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#ifndef Pegasus_Command_h
#define Pegasus_Command_h

#include <iostream>
#include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>
#include <Clients/cliutils/Linkage.h>
#include <Clients/cliutils/CommandException.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/MessageLoader.h> //l10n
#include <Pegasus/Common/Formatter.h> //l10n

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/**
  
    Command is the abstract base class for WBEM and CIM commands.
  
    @author  Hewlett-Packard Company
  
 */
class PEGASUS_CLIUTILS_LINKAGE Command 
{
public:

    virtual ~Command();

    /**
      
        Gets command usage string.  Usage string may be retrieved and displayed
        when a CommandFormatException is caught.
      
        @return  String containing the command usage message
      
     */
    String& getUsage ();

    /**
      
        Parses the command line, validates the options, and sets instance
        variables based on the options and arguments.
      
        @param   argc  the number of command line arguments
        @param   argv  the string vector of command line arguments
      
        @exception     CommandFormatException    Indicates the command line was
                                                 improperly formed
      
     */
    virtual void setCommand (Uint32 argc, char *argv []) 
        throw (CommandFormatException) = 0;

    /**
      
        Executes the command and writes the results to the output streams.
      
        @param  outPrintWriter  the ostream to which output should be
                                written
      
        @param  errPrintWriter  the ostream to which error output
                                should be written
      
        @return  0              if the command is successful
                 1              if an error occurs in executing the command
      
     */
    virtual Uint32 execute (PEGASUS_STD(ostream)& outPrintWriter,
                            PEGASUS_STD(ostream)& errPrintWriter) = 0;

    //
    // Return codes
    //
    /**
      
        Return value from the execute method indicating the command executed
        successfully.
      
    */
    static const Uint32    RC_SUCCESS;

    /**
      
        Return value from the execute method indicating an error occurred in
        executing the command.
      
    */
    static const Uint32    RC_ERROR;
    
    //l10n
	String localizeMessage(	const char *resource_path, 
						   	const char * key, 
						   	const char * default_msg,
							Formatter::Arg arg0 = Formatter::Arg(), 
							Formatter::Arg arg1 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg2 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg3 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg4 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg5 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg6 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg7 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg8 = Formatter::Arg(),
							Formatter::Arg arg9 = Formatter::Arg());

protected:
    /**
      
        Sets command usage string.  Usage string should be set by Command
        subclass constructor.
      
        @param    usageMessage    the command usage message
      
     */
    void setUsage (String& usageMessage);

private:

    /**
      
        The usage string for this command.  The value of the string should be
        set in the command subclass constructor.  The string may be retrieved 
        and displayed when a CommandFormatException is caught.
      
     */
    String _usage;
};

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END

#endif  /* Pegasus_Command_h */
