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+//  (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2005-2008.
+//  Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the 
+//  Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file 
+//  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org/libs/test for the library home page.
+//
+//  File        : $RCSfile$
+//
+//  Version     : $Revision: 81913 $
+//
+//  Description : defines model of formal parameter
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RT_CLA_PARAMETER_HPP_062604GER
+#define BOOST_RT_CLA_PARAMETER_HPP_062604GER
+
+// Boost.Runtime.Parameter
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/config.hpp>
+
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/fwd.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/parameter.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/validation.hpp>
+
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/cla/fwd.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/cla/modifier.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/cla/iface/argument_factory.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/cla/iface/id_policy.hpp>
+
+// Boost.Test
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/rtti.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+
+namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE {
+
+namespace cla {
+
+// ************************************************************************** //
+// **************            runtime::cla::parameter           ************** //
+// ************************************************************************** //
+
+class parameter : public BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE::parameter {
+public:
+    parameter( identification_policy& ID, argument_factory& F, bool optional_value = false )
+    : p_optional( false )
+    , p_multiplicable( false )
+    , p_optional_value( optional_value )
+    , m_id_policy( ID )
+    , m_arg_factory( F )
+    {}
+
+    // Destructor
+    virtual         ~parameter()                                {}
+
+    unit_test::readwrite_property<bool>      p_optional;
+    unit_test::readwrite_property<bool>      p_multiplicable;
+    unit_test::readwrite_property<bool>      p_optional_value;
+    unit_test::readwrite_property<dstring>   p_description;
+
+    // parameter properties modification
+    template<typename Modifier>
+    void            accept_modifier( Modifier const& m )
+    {
+        if( m.has( optional_m ) )
+            p_optional.value = true;
+
+        if( m.has( required_m ) )
+            p_optional.value = false;
+
+        if( m.has( multiplicable_m ) )
+            p_multiplicable.value = true;
+
+        if( m.has( optional_value_m ) )
+            p_optional_value.value = true;
+
+        nfp::optionally_assign( p_description.value, m, description );
+    }
+
+    // access methods
+    bool            has_argument() const                        { return m_actual_argument!=0; }
+    argument const& actual_argument() const                     { return *m_actual_argument; }
+    argument_ptr    actual_argument()                           { return m_actual_argument; }
+
+
+    // identification interface
+    bool            responds_to( cstring name ) const           { return m_id_policy.responds_to( name ); }
+    bool            conflict_with( parameter const& p ) const
+    {
+        return (id_2_report() == p.id_2_report() && !id_2_report().is_empty())  ||
+               m_id_policy.conflict_with( p.m_id_policy )                       || 
+               ((m_id_policy.p_type_id != p.m_id_policy.p_type_id) && p.m_id_policy.conflict_with( m_id_policy ));
+    }
+    cstring         id_2_report() const                         { return m_id_policy.id_2_report(); }
+    void            usage_info( format_stream& fs ) const
+    { 
+        m_id_policy.usage_info( fs );
+        if( p_optional_value )
+            fs << BOOST_RT_PARAM_LITERAL( '[' );
+
+        m_arg_factory.argument_usage_info( fs );
+
+        if( p_optional_value )
+            fs << BOOST_RT_PARAM_LITERAL( ']' );
+    }
+
+    // argument match/produce based on input
+    bool            matching( argv_traverser& tr, bool primary ) const
+    {
+        return m_id_policy.matching( *this, tr, primary );
+    }
+
+    // argument production based on different source
+    void            produce_argument( argv_traverser& tr )
+    {
+        m_id_policy.matching( *this, tr, true ); // !! can we save this position somehow
+        m_actual_argument = m_arg_factory.produce_using( *this, tr );
+    }
+    void            produce_argument( parser const& p )
+    {
+        m_actual_argument = m_arg_factory.produce_using( *this, p );
+    }
+
+private:
+    //Data members
+    identification_policy&  m_id_policy;
+    argument_factory&       m_arg_factory;
+    argument_ptr            m_actual_argument;
+};
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+template<typename Parameter,typename Modifier>
+inline shared_ptr<Parameter>
+operator-( shared_ptr<Parameter> p, Modifier const& m )
+{
+    p->accept_modifier( m );
+
+    return p;
+}
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+} // namespace cla
+
+} // namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+#endif // BOOST_RT_CLA_PARAMETER_HPP_062604GER