PVGenerator.h

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#ifndef IMAGES_PVGENERATOR_H
#define IMAGES_PVGENERATOR_H

#include <imageanalysis/ImageAnalysis/ImageTask.h>
#include <casa/namespace.h>

class MDirection;

namespace casa {

class PVGenerator : public ImageTask {
        // <summary>
        // Top level interface for generating position-velocity images
        // </summary>

        // <reviewed reviewer="" date="" tests="" demos="">
        // </reviewed>

        // <prerequisite>
        // </prerequisite>

        // <etymology>
        // Collapses image.
        // </etymology>

        // <synopsis>
        // High level interface for generating position-velocity images.
        // </synopsis>

        // <example>
        // <srcblock>
        // ImageCollapser collapser();
        // collapser.collapse();
        // </srcblock>
        // </example>

public:

        // The region selection in the constructor only applies to the non-direction coordinates.
        // The direction coordinate limits are effectively set by calling setEndPoints()
        // after construction. The region selection in the constructor is only for things like
        // spectral selection and polarization selection. In addition at most one of <src>regionRec</src>
        // and <src>chanInp/stokes</src> should be supplied. If specifying <src>regionRec</src> that should
        // be a non-null pointer and chanInp and stokes should both be empty strings. If specifying either or
        // both of chanInp and/or stokes, the one(s) being specified should be non-empty strings corresponding
        // to correct syntax for that particular parameter, and regionRec should be null.
        // If you specify <src>regionRec</src>=0
        // and <src>stokes</src>="", and <src>chanInp</src>="", that implies you want to use all
        // spectral channels and all polarization planes in the input image.
        PVGenerator(
                const ImageInterface<Float> *const &image,
                const Record *const &regionRec, const String& chanInp,
                const String& stokes, const String& maskInp,
                const String& outname, const Bool overwrite
        );

        // destructor
        ~PVGenerator();

        // perform the collapse. If <src>wantReturn</src> is True, return a pointer to the
        // collapsed image. The returned pointer is created via new(); it is the caller's
        // responsibility to delete the returned pointer. If <src>wantReturn</src> is False,
        // a NULL pointer is returned and pointer deletion is performed internally.
        ImageInterface<Float>* generate(const Bool wantReturn) const;

        // set the endpoints of the slice in direction space. Input values represent pixel
        // locations.
        void setEndpoints(
                const Double startx, const Double starty,
                const Double endx, const Double endy
        );

        // Set the number of pixels perpendicular to the slice for which averaging
        // should occur. Must be odd and >= 1. 1 => just use the pixels coincident with the slice
        // (no averaging). 3 => Average three pixels, one pixel on either side of the slice and the
        // pixel lying on the slice.
        // Note this average is done after the image has been rotated.
        void setWidth(uInt width);

        String getClass() const;

        // set the unit to be used for the offset axis in the resulting image (from calling
        // generate()). Must conform to angular units
        void setOffsetUnit(const String& s);

protected:
        inline  CasacRegionManager::StokesControl _getStokesControl() const {
                return CasacRegionManager::USE_ALL_STOKES;
        }

        inline vector<Coordinate::Type> _getNecessaryCoordinates() const {
                vector<Coordinate::Type> v;
                v.push_back(Coordinate::SPECTRAL);
                v.push_back(Coordinate::DIRECTION);
                return v;
        }

private:
        std::auto_ptr<vector<Double> > _start, _end;
        uInt _width;
        String _unit;
        static const String _class;


        // disallow default constructor
        PVGenerator();

        void _checkWidth(const Int64 xShape, const Int64 yShape) const;


};
}

#endif