componentExtension.h

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#ifndef SST_CORE_COMPONENTEXTENSION_H
#define SST_CORE_COMPONENTEXTENSION_H

#include "sst/core/baseComponent.h"
#include "sst/core/warnmacros.h"

namespace SST {

/**
   ComponentExtension is a class that can be loaded using
   loadComponentExtension<T>(...).  All the calls to the BaseComponent
   API will act like they are happening in the nearest SubComponent
   or Component parent.  Hierarchy will not be kept in the case where a
   ComponentExtension is loaded into a ComponentExtension; they will
   both act like they are in the parent.
*/
class ComponentExtension : public BaseComponent
{

public:
    explicit ComponentExtension(ComponentId_t id);

    virtual ~ComponentExtension() override = default;

protected:
    ComponentExtension() = default; // For serialization only

    void serialize_order(SST::Core::Serialization::serializer& ser) override;
    ImplementSerializable(SST::ComponentExtension)
};

} // namespace SST

#endif // SST_CORE_COMPONENTEXTENSION_H