/**
  * LicenceDonator is an interface for a class which manages the availability licences.
  * $Id$
  * $HeadURL$
  * $Author$
  * Created by Hannes Baeuerle, SLSE, 2016-03-31
  */

#pragma once

class QString;

namespace ServiceManagement
{
class LicenceDonator
{
public:
  /**
   * @brief The implementation of this method should proof if the licence licenceName
   * is available.
   * @param licenceName - The licence to be looked up.
   * @return True if a licence for licenceName is available, otherwise false.
   */
  virtual bool getLicence(const QString &licenceName) = 0;

  /**
   * @brief The implementation of this method should free one licence licenceName.
   * @param licenceName
   * @return True if licence licenceName exists and it is possible to free one licence,
   * otherwise false.
   */
  virtual bool freeLicence(const QString &licenceName) = 0;
}; // class LicenceDonator
} // namespace ServiceManagement