#ifndef _VARIABLES_H
#define _VARIABLES_H

#include "Engine.h"

#include <assert.h>
#include <string>
#include <map>

namespace Engine {

class Module;
class Variable;

/** \brief Manages all variables that can be changed by the Model itself
 *
 * \todo make the variable names case insensitive
 * \todo only allow certain characters in variable names
 */
class Variables : public Module{
	public:
		void RegisterVariable (const std::string &name, Variable *var);
		Variable *GetVariable (const std::string &name);

	protected:
		/** \brief Initializes the system */
		int OnInit (int argc, char* argv[]);
		/** \brief Destroys the system (must be called!) */
		void OnDestroy ();
		void OnRegisterCommands ();

		std::map<std::string, Variable*> mVariablesData;
};

}

#endif // _VARIABLES_H