bbtkConnection.h

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/*=========================================================================                                                                               
  Program:   bbtk
  Module:    $RCSfile: bbtkConnection.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2008/10/17 08:18:13 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.8 $
=========================================================================*/

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------

* Copyright (c) CREATIS-LRMN (Centre de Recherche en Imagerie Medicale)
* Authors : Eduardo Davila, Laurent Guigues, Jean-Pierre Roux
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#ifndef __bbtkConnection_h__
#define __bbtkConnection_h__

#include "bbtkSystem.h"
#include "bbtkObject.h"

#include <string>

namespace bbtk
{

  class Factory;
  BBTK_FORWARD_DECLARE_POINTER(Factory);
  class BlackBox;
  BBTK_FORWARD_DECLARE_POINTER(BlackBox);
  class BlackBoxInputConnector;
  class BlackBoxOutputConnector;

  typedef int IOStatus;
  const int MODIFIED = 0;
  const int UPTODATE = 1;
  const int UPDATING = 2;


  class BBTK_EXPORT Connection : public Object
  {
     BBTK_OBJECT_INTERFACE(Connection);
    typedef Object Superclass;
  public:

    static Pointer New(BlackBoxPointer from, const std::string& output,
                       BlackBoxPointer to, const std::string& input,
                       const FactoryPointer f);
    static Pointer New(BlackBoxPointer from, const std::string& output,
                       BlackBoxPointer to, const std::string& input);
    //    ~Connection();

    // void Delete();
    
    virtual IOStatus BackwardUpdate();

    //    virtual void ForwardUpdate();

    virtual void SetModifiedStatus();
    std::string GetFullName() const; 

    BlackBoxPointer GetOriginalBlackBoxFrom() const { return mOriginalFrom.lock(); }
    BlackBoxPointer GetOriginalBlackBoxTo() const { return mOriginalTo.lock(); }
    const std::string& GetOriginalBlackBoxFromOutput() const { return mOriginalOutput; }
    const std::string& GetOriginalBlackBoxToInput() const { return mOriginalInput; }
    
    BlackBoxPointer GetBlackBoxFrom() const { return mFrom; }
    BlackBoxPointer GetBlackBoxTo() const { return mTo; }
    const std::string& GetBlackBoxFromOutput() const { return mOutput; }
    const std::string& GetBlackBoxToInput() const { return mInput; }

    void SetBlackBoxFrom(BlackBoxPointer b) { mFrom = b; }
    void SetBlackBoxTo(BlackBoxPointer b) { mTo = b; }
    void SetBlackBoxFromOutput(const std::string& o) { mOutput = o; }
    void SetBlackBoxToInput(const std::string& o) { mInput = o; }

    void Check() const;
    
  protected:
    BlackBoxPointer mFrom;
    BlackBoxWeakPointer mOriginalFrom;
    std::string mOutput;
    std::string mOriginalOutput;
    //  BlackBoxOutputConnector* mOutputConnector;
    BlackBoxPointer mTo;
    BlackBoxWeakPointer mOriginalTo;
    std::string mInput;
    std::string mOriginalInput;
    //  BlackBoxInputConnector* mInputConnector;
    BlackBoxPointer mAdaptor;

    const FactoryWeakPointer mFactory;

    bool mFromAny;

    bool mToAny;


    bool mDoDynamicCast;

    //  Connection(BlackBox* from, const std::string& output,
    //         BlackBox* to, const std::string& input, int   );
    
    void TransferData(); 

  private:
    Connection(BlackBoxPointer from, const std::string& output,
               BlackBoxPointer to, const std::string& input,
               const FactoryPointer f);
    Connection(BlackBoxPointer from, const std::string& output,
               BlackBoxPointer to, const std::string& input);

  };

}// namespace bbtk

#endif