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*/

/* inspired by https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Inputs_and_Outputs 
   a lot of the action happens in NSIO.
*/

/** This entity class represents a child-output, generated by NSIO's modern trigger system. */
class NSOutput:NSEntity
{
private:
	entity m_eActivator;
	string m_strTarget;
	string m_strInput;
	string m_strData;
	float m_flDelay;
	int m_iCount;
	int m_iOldCount;

public:
	void NSOutput(void);

	/** Call to trigger the NSOutput's target. */
	virtual void TriggerOutput(void);

	virtual void ScheduleOutput(entity);

	/** Internal use only. */
	virtual void Init(void);
	/** Internal use only. */
	virtual void Respawn(void);
};