SpecificFunctionFactory.h

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//# SpecificFunctionFactory.h: a class for creating a Function object from Records
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#ifndef SCIMATH_SPECIFICFUNCTIONFACTORY_H
#define SCIMATH_SPECIFICFUNCTIONFACTORY_H

#include <scimath/Functionals/Function.h>
#include <scimath/Functionals/AbstractFunctionFactory.h>

namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE CASA - BEGIN

//# Forward Declarations
class Record;

// <summary>
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// </summary>

// <use visibility=export>

// <reviewed reviewer="" date="yyyy/mm/dd" tests="" demos="">
// </reviewed>

// <prerequisite>
//   <li> FunctionFactory
// </prerequisite>
//
// <etymology>
// This class is based on the Factory pattern, similar to the 
// ApplicationObjectFactory
// </etymology>
//
// <synopsis>
//
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// </synopsis>
//
// <example>
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// </example>
//
// <motivation>
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// </motivation>
//
// <templating arg=T>
//    <li> F class must be a subclass of Function<T>
//    <li> F class must have a constructor for the form F(const Record&)
// </templating>
//
// <thrown>
//    <li>
//    <li>
// </thrown>
//
// <todo asof="yyyy/mm/dd">
//   <li> 
//   <li> 
//   <li> 
// </todo>
template<class T, class F> 
class SpecificFunctionFactory : public FunctionFactory<T>
{
public:
    SpecificFunctionFactory() {}
    SpecificFunctionFactory(const SpecificFunctionFactory<T,F>& factory) {}
    virtual ~SpecificFunctionFactory() {}
    virtual Function<T> *create(const Record& gr) const 
        throw (FunctionFactoryError) 
    {
        return new F(gr);
    }
    SpecificFunctionFactory<T,F>& 
        operator=(const SpecificFunctionFactory<T,F>& factory) 
    {
        return *this;
    }
};


} //# NAMESPACE CASA - END

#endif