VirtualModule.h

/*
 * VirtualModule.h
 *
 *  Created on: Apr 4, 2017
 *      Author: Martin Hierholzer
 */

#ifndef CHIMERATK_VIRTUAL_MODULE_H
#define CHIMERATK_VIRTUAL_MODULE_H

#include <list>

#include <boost/thread.hpp>

#include "Module.h"

namespace ChimeraTK {

  /** A virtual module generated by EntityOwner::findTag(). */
  class VirtualModule : public Module {

    public:

      /** Constructor */
      VirtualModule(const std::string &name, const std::string &description, ModuleType moduleType)
      : Module(nullptr, name, description), _moduleType(moduleType)
      {}

      /** Copy constructor */
      VirtualModule(const VirtualModule &other);

      /** Assignment operator */
      VirtualModule& operator=(const VirtualModule &other);

      /** Destructor */
      virtual ~VirtualModule();

      VariableNetworkNode operator()(const std::string& variableName) const override;

      Module& operator[](const std::string& moduleName) const override;

      void connectTo(const Module &target, VariableNetworkNode trigger={}) const override;

      /** Add a virtual sub-module. The module instance will be added to an internal list. */
      void addSubModule(VirtualModule module);

      /** Return the submodule with the given name. If it doesn't exist, create it first. */
      VirtualModule& createAndGetSubmodule(const std::string& moduleName);

      /** Like createAndGetSubmodule(), but recursively create a hierarchy of submodules separated by "/" in the
       *  moduleName. */
      VirtualModule& createAndGetSubmoduleRecursive(const std::string& moduleName);

      ModuleType getModuleType() const override { return _moduleType; }

      const Module& virtualise() const override;

    protected:

      std::list<VirtualModule> submodules;
      ModuleType _moduleType;

  };

} /* namespace ChimeraTK */

#endif /* CHIMERATK_VIRTUAL_MODULE_H */