/*=============================================================================
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  Redistribution of this file, in original or modified form, without
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  File:        Interface.hpp

  Description: Inline wrapper functions for class AVT::VmbAPI::Interface.

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#ifndef AVT_VMBAPI_INTERFACE_HPP
#define AVT_VMBAPI_INTERFACE_HPP

//
// Inline wrapper functions that allocate memory for STL objects in the application's context
// and to pass data across DLL boundaries using arrays
//

// HINT: This information remains static throughout the object's lifetime
inline VmbErrorType Interface::GetID( std::string &rStrID ) const
{
    VmbErrorType    res;
    VmbUint32_t     nLength;

    res = GetID( NULL, nLength );
    if ( VmbErrorSuccess == res)
    {
        if( 0 != nLength)
        {
            try
            {
                std::vector<std::string::value_type> tmpID( nLength + 1, '\0' );
                res     = GetID( &tmpID[0], nLength );
                if( VmbErrorSuccess == res )
                {
                    rStrID  = &*tmpID.begin();
                }
            }
            catch(...)
            {
                return VmbErrorResources;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            rStrID.clear();
        }
    }

    return res;
}

// HINT: This information remains static throughout the object's lifetime
inline VmbErrorType Interface::GetName( std::string &rStrName ) const
{
    VmbErrorType    res;
    VmbUint32_t     nLength;

    res = GetName( NULL, nLength );
    if ( VmbErrorSuccess == res )
    {
        if( 0 != nLength )
        {
            try
            {
                std::vector<std::string::value_type> tmpName( nLength + 1, '\0' );
                res         = GetName( &tmpName[0], nLength );
                if( VmbErrorSuccess == res )
                {
                    rStrName    = &*tmpName.begin();
                }
            }
            catch(...)
            {
                return VmbErrorResources;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            rStrName.clear();
        }
    }

    return res;
}

// HINT: This information remains static throughout the object's lifetime
inline VmbErrorType Interface::GetSerialNumber( std::string &rStrSerial ) const
{
    VmbErrorType    res;
    VmbUint32_t     nLength;

    res = GetSerialNumber( NULL, nLength );
    if ( VmbErrorSuccess == res )
    {
        if( 0 != nLength)
        {
            try
            {
                std::vector<std::string::value_type> tmpSerial( nLength + 1, '\0');
                res         = GetSerialNumber( &tmpSerial[0], nLength );
                if( VmbErrorSuccess == res )
                {
                    rStrSerial  = &*tmpSerial.begin();
                }
            }
            catch(...)
            {
                return VmbErrorResources;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            rStrSerial.clear();
        }
    }

    return res;
}

#endif