/* $Id: ai_accounting.hpp 18562 2009-12-20 12:29:16Z rubidium $ */

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/** @file ai_accounting.hpp Everything to handle AI accounting things. */

#ifndef AI_ACCOUNTING_HPP
#define AI_ACCOUNTING_HPP

#include "ai_object.hpp"

/**
 * Class that keeps track of the costs, so you can request how much a block of
 *  commands did cost in total. Works in both Execute as in Test mode.
 * Example:
 * <pre>
 *   {
 *     local costs = AIAccounting();
 *     BuildRoad(from_here, to_here);
 *     BuildRoad(from_there, to_there);
 *     print("Costs for route is: " + costs.GetCosts());
 *   }
 * </pre>
 */
class AIAccounting : public AIObject {
public:
	static const char *GetClassName() { return "AIAccounting"; }

	/**
	 * Creating instance of this class starts counting the costs of commands
	 *   from zero. Saves the current value of GetCosts so we can return to
	 *   the old value when the instance gets deleted.
	 */
	AIAccounting();

	/**
	 * Restore the AIAccounting that was on top when we created this instance.
	 *   So basically restore the value of GetCosts to what it was before we
	 *   created this instance.
	 */
	~AIAccounting();

	/**
	 * Get the current value of the costs.
	 * @return The current costs.
	 * @note when nesting AIAccounting instances all instances' GetCosts
	 *   will always return the value of the 'top' instance.
	 */
	Money GetCosts();

	/**
	 * Reset the costs to zero.
	 * @note when nesting AIAccounting instances all instances' ResetCosts
	 *   will always effect on the 'top' instance.
	 */
	void ResetCosts();

private:
	Money last_costs;
};

#endif /* AI_ACCOUNTING_HPP */
