FrequencyEngine.h

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//# FrequencyEngine.h: Engine for TaQL UDF Frequency conversions
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#ifndef MEAS_FREQUENCYENGINE_H
#define MEAS_FREQUENCYENGINE_H

//# Includes
#include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
#include<casacore/meas/MeasUDF/MeasEngine.h>
#include <casacore/measures/Measures/MFrequency.h>
#include <casacore/measures/Measures/MCFrequency.h>
#include <casacore/measures/Measures/MeasConvert.h>

namespace casacore {

  //# Forward declarations
  class DopplerEngine;
  class RadialVelocityEngine;
  class DirectionEngine;
  class EpochEngine;
  class PositionEngine;

  
  // <summary>
  // Engine for TaQL UDF Frequency conversions
  // </summary>

  // <use visibility=export>

  // <reviewed reviewer="" date="" tests="tMeas.cc">
  // </reviewed>

  // <prerequisite>
  //# Classes you should understand before using this one.
  //   <li> EngineBase
  // </prerequisite>

  // <synopsis>
  // FrequencyEngine defines Engines (user defined functions) that can be used
  // in TaQL to convert Measures for frequencies.
  // In this way such derived values appear to be ordinary TaQL functions.
  //
  // Frequency conversions require a MeasFrame containing sky direction,
  // epoch and position on earth.
  // In TaQL these functions can be called like:
  // <srcblock>
  //   meas.freq ('TOPO', 1GHz, 'LSRK', 'CasA', date(),
  //              [1e6m,1e6m,1e6m], 'WGS84')
  // </srcblock>
  // which converts the frequency from LSRK to TOPO.
  // <ul>
  //  <li>
  //  <src>toref</src> is a single constant string.
  //  <li>
  // <src>pos</src> can have various value types. A single numeric array is
  // a series of RA,DEC in J2000. If given as a set, the last argument of the
  // set can be the reference types of the values in the set. The values can
  // be strings (indicating planetary objects) or value pairs giving lon,lat.
  // The default reference type is J2000. 
  // </ul>
  // All such functions return data with type double and unit Hz.
  //
  // Frequencies can be given like:
  //    [f1,f2,...], fromRef
  // where fromRef is the reference type.
  //
  // A frequency can also be a table column which usually knows its type.
  // It can also be an expression (e.g. FREQUENCY[0,]) which also knows the type.
  // </synopsis>

  // <motivation>
  // It makes it possible to handle measures in TaQL.
  // </motivation>

  class FrequencyEngine: public MeasEngine<MFrequency>
  {
  public:
    FrequencyEngine();

    virtual ~FrequencyEngine();
    
    // Get the values.
    Array<Double> getArrayDouble (const TableExprId& id, int type);

    // Get the frequencies.
    Array<MFrequency> getFrequencies (const TableExprId& id);

    // Handle the argument(s) giving the input frequencies and reference type.
    // The frequency can be a column in a table.
    void handleFrequency (std::vector<TENShPtr>& args,
                          uInt& argnr);

    // Set the MeasConvert object.
    void setConverter (MFrequency::Types toType);

    // Set the possible doppler engine.
    // It can be done only once.
    void setDopplerEngine (DopplerEngine& engine);

    // Set the possible radial velocity engine.
    // It can be done only once.
    void setRadVelEngine (RadialVelocityEngine& engine);

    // Set the possible direction engine.
    // It can be done only once.
    void setDirectionEngine (DirectionEngine& engine);

    // Set the possible epoch engine.
    // It can be done only once.
    void setEpochEngine (EpochEngine& engine);

    // Set the possible position engine.
    // It can be done only once.
    void setPositionEngine (PositionEngine& engine);

  private:
    virtual void handleValues (TableExprNode& operand,
                               const TableExprId& id,
                               Array<MFrequency>& frequencies);

    //# Data members.
    MeasFrame                itsFrame;       //# frame used by converter
    MeasFrame                itsRVFrame;     //# frame used for radial velocities
    MFrequency::Convert      itsConverter;
    EpochEngine*             itsEpochEngine;
    PositionEngine*          itsPositionEngine;
    DirectionEngine*         itsDirectionEngine;
    DopplerEngine*           itsDopplerEngine;
    RadialVelocityEngine*    itsRadVelEngine;
  };

} //end namespace

#endif