#ifndef ABSTRACT_JOURNAL_CLASS_12_01_2006
#define ABSTRACT_JOURNAL_CLASS_12_01_2006

/**

    @class JournalAbstract
    @author Brian Magill
    @date 12/1/2006

    @brief Abstract class for logging information
    
    Note:  This class may eventually be replaced with a more general 
    template class.
    
*/

#include <string>
#include <vector>

class JournalAbstract 
{

public:

    virtual ~JournalAbstract() {};

    virtual void append(std::string const &) = 0;    

    virtual void append(std::vector<std::string> const &) = 0;    

    std::vector<std::string> retrieve() const = 0;
    
    std::string dump() const = 0;

    void print(std::ostream &output) const = 0;
    
};
#endif