ControlMsg.h

#ifndef GCP_GRABBER_CONTROLMSG_H
#define GCP_GRABBER_CONTROLMSG_H

#include "gcp/util/common/GenericTaskMsg.h"
#include "gcp/util/common/NetMsg.h"

namespace gcp {
  namespace grabber {
    
    class ControlMsg :
      public gcp::util::GenericTaskMsg {
      
      public:
      
      enum MsgType {
    
    // Messages for this task
    
    CONNECT,      // A message to connect to the control port.
    NETMSG,       // A network message to be sent back to the
              // control program
      };
      
      MsgType type;
      
      union {
    gcp::util::NetMsg networkMsg;
      } body;
      
      inline gcp::util::NetMsg* getNetMsg()
    {
      genericMsgType_ = 
        gcp::util::GenericTaskMsg::TASK_SPECIFIC;
      
      type = NETMSG;
      
      return &body.networkMsg;
    }
      
      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Methods for packing messages intended for the
      // Control task
      //------------------------------------------------------------
      
      inline void packConnectMsg() {
    
    genericMsgType_ = 
      gcp::util::GenericTaskMsg::TASK_SPECIFIC;
    
    type = CONNECT;
      }
      
    }; // End class ControlMsg
    
  }; // End namespace grabber
}; // End namespace gcp


#endif // End #ifndef GCP_GRABBER_CONTROL_H