RegionTextList.h

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#ifndef ANNOTATIONS_REGIONTEXTLIST_H
#define ANNOTATIONS_REGIONTEXTLIST_H

#include <casa/aips.h>
#include <casa/Arrays/Vector.h>
#include <coordinates/Coordinates/CoordinateSystem.h>
#include <imageanalysis/IO/AsciiAnnotationFileLine.h>
#include <imageanalysis/IO/RegionTextParser.h>
#include <images/Regions/WCRegion.h>
#include <images/Regions/WCUnion.h>

namespace casa {

// <summary>
// An ordered list of annotations and comments representing an ascii region file.
// </summary>
// <author>Dave Mehringer</author>
// <use visibility=export>
// <reviewed reviewer="" date="yyyy/mm/dd" tests="" demos="">
// </reviewed>
// <prerequisite>

// </prerequisite>

// <etymology>
// An order list of annotations and comments representing an ascii region file.
// </etymology>

// <synopsis>
// A list of regions and annotations and comments representing an ascii region file.
// See the region file format proposal attached to CAS-2285 (https://bugs.nrao.edu/browse/CAS-2285)
// </synopsis>

class RegionTextList {

public:

        // <group>
        // create an empty list which can be appended to. This constructor
        // is used for constructing an annotation list on the fly, possibly
        // to be written to a file when complete. Do not use this constructor
        // if you want to determine the final composite region.
        RegionTextList(const Bool deletePointersOnDestruct=True);

        // create an empty list which can be appended to. This constructor
        // is used for constructing an annotation list on the fly, possibly
        // to be written to a file when complete. It can be used to determine
        // the composite region as well but it is the caller's responsibility
        // to ensure the regions added to this object are constructed
        // in a consistent manner (eg using the same coordinate system).
        // <src>shape</src> is the image shape and is only used if
        // the first region is a difference; in that case, the all pixels in entire
        // shape are set to good initially.
        RegionTextList(
                const CoordinateSystem& csys,
                const IPosition shape,
                const Bool deletePointersOnDestruct=True
        );

        // create a list by reading it from a file.
        // An exception is thrown if the file is not in the correct
        // format or does not exist. The coordinate system is used for
        // setting defaults and reference frames to be used.
        // <src>shape</src> is the image shape and is only used if
        // the first region is a difference; in that case, the all pixels in entire
        // shape are set to good initially.
        RegionTextList(
                const String& filename, const CoordinateSystem& csys,
                const IPosition shape,
                const Int requireAtLeastThisVersion=RegionTextParser::CURRENT_VERSION,
                const Bool deletePointersOnDestruct=True
        );

        // create a list by reading it from a text string.
        // An exception is thrown if the text is not in the correct
        // format. The coordinate system is used for
        // setting defaults and reference frames to be used.
        // <src>shape</src> is the image shape and is only used if
        // the first region is a difference; in that case, the all pixels in entire
        // shape are set to good initially.
        RegionTextList(
                const CoordinateSystem& csys, const String& text,
                const IPosition shape,
                const Bool deletePointersOnDestruct=True
        );
        //</group>

        ~RegionTextList();

        // add a line to the end of the list
        void addLine(const AsciiAnnotationFileLine& line);

        // number of lines in the list
        uInt nLines() const;

        // get the line at the specified index
        AsciiAnnotationFileLine lineAt(const uInt i) const;

        // get all lines in the list
        inline const Vector<AsciiAnnotationFileLine>& getLines() const {
                return _lines;
        }

        ostream& print(ostream& os) const;

        // get the composite region.
        WCRegion* getRegion() const;

        // get the composite region as a region record.
        Record regionAsRecord() const;

private:
        Vector<AsciiAnnotationFileLine> _lines;
        Bool _deletePointersOnDestruct;
        PtrBlock<WCRegion *> _regions;
        CoordinateSystem _csys;
        IPosition _shape;
        Bool _canGetRegion;

};

inline ostream &operator<<(ostream& os, const RegionTextList& list) {
        return list.print(os);
};

}

#endif /* IMAGES_ASCIIREGIONFILE_H_ */