CalTableDesc.h

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//# CalTableDesc.h: Define the format of calibration tables
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#ifndef CALIBRATION_CALTABLEDESC_H
#define CALIBRATION_CALTABLEDESC_H

#include <casa/aips.h>
#include <tables/Tables/Table.h>
#include <tables/Tables/TableDesc.h>

namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE CASA - BEGIN

// <summary> 
// CalTableDesc: Define the format of calibration tables
// </summary>

// <use visibility=export>

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

// <prerequisite>
//   <li> <linkto class="CalTable">CalTable</linkto> module
// </prerequisite>
//
// <etymology>
// From "Calibration table" and "descriptor".
// </etymology>
//
// <synopsis>
// CalTableDesc defines the format of calibration tables in terms
// of table descriptors <linkto class="casacore::TableDesc">casacore::TableDesc</linkto>, as
// defined in the casacore::Table system. This is a base class and defines the
// overall calibration table structure. Specializations for both
// antenna-based (ViJones and SkyJones) and baseline-based (MJones)
// calibration tables are provided through inheritance. At present this 
// set of classes returns the default calibration table descriptors for a 
// given calibration table type.
// </etymology>
//
// <example>
// <srcblock>
// </srcblock>
// </example>
//
// <motivation>
// This inheritance tree defines the format of all calibration
// table types, both antenna- and baseline-based, to provide
// a unified and consistent interface to their representation
// as aips++ tables. An overall structure common to all calibration
// tables is maintained as far as possible, with common column
// names throughout. This class tree is primarily used by
// the <linkto class="CalTable"> CalTable</linkto> classes.
// </motivation>
//
// <todo asof="98/01/01">
// Generate the calibration table descriptors from a VisSet or VisBuffer object
// </todo>

class CalTableDesc 
{
 public:
   // Default null constructor, and destructor
   CalTableDesc();
   virtual ~CalTableDesc() {};

   // Construct from the Jones table type
   CalTableDesc (const casacore::String& type);

   // Return the table descriptors for the main calibration table
   // and the cal_history and cal_desc sub-tables
   virtual casacore::TableDesc calMainDesc();
   virtual casacore::TableDesc calHistoryDesc();
   virtual casacore::TableDesc calDescDesc();

 protected:
   // Generate the default table descriptor for fit parameters
   casacore::TableDesc defaultFitDesc();

   // Generate the default table descriptor for general polynomial parameters
   casacore::TableDesc defaultPolyDesc();

   // Generate the default table descriptor for spline polynomial parameters
   casacore::TableDesc defaultSplineDesc();

   // Method to insert one table descriptor into another after
   // a specified column name.
   casacore::TableDesc insertDesc (const casacore::TableDesc& tableDesc, const casacore::TableDesc& insert,
                         const casacore::String& insertAfter);

 private:
   // Generate the default sub-table descriptors
   casacore::TableDesc defaultCalMain (const casacore::String& type);
   casacore::TableDesc defaultCalDesc();
   casacore::TableDesc defaultCalHistory();

   // casacore::Table descriptors
   casacore::TableDesc itsCalMainDesc;
   casacore::TableDesc itsCalHistoryDesc;
   casacore::TableDesc itsCalDescDesc;

 };


} //# NAMESPACE CASA - END

#endif