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#ifndef SINGLEAPPLICATIONMESSAGE_H
#define SINGLEAPPLICATIONMESSAGE_H

#include <QByteArray>

struct SingleApplicationMessage {
    enum MessageType : quint8 {
        Acknowledge,
        NewInstance,
        Message,
    };

    MessageType type;
    quint16 instanceId;
    QByteArray content;
    bool invalid;

    /**
     * @brief Create an unitialized SingleApplicationMessage
     * The message is initialized with invalid = true
     */
    SingleApplicationMessage();

    /**
     * @brief Create a SingleApplicationMessage
     * @param type
     * @param instanceId
     * @param content
     */
    SingleApplicationMessage( MessageType type, quint16 instanceId, QByteArray content );

    /**
     * @brief Create a SingleApplicationMessage from a QByteArray containing a message
     * @param message
     */
    SingleApplicationMessage( QByteArray message );

    /**
     * @brief Convert a SingleApplicationMessage to a QByteArray
     * @return QByteArray
     */
    operator QByteArray();
};


#endif // SINGLEAPPLICATIONMESSAGE_H