persistency_interface.h

#ifndef TOURNAMENT_RUNNER_PERSISTENCY_INTERFACE_H_
#define TOURNAMENT_RUNNER_PERSISTENCY_INTERFACE_H_

#include <string>

namespace TournamentRunner
{

class Tournament;

class IPersistency
{
public:

    IPersistency () = default;
    IPersistency (const IPersistency&) = default;
    IPersistency (IPersistency&&) = default;
    IPersistency& operator=(const IPersistency&) = default;
    IPersistency& operator=(IPersistency&&) = default;
    virtual ~IPersistency () {}


    virtual void save_profile (const Tournament& tournament_to_save,
                               const std::string& to_file) const = 0;

    virtual void save_profile (const Tournament& tournament_to_save) const = 0;

    virtual Tournament load_profile (const std::string& from_file) = 0;

    virtual Tournament load_profile () = 0;

};

} //namespace TournamentRunner


#endif // TOURNAMENT_RUNNER_PERSISTENCY_INTERFACE_H_