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Feature #2240

Updated by Junxiao Shi almost 10 years ago

Allow multiple `StrategyInfo` objects of distinct types to be attached to `StrategyInfoHost`. 

 `StrategyInfo` derived class must declare a `int getTypeId()` static method, which returns a unique identifier for the `StrategyInfo` type. 
 Those identifiers are assigned on [[StrategyInfoType]] wiki page.   
 `StrategyInfoHost` will store `StrategyInfo` objects in `std::map<int, shared_ptr<StrategyInfo>>` container. 

 This change is backwards compatible. 

 **Necessity**: 

 * Various parts of a complex strategy needs to store different types of information that are used at different occasions.   
   Although it's possible to make a complex `StrategyInfo` type that contains everything, it's more convenient if `StrategyInfoHost` can allow multiple `StrategyInfo` of distinct types, because it allows sub modules to be shared between strategies. 
 * In a composed strategy (#2000), each building block wants to store information for its own use.   
   Although it's possible to compose a `StrategyInfo` type that contains everything, that is basically a container of building block's `StrategyInfo` indexed by type, which is same as what `StrategyInfoHost` is expected to do. 
 * Measurements could be shared between strategies if they are using compatible types.   
   StrategyInfo doesn't have to be cleared when changing strategy.

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