#ifndef IPropertyHolder_h__
#define IPropertyHolder_h__

#include <vector>
#include "IProperty.h"
#include "ISerializable.h"

typedef std::vector<LifeCore::IProperty*> PropertyCollection;
typedef std::vector<LifeCore::IProperty*>::iterator PropertyCollectionItr;

namespace LifeCore
{
	class IPropertyHolder : public ISerializable
	{
	public:
		bool Serialize(LifeCore::IMemoryStream* stm);
		bool Deserialize(LifeCore::IMemoryStream* stm);
		PropertyCollection* GetProperties();
		void RegisterProperty(IProperty* property);
		void UnregisterProperty(IProperty* property);
		bool GetPropertyByAttribute(const String& name, IProperty** prop);
		bool GetPropertyByAttribute(const String& name, const String& value, IProperty** prop);
	private:
		PropertyCollection properties;
	};
}
#endif // IPropertyHolder_h__