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/* Desc: A ball joint
 * Author: Nate Koenig, Andrew Howard
 * Date: 21 May 2003
 */

#ifndef _BALLJOINT_HH_
#define _BALLJOINT_HH_

#include "gazebo/physics/Joint.hh"
#include "gazebo/util/system.hh"

namespace gazebo
{
  namespace physics
  {
    /// \addtogroup gazebo_physics
    /// \{

    /// \class BallJoint BallJoint.hh physics/physics.hh
    /// \brief Base class for a ball joint
    ///
    /// Each physics engine should implement this class.
    template< class T>
    class GZ_PHYSICS_VISIBLE BallJoint : public T
    {
      /// \brief Constructor
      /// \param[in] _parent Pointer to the parent link.
      public: explicit BallJoint(BasePtr _parent) : T(_parent)
              {
                this->AddType(Base::BALL_JOINT);
              }

      /// \brief Destructor
      public: virtual ~BallJoint()
              {
              }

      /// \internal
      public: virtual unsigned int GetAngleCount() const
              {
                return 0;
              }

      /// \brief Template to ::Load the BallJoint.
      /// \param[in] _sdf SDF to load the joint from.
      public: void Load(sdf::ElementPtr _sdf)
              {
                T::Load(_sdf);
              }


      /// \brief Initialize joint
      protected: virtual void Init()
                 {
                   T::Init();
                 }
    };
    /// \}
  }
}
#endif
