/******************************************************************************
 *                       ____    _    _____                                   *
 *                      / ___|  / \  |  ___|    C++                           *
 *                     | |     / _ \ | |_       Actor                         *
 *                     | |___ / ___ \|  _|      Framework                     *
 *                      \____/_/   \_|_|                                      *
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 * Copyright (C) 2011 - 2015                                                  *
 * Dominik Charousset <dominik.charousset (at) haw-hamburg.de>                *
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 ******************************************************************************/

#ifndef CAF_IO_REMOTE_ACTOR_HPP
#define CAF_IO_REMOTE_ACTOR_HPP

#include <set>
#include <string>
#include <cstdint>

#include "caf/fwd.hpp"
#include "caf/actor_cast.hpp"
#include "caf/typed_actor.hpp"

namespace caf {
namespace io {

maybe<actor_addr> remote_actor_impl(std::set<std::string> ifs,
                                    std::string host, uint16_t port);

/// Establish a new connection to the actor at `host` on given `port`.
/// @param host Valid hostname or IP address.
/// @param port TCP port.
/// @returns An {@link actor_ptr} to the proxy instance
///          representing a remote actor.
/// @throws network_error Thrown on connection error or
///                       when connecting to a typed actor.
inline actor remote_actor(std::string host, uint16_t port) {
  auto res = remote_actor_impl(std::set<std::string>{}, std::move(host), port);
  return actor_cast<actor>(res);
}

/// Establish a new connection to the typed actor at `host` on given `port`.
/// @param host Valid hostname or IP address.
/// @param port TCP port.
/// @returns An {@link actor_ptr} to the proxy instance
///          representing a typed remote actor.
/// @throws network_error Thrown on connection error or when connecting
///                       to an untyped otherwise unexpected actor.
template <class ActorHandle>
ActorHandle typed_remote_actor(std::string host, uint16_t port) {
  auto res = remote_actor_impl(ActorHandle::message_types(),
                               std::move(host), port);
  return actor_cast<ActorHandle>(res);
}

} // namespace io
} // namespace caf

#endif // CAF_IO_REMOTE_ACTOR_HPP
