WCEllipsoid.h

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#ifndef IMAGES_WCELLIPSOID_H
#define IMAGES_WCELLIPSOID_H

#include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
#include <casacore/coordinates/Coordinates/CoordinateSystem.h>
#include <casacore/images/Regions/WCRegion.h>
#include <casacore/lattices/LRegions/RegionType.h>
#include <casacore/casa/Arrays/Vector.h>
#include <casacore/casa/Quanta/Quantum.h>

namespace casacore { //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - BEGIN


// <summary>
// Class to define an n-dimensional ellipsoid in world coordinates.
//
// </summary>
//
// <use visibility=export>
//
// <reviewed reviewer="" date="" tests="">
// </reviewed>
//
// <prerequisite>
//   <li> <linkto class=WCRegion>WCRegion</linkto>
//   <li> <linkto class=WCRegion>WCPolygon</linkto>
//   <li> <linkto class=LCRegion>LCRegion</linkto>
//   <li> <linkto class=CoordinateSystem>CoordinateSystem</linkto>
// </prerequisite>
//
// <synopsis> 
//
// </synopsis> 
//

// <motivation>
// Users must be able to specify ellipsoids in world as well as lattice
// coordinates. 
// </motivation>
//


class WCEllipsoid : public WCRegion
{
public:

        // ellipsoid with axes parallel to coordinate axes
        WCEllipsoid(
                const Vector<Quantity>& center,
                const Vector<Quantity>& radii,
        const IPosition& pixelAxes,
        const CoordinateSystem& cSys,
        const RegionType::AbsRelType absRel=RegionType::Abs
        );

        // sphere. <src>pixelAxes</src> must have the same base units
        // and those pixels musb be square or an exception is thrown.
        WCEllipsoid(
                const Vector<Quantity>& center,
                const Quantity& radius,
        const IPosition& pixelAxes,
        const CoordinateSystem& cSys,
        const RegionType::AbsRelType absRel=RegionType::Abs
        );

        // 2-D ellipse . The axes must have the same base units
        // and those pixels must be square or an exception is thrown.
        // <src>theta</src> is the angle between the <src>pixelAxis0</src> and
        // the major axis of the ellipse.
        WCEllipsoid(
                const Quantity& xcenter, const Quantity& ycenter,
                const Quantity& majorAxis, const Quantity& minorAxis,
                const Quantity& theta,
                const uInt pixelAxis0, const uInt pixelAxis1,
        const CoordinateSystem& cSys,
        const RegionType::AbsRelType absRel=RegionType::Abs
        );

        WCEllipsoid(const WCEllipsoid& that);

        WCEllipsoid& operator= (const WCEllipsoid& that);

        Bool operator== (const WCRegion& other) const;

        WCRegion* cloneRegion() const;

        Bool canExtend() const;

        String type() const;

        static String className();

        static WCEllipsoid* fromRecord(
                const TableRecord& rec,
                const String&
        );

        TableRecord toRecord(const String& tableName) const;

        LCRegion* doToLCRegion (
                const CoordinateSystem& csys,
            const IPosition& latticeShape,
            const IPosition& pixelAxesMap,
            const IPosition& outOrder
        ) const;

private:

        // WARN do not change the order of the members of this enum
        // or you will break backward compatibility with records previously
        // saved persistently. Add new types to the end of the enum.
        enum SpecialType {
                NOT_SPECIAL,
                SPHERE,
                ELLIPSE_2D
        };

        WCEllipsoid();

        Vector<Quantity> _center;
        Vector<Quantity> _radii;

        IPosition _pixelAxes;
        CoordinateSystem _csys;
        RegionType::AbsRelType _absRel;
        Quantity _theta;
        SpecialType _specType;

        void _checkPixelAxes() const;
        void _checkUnits() const;

        void _init();

};

} //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - END

#endif