+ /* use this for sorting. output is not sorted because of either
+ - performance reasons: the whole list must be buffered or
+ - the interface would be restricted to a list. streaming
+ (as well as a future "active" extension) won't be possible.
+ */
+ virtual int compareLessEqual(const eServiceReference &, const eServiceReference &)=0;
};
TEMPLATE_TYPEDEF(ePtr<iListableService>, iListableServicePtr);
+ /* a helper class which can be used as argument to stl's sort(). */
+class iListableServiceCompare
+{
+ ePtr<iListableService> m_list;
+public:
+ iListableServiceCompare(iListableService *list): m_list(list) { }
+ bool operator()(const eServiceReference &a, const eServiceReference &b)
+ {
+ return m_list->compareLessEqual(a, b);
+ }
+};
+
class iServiceOfflineOperations: public iObject
{
public: