indexing

description: "Anything that can produce a message; application classes often%
             % inherit from ICE_PRODUCER so couriers can transport messages%
             % from them to interface objects that are consumers.";
keywords: "producer", "application classes"

deferred class  PRODUCER

feature -- Access

    message_available : BOOLEAN
        -- Do we have a message for someone?

feature -- Production

    message : ANY is
        -- This is the message - valid, if and
        -- only if `message_available' is true.

        deferred
        end

    produce is
        -- Do whatever you're supposed to do.

        do
        end


end -- class PRODUCER

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