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+// -*- mode: c++; c-indent-level: 4; c++-member-init-indent: 8; comment-column: 35; -*-
+
+// "eoListener.h"
+
+// (c) OPAC Team, LIFL, 2002
+
+/* This library 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.
+   
+   This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
+   
+   Cont	act: cahon@lifl.fr
+*/
+
+#ifndef eoListener_h
+#define eoListener_h
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <paradisEO/comm/eoLocalListener.h>
+#include <paradisEO/comm/messages/to/eoPublishMessTo.h>
+#include <paradisEO/comm/messages/to/eoKillMessTo.h>
+#include <mpi.h>
+
+/**
+   Necessary for any use of a distributed model.
+   It makes it possible to have a total state of
+   that one. 
+*/
+
+// In the near future ... Enabling different kinds of EO to send/receive ..
+
+template <class EOT> class eoListener : public vector <eoLocalListener <EOT> > {
+  
+public :
+
+  /** 
+      Constructor.
+  */
+
+  eoListener (int argc, char ** argv) : comm (MPI :: COMM_WORLD) {
+    
+    // Mpi requires it !
+    MPI :: Init (argc, argv) ;
+    
+    // Who and how many ?
+    rank = MPI :: COMM_WORLD.Get_rank () ;
+    len = MPI :: COMM_WORLD.Get_size () ;
+
+    // To build local listeners algorithms
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < len ; i ++) {
+      eoLocalListener <EOT> loc_listen (i) ;
+      push_back (loc_listen) ;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+     Destructor. 
+   */
+
+  ~ eoListener () {
+    
+    MPI :: Finalize () ;
+  }
+
+  /**
+     A reference to the current listener
+   */
+
+  eoLocalListener <EOT> & here () {
+    
+    return operator [] (rank) ;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+     To import messages ...
+   */
+
+  void update () {
+    
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < size () ; i ++)
+      operator [] (i).update () ;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+     To broadcast the string identifier of the local process to the
+     whole neighbouring ...
+   */
+
+  void publish (string label) {
+    
+    eoPublishMessTo <EOT> mess (label) ;
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < size () ; i ++)
+      if (i != rank)
+	mess (operator [] (i)) ;
+    here ().label () = label ; // Nothing to send !
+  }
+  
+  /**
+     Blocking. Waits for at least one 'eoLocalListener' to
+     receive any eoPop ...
+   */
+
+  void wait () {
+    
+    bool b = false ;
+    
+    do {
+      comm.Probe (MPI :: ANY_SOURCE, 0) ;
+      update () ;
+      for (int i = 0 ; i < size () ; i ++)
+	if (! operator [] (i).empty ())
+	  b = true ;
+	
+    } while (! b) ;
+  }
+  
+  void destroy (string label) {
+    
+    eoKillMessTo <EOT> mess ;
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < len ; i ++) {
+      if (operator [] (i).label () == label)
+	mess (operator [] (i)) ;
+    }
+  }
+  
+private :
+
+  int rank, len ; // Rank of current process, and number of distributed processes
+  
+  MPI :: Comm & comm ; // Communicator
+  
+  
+} ;
+
+#endif
+
+
+