#ifndef MESSAGE_H
#define MESSAGE_H

#include "payload.h"

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

#include <stdint.h>
#include <string>

class Message {
	private:
		Message();
		
		std::size_t deserialize_size;
		
		friend class ConnectionBase;
		
		//! Serialize message.
		std::pair<uint8_t*, std::size_t> serialize();
		
		//! Deserialize message.
		std::size_t deserialize(uint8_t* data, std::size_t bytes);
		
		Payload::Type payload_type;
		Payload::Base* payload_data;
		
	public:
		typedef boost::shared_ptr<Message> p;
		
		static p create();
		
		//! Return payload type.
		Payload::Type type();
		
		//! Return reference to payload.
		template <class T>
		T& payload() {
			return dynamic_cast<T&>(*payload_data);
		}
};

#endif