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/*!
  \file Node.h

  \brief A class that represents an R-tree node.
*/

#ifndef __TERRALIB_SAM_RTREE_INTERNAL_NODE_H
#define __TERRALIB_SAM_RTREE_INTERNAL_NODE_H

// TerraLib
#include "Branch.h"

namespace te
{
  namespace sam
  {
    namespace rtree
    {
      /*!
        \class Node
        
        \brief A class that represents an R-tree node.

        Level 0 indicates that this is a leaf node, other values indicate that it is an internal node.       
      */
      template<class DATATYPE, int MAXNODES = 8, int MINNODES = MAXNODES / 2> class Node
      {
        public:

          typedef typename te::sam::rtree::Branch<Node, DATATYPE> BranchType;

          /*! \brief Constructor. */
          Node()
            : m_count(0), m_level(-1)
          {
          }

          /*!
            \brief It returns true if this is a internal node.
            
            \return True if this is a internal node and false if it is a leaf.
          */
          bool isInternalNode() const
          {
            return (m_level > 0);
          }

          /*!
            \brief It returns true if this is a leaf node.

            \return True if this is a leaf node and false if it is internal.
          */
          bool isLeaf() const
          {
            return (m_level == 0);
          }

          /*! \brief This method is used during split when a node retained and used again (beeing re-filled). */
          void init()
          {
            m_count = 0;
            m_level = -1;
          }

        private:

          /*!
            \brief No copy constructor allowed.

            \param rhs The other geometry.
           */
          Node(const Node& rhs);

          /*!
            \brief No assignment operator allowed.

            \param rhs The other geometry.

            \return A reference for this.
           */
          Node& operator=(const Node& rhs);


        public:

          int m_count;                    //!< The number of elements in the node (count).
          int m_level;                    //!< Leaf is zero, others positive.
          BranchType m_branch[MAXNODES];  //!< Branches.
      };

    } // end namespace rtree
  }   // end namespace sam
}     // end namespace te


#endif  // __TERRALIB_SAM_RTREE_INTERNAL_NODE_H