-- File:	SMDS_MeshIDFactory.cdl
-- Created:	Thu Jan 24 12:00:41 2002
-- Author:	Jean-Michel BOULCOURT
--		<jmb@coulox.paris1.matra-dtv.fr>
---Copyright:	 Matra Datavision 2002


private deferred class MeshIDFactory from SMDS inherits MeshObject

	---Purpose: 

uses
    StackOfInteger from TColStd

is

    Initialize returns mutable MeshIDFactory from SMDS;
    
    GetFreeID(me:mutable) returns Integer is deferred;
    	---Purpose: returns a free identifier for mesh from
    	--          the pool of ID

	
    ReleaseID(me: mutable;ID :Integer) is deferred;
    	---Purpose: free the ID and give it back to the pool of ID

    
fields
    myMaxID : Integer is protected;
    myPoolOfID : StackOfInteger from TColStd is protected;
    
end MeshIDFactory;