AbstractGraphFactory.h

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/*!
  \file AbstractGraphFactory.h

  \brief This is the abstract factory for Graphs.
*/

#ifndef __TERRALIB_GRAPH_INTERNAL_ABSTRACTGRAPHFACTORY_H
#define __TERRALIB_GRAPH_INTERNAL_ABSTRACTGRAPHFACTORY_H

// TerraLib
#include "../../common/AbstractFactory.h"
#include "../graphs/Graph.h"
#include "../Config.h"


namespace te
{
  namespace graph
  {
    //forward declarations
    class AbstractGraph;
  
    /*!
      \class AbstractGraphFactory

      \brief This is the abstract factory for Graphs.

      \sa AbstractGraph
    */
    class TEGRAPHEXPORT AbstractGraphFactory : public te::common::AbstractFactory<AbstractGraph, std::string>
    {
      public:

        /*!
          \brief It creates and returns an empty graph with default graph type.

          \return An empty graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        static AbstractGraph* make();

        /*!
          \brief It creates an empty graph with the proper type.

          \param gType The name of the specific graph type to be used to create the graph.

          \return An empty graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        static AbstractGraph* make(const std::string& gType);

        /*!
          \brief It creates a graph with the given parameters using the default graph type.

          \param dsInfo    The necessary information to access the data source.
          \param gInfo    The necessary information to create the graph.

          \return A new graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.

        */
        static AbstractGraph* make(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& dsInfo, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& gInfo);

        /*!
          \brief It creates a graph with the given parameters using the default graph type.

          \param gType    The name of the specific driver to create the raster.
          \param dsInfo    The necessary information to access the data source.
          \param gInfo    The necessary information to create the graph.

          \return A new graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.

        */
        static AbstractGraph* make(const std::string& gType, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& dsInfo, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& gInfo);

        /*!
          \brief It opens a graph with the given parameters and default graph type.

          \param dsInfo    The necessary information to access the data source.
          \param gInfo    The necessary information to create the graph.

          \return The opened graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        static AbstractGraph* open(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& dsInfo, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& gInfo);

        /*!
          \brief It creates a graph with the given parameters.

          \param gType  The name of the specific graph type to create the graph.
          \param dsInfo    The necessary information to access the data source.
          \param gInfo    The necessary information to create the graph.

          \return The opened graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        static AbstractGraph* open(const std::string& gType, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& dsInfo, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& gInfo);


        /*! \brief Destructor. */
        virtual ~AbstractGraphFactory() {}

        /*! \brief Returns the type (name) of this factory. */
        virtual const std::string& getType() const = 0;

        /*! \brief It returns the list of parameters accepted as graph info. */
        virtual void getCreationalParameters(std::vector< std::pair<std::string, std::string> >& params) const = 0;

      protected:

        /*!
          \brief Constructor.

          \param factoryKey The key that identifies the factory.
        */
        AbstractGraphFactory(const std::string& factoryKey);

        /*!
          \brief This method must be re-implemented by subclasses in order to have a finner control for the graph object instantiation. 

          \param dsInfo    The necessary information to access the data source.
          \param gInfo    The necessary information to create the graph.

          \return A graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        virtual AbstractGraph* iOpen(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& dsInfo, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& gInfo) = 0;

        /*!
          \brief This method must be implemented by subclasses (graph types).

          \param dsInfo    The necessary information to access the data source.
          \param gInfo    The necessary information to create the graph.
         
          \return The new graph.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        virtual AbstractGraph* create(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& dsInfo, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& gInfo) = 0;
    };

  } // end namespace graph
}   // end namespace te

#endif  // __TERRALIB_GRAPH_INTERNAL_ABSTRACTGRAPHFACTORY_H