#ifndef _SQUID_SRC_HELPERCHILDCONFIG_H
#define _SQUID_SRC_HELPERCHILDCONFIG_H

/**
 * Contains statistics of a particular type of child helper.
 *
 * Some derived from a helper children configuration option,
 * some from runtime stats on the currently active children.
 */
class HelperChildConfig
{
public:
    explicit HelperChildConfig(const unsigned int m = 0);

    /**
     * When new helpers are needed call this to find out how many more
     * we are allowed to start.
     * \retval 0       No more helpers may be started right now.
     * \retval N < 0   Error. No more helpers may be started.
     * \retval N       N more helpers may be started immediately.
     */
    int needNew() const;
    void parseConfig();

    /**
     * Update an existing set of details with new start/max/idle/concurrent limits.
     * This is for parsing new child settings into an object incrementally then updating
     * the running set without loosing any of the active state or causing races.
     */
    HelperChildConfig &updateLimits(const HelperChildConfig &rhs);

    /* values from squid.conf */
public:

    /** maximum child process limits. How many of this helper the system can cope with */
    unsigned int n_max;

    /**
     * Number of children to kick off at startup.
     * set via the startup=N option.
     *
     * By default if undefined 1 will be started immediately for use.
     * The minimum/idle amount will be scheduled for starting as soon as possible after startup is completed.
     */
    unsigned int n_startup;

    /**
     * Number of helper children to keep available as a buffer against sudden bursts of requests.
     * set via the idle=N option. May be zero.
     *
     * The default value for backward compatibility the default for this is the same as maximum children.
     * For now the actual number of idle children is only reduced by a reconfigure operation. This may change.
     */
    unsigned int n_idle;

    /**
     * How many concurrent requests each child helper may be capable of handling.
     * Default: 0  - no concurrency possible.
     */
    unsigned int concurrency;

    /* derived from active operations */

    /**
     * Total helper children objects currently existing.
     * Produced as a side effect of starting children or their stopping.
     */
    unsigned int n_running;

    /**
     * Count of helper children active (not shutting down).
     * This includes both idle and in-use children.
     */
    unsigned int n_active;
};

/* Legacy parser interface */
#define parse_HelperChildConfig(c)     (c)->parseConfig()
#define dump_HelperChildConfig(e,n,c)  storeAppendPrintf((e), "\n%s %d startup=%d idle=%d concurrency=%d\n", (n), (c).n_max, (c).n_startup, (c).n_idle, (c).concurrency)
#define free_HelperChildConfig(dummy)  // NO.

#endif /* _SQUID_SRC_HELPERCHILDCONFIG_H */