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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 by Multi-Tech Systems
+ *
+ * This file is part of libmts.
+ *
+ * libmts is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * libmts is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with libmts.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*! \file   MTS_Object.h
+ \brief  An object
+ \date   28MAR12
+ \author Sean Godinez
+
+ A common base class to handle objects.
+ */
+#ifndef _MTS_OBJECT_H_
+#define _MTS_OBJECT_H_
+
+#include <mts/MTS_Buffer.h>
+#include <ostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <set>
+
+namespace MTS {
+
+    //! An object
+    /*!
+     A common base class to handle objects
+
+     \sa Buffer
+     */
+    class Object {
+
+        public:
+            virtual ~Object();                             //!< Destructs object
+
+            virtual void encode(Buffer& buffer) const = 0; //!< Encodes object into byte buffer
+            virtual void decode(Buffer& buffer) = 0; //!< Decodes object from byte buffer
+            virtual void copy(const Object& object) = 0; //!< Copies another object
+            virtual Object* clone() const = 0;                //!< Clones object
+
+            virtual std::string toString() const; //!< Generates a string of the object
+            virtual std::string toIDD() const; //!< Generates a string of the object type id
+
+        protected:
+            Object();                                 //!< Constructor of object
+    };
+}
+
+#endif