//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    helper.h
 *
 *  Defines a helper class that can generate values for the parameters used
 *  for the Param_Test example
 *
 *  @author Aniruddha Gokhale
 */
//=============================================================================


#ifndef HELPER_H
#define HELPER_H

#include "param_testC.h"
#include "tao/DynamicInterface/Request.h"
#include "ace/Singleton.h"

class Generator
{
public:
  /// constructor
  Generator (void);

  /// destructor
  ~Generator (void);

  CORBA::Short gen_short (void);
  CORBA::Long gen_long (void);
  char* gen_string (void);
  char* gen_string (int maxlength);
  CORBA::WChar* gen_wstring (void);
  CORBA::WChar* gen_wstring (int maxlength);
  const Param_Test::Fixed_Struct gen_fixed_struct (void);
  const Param_Test::Step gen_step (void);
 private:
  Param_Test::Fixed_Struct fixed_struct_;
  Param_Test::Step step_;
};

typedef ACE_Singleton<Generator, TAO_SYNCH_RECURSIVE_MUTEX> GENERATOR;

#endif /* HELPER_H */