--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/Engine.hh	Wed Dec 03 19:16:32 2008 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef ENGINE_HH
+#define ENGINE_HH
+
+// XXX: forward-declare Engine for other components
+class Engine;
+
+#include "GameState.hh"
+#include "Graphics.hh"
+#include "NetworkServer.hh"
+#include "NetworkClient.hh"
+
+#include "Logger.hh"
+
+class Engine {
+    private:
+        // game state
+        GameState game_state;
+        
+        // Graphics/Input
+        Graphics *graphics;
+
+        // network server/client
+        NetworkServer *net_server;
+        NetworkClient *net_client;
+
+        // to exit the mainloop
+        bool is_running;
+    
+    public:    
+        // default constructor
+        Engine (void);
+
+        // setup graphics
+        void setupGraphics (void);
+        
+        // set up network server/client
+        // setting up both of these will lead to odd behaviour :)
+        void setupNetworkServer (const std::string &listen_port);
+        void setupNetworkClient (const std::string &connect_host, const std::string &connect_port);
+		void setupSinglePlayer (void);
+        
+        // run the main loop
+        void run (void);
+
+        // terminate the main loop
+        void stop (void);
+
+    public:
+        // logging utility
+        static Logger log (enum LogLevel level, const char *type);
+
+};
+
+#endif /* ENGINE_HH */