/***************************************************************************
 *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Sindre Aamås                                    *
 *   aamas@stud.ntnu.no                                                    *
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***************************************************************************/
#ifndef SOUND_UNIT_H
#define SOUND_UNIT_H

class SoundUnit {
protected:
	unsigned long counter;
public:
	enum { COUNTER_MAX = 0x80000000u, COUNTER_DISABLED = 0xFFFFFFFFu };
	
	SoundUnit() : counter(COUNTER_DISABLED) {}
	virtual ~SoundUnit() {}
	virtual void event() = 0;
	unsigned long getCounter() const { return counter; }
	virtual void resetCounters(unsigned long /*oldCc*/) { if (counter != COUNTER_DISABLED) counter -= COUNTER_MAX; }
};

#endif
