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#ifndef ULTIMA_SHARED_CORE_PARTY_H
#define ULTIMA_SHARED_CORE_PARTY_H

#include "common/array.h"
#include "common/str.h"
#include "common/serializer.h"
#include "ultima/shared/core/character.h"

namespace Ultima {
namespace Shared {

/**
 * Base class for the player's party
 */
class Party {
protected:
	Common::Array<Character *> _characters;
public:
	~Party();

	/**
	 * Add a character to the party
	 */
	void add(Character *c);

	/**
	 * Casting operator for convenient access to the first character
	 */
	operator Character &() const { return *_characters.front(); }

	/**
	 * Casting operator for convenient access to the first character
	 */
	operator Character *() const { return _characters.front(); }

	/**
	 * Synchronize data
	 */
	void synchronize(Common::Serializer &s);

	/**
	 * Returns true if the party is dead
	 */
	bool isDead() const;

	/**
	 * Returns true if the party has no food
	 */
	bool isFoodless() const;
};

} // End of namespace Shared
} // End of namespace Ultima

#endif