HDF5LattIter.h

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//# HDF5LattIter.h: a concrete iterator for use with HDF5Lattices.
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#ifndef LATTICES_HDF5LATTITER_H
#define LATTICES_HDF5LATTITER_H

//# Includes
#include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
#include <casacore/lattices/Lattices/LatticeIterInterface.h>
#include <casacore/lattices/Lattices/HDF5Lattice.h>


namespace casacore { //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - BEGIN

// <summary>
// A read/write Lattice iterator for PagedArrays.
// </summary>

// <use visibility=local>

// <reviewed reviewer="Peter Barnes" date="1999/10/30" tests="tLatticeIterator.cc" demos="dPagedArray.cc">
// </reviewed>

// <prerequisite>
//   <li> <linkto class="PagedArray">PagedArray</linkto>
//   <li> <linkto class="LatticeIterator">LatticeIterator</linkto>
//   <li> <linkto class="LatticeIterInterface">LatticeIterInterface
//        </linkto>
//   <li> letter/envelope schemes, eg. Coplien, "Advanced C++", ch 5.5
// </prerequisite>

// <etymology>
// The HDF5LattIter class name is a contraction of Paged Array Iterator 
// and reflects its role as the methods for iterating through Lattices which 
// are resident on disk.
// </etymology>

// <synopsis>
// This class is not meant for general use. Instead class
// <linkto class="LatticeIterator">LatticeIterator</linkto> should be used
// to iterate through a <src>PagedArray</src> or any other
// <linkto class="Lattice">Lattice</linkto> object
// (like a <linkto class="ArrayLattice">ArrayLattice</linkto>).
// <p>
// HDF5LattIter is derived from LatticeIterInterface and implements
// the iterator for a <linkto class=PagedArray>PagedArray</linkto>
// object. This iterator is somewhat special because it sets the
// PagedArray cache size at the start of an iteration.
// </synopsis>

// <motivation>
// For for each derivation of Lattice to make as efficient an iterator as
// possible.
// The letter/envelope scheme allowed us to hide the special bits in
// classes like the one you see here.
// </motivation>

// <templating arg=T>
//  <li> Restricted to the type of the PagedArray argument in the 
//   constructors
// </templating>

//# <todo asof="1997/01/31">
//#   <li>
//# </todo>


template <class T> class HDF5LattIter : public LatticeIterInterface<T>
{
friend class HDF5Lattice<T>;

  //# Make members of parent class known.
protected:
  using LatticeIterInterface<T>::rewriteData;
  using LatticeIterInterface<T>::itsNavPtr;

protected:
  // Construct the Iterator with the supplied data, and iteration strategy
  HDF5LattIter (const HDF5Lattice<T>& data, const LatticeNavigator& method,
                Bool useRef);

  // The copy constructor uses reference sematics for the PagedArray and
  // copy semantics for the cursor and Navigator. This way the newly
  // constructed HDF5LattIter can independently iterate through the same
  // data set. (with the same cursor shape etc.)
  HDF5LattIter (const HDF5LattIter<T>& other);

  // Destructor (cleans up dangling references and releases cursor memory)
  virtual ~HDF5LattIter();
  
  // The assignment operator uses reference sematics for the PagedArray and
  // copy semantics for the cursor and Navigator. This way the
  // HDF5LattIter objects share the same data set but independently iterate
  // with cursors of the same size.
  HDF5LattIter<T>& operator= (const HDF5LattIter<T>& other);

  // Clone the object.
  virtual LatticeIterInterface<T>* clone() const;

private:
  // Setup the cache in the tiled storage manager.
  void setupTileCache();


  // reference to the PagedArray
  HDF5Lattice<T> itsData;
};



} //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - END

#ifndef CASACORE_NO_AUTO_TEMPLATES
#include <casacore/lattices/Lattices/HDF5LattIter.tcc>
#endif //# CASACORE_NO_AUTO_TEMPLATES
#endif