node-list.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2007 INRIA
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
 * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
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 *
 * Authors:
 *  Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>,
 */
#ifndef NODE_LIST_H
#define NODE_LIST_H
 
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
 
#include <vector>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class Node;
class CallbackBase;
 
/**
 * \ingroup network
 *
 * \brief the list of simulation nodes.
 *
 * Every Node created is automatically added to this list.
 */
class NodeList
{
  public:
    /// Node container iterator
    typedef std::vector<Ptr<Node>>::const_iterator Iterator;
 
    /**
     * \param node node to add
     * \returns index of node in list.
     *
     * This method is called automatically from Node::Node so
     * the user has little reason to call it himself.
     */
    static uint32_t Add(Ptr<Node> node);
    /**
     * \returns a C++ iterator located at the beginning of this
     *          list.
     */
    static Iterator Begin();
    /**
     * \returns a C++ iterator located at the end of this
     *          list.
     */
    static Iterator End();
    /**
     * \param n index of requested node.
     * \returns the Node associated to index n.
     */
    static Ptr<Node> GetNode(uint32_t n);
    /**
     * \returns the number of nodes currently in the list.
     */
    static uint32_t GetNNodes();
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* NODE_LIST_H */