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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Gustavo Carneiro
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Gustavo Carneiro  <gjcarneiro@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef VISUAL_SIMULATOR_IMPL_H
+#define VISUAL_SIMULATOR_IMPL_H
+
+#include "ns3/simulator-impl.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+  
+/**
+ * \brief A replacement simulator that starts the visualizer
+ * \internal
+ *
+ * To use this class, run any ns-3 simulation with the command-line
+ * argument --SimulatorImplementationType=ns3::VisualSimulatorImpl.
+ * This causes the visualizer (PyViz) to start automatically.
+ **/
+class VisualSimulatorImpl : public SimulatorImpl
+{
+public:
+  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);
+
+  VisualSimulatorImpl ();
+  ~VisualSimulatorImpl ();
+
+  virtual void Destroy ();
+  virtual bool IsFinished (void) const;
+  virtual Time Next (void) const;
+  virtual void Stop (void);
+  virtual void Stop (Time const &time);
+  virtual EventId Schedule (Time const &time, EventImpl *event);
+  virtual void ScheduleWithContext (uint32_t context, Time const &time, EventImpl *event);
+  virtual EventId ScheduleNow (EventImpl *event);
+  virtual EventId ScheduleDestroy (EventImpl *event);
+  virtual void Remove (const EventId &ev);
+  virtual void Cancel (const EventId &ev);
+  virtual bool IsExpired (const EventId &ev) const;
+  virtual void Run (void);
+  virtual void RunOneEvent (void);
+  virtual Time Now (void) const;
+  virtual Time GetDelayLeft (const EventId &id) const;
+  virtual Time GetMaximumSimulationTime (void) const;
+  virtual void SetScheduler (ObjectFactory schedulerFactory);
+  virtual uint32_t GetSystemId (void) const; 
+  virtual uint32_t GetContext (void) const;
+
+  /// calls Run() in the wrapped simulator
+  void RunRealSimulator (void);
+
+protected:
+  void DoDispose ();
+  void NotifyConstructionCompleted (void);
+  
+private:
+  Ptr<SimulatorImpl> GetSim ();
+  Ptr<SimulatorImpl> m_simulator;
+  ObjectFactory m_simulatorImplFactory;
+
+};
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif /* DEFAULT_SIMULATOR_IMPL_H */