/*]  Copyright (c) 2009-2010, Charles McGarvey  [**************************
**]  All rights reserved.
*
* vi:ts=4 sw=4 tw=75
*
* Distributable under the terms and conditions of the 2-clause BSD license;
* see the file COPYING for a complete text of the license.
*
**************************************************************************/

#ifndef _MOOF_BACKEND_HH_
#define _MOOF_BACKEND_HH_


namespace Mf {


class Error;


/*
 * Some classes and subsystems require certain backend libraries to be
 * initialized.  This is the mechanism to accomplish that.  Classes which
 * rely on any backend libraries just need to instantiate this class as a
 * member.  Backend cleanup will occur automagically when there are no more
 * instances.
 */

class Backend
{
public:

	Backend();
	Backend(const Backend& backend);
	~Backend();

	static bool isInitialized();
	static const Error& getError();
};


} // namespace Mf

#endif // _MOOF_BACKEND_HH_