// native_fdm.hxx -- FGFS "Native" flight dynamics protocal class
//
// Written by Curtis Olson, started September 2001.
//
// Copyright (C) 2001  Curtis L. Olson - http://www.flightgear.org/~curt
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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//
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//
// $Id: native_fdm.hxx,v 1.9 2006-02-21 01:19:47 mfranz Exp $


#ifndef _FG_NATIVE_FDM_HXX
#define _FG_NATIVE_FDM_HXX


#include <simgear/compiler.h>

#include <simgear/timing/timestamp.hxx>

#include <FDM/flight.hxx>

#include "protocol.hxx"
#include "net_fdm.hxx"


class FGNativeFDM : public FGProtocol, public FGInterface {

    FGNetFDM buf;
    int length;

public:

    FGNativeFDM();
    ~FGNativeFDM();

    // open hailing frequencies
    bool open();

    // process work for this port
    bool process();

    // close the channel
    bool close();
};


// Helper functions which may be useful outside this class

// Populate the FGNetFDM structure from the property tree.
void FGProps2NetFDM( FGNetFDM *net, bool net_byte_order = true );

// Update the property tree from the FGNetFDM structure.
void FGNetFDM2Props( FGNetFDM *net, bool net_byte_order = true );


#endif // _FG_NATIVE_FDM_HXX


