SegmenterStrategy.h

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/*!
  \file terralib/rp/SegmenterStrategy.h
  \brief Raster segmenter strategy base class.
 */

#ifndef __TERRALIB_RP_INTERNAL_SEGMENTERSTRATEGY_H
#define __TERRALIB_RP_INTERNAL_SEGMENTERSTRATEGY_H

#include "SegmenterIdsManager.h"
#include "SegmenterStrategyParameters.h"
#include "SegmenterSegmentsBlock.h"
#include "Config.h"
#include "Exception.h"

#include "../raster/Raster.h"

#include <vector>

namespace te
{
  namespace rp
  {
    /*!
      \class SegmenterStrategy
      \brief Raster segmenter strategy base class.
     */
    class TERPEXPORT SegmenterStrategy
    {
      public:
        /*!
         \brief Blocks merging method.
        */
        enum BlocksMergingMethod
        {
          NoMerging = 0,   //!< No merging.
          GradientMerging = 1   //!< Gradient Merging.
        };

        virtual ~SegmenterStrategy();
        
        /*!
          \brief Initialize the segmentation strategy.
          \param strategyParams A pointer to the user given specific segmentation
          strategy parameters ou NULL if no parameters are present.
          \return true if OK, false on errors.
         */
        virtual bool initialize( 
          SegmenterStrategyParameters const* const strategyParams ) 
          throw( te::rp::Exception ) = 0;        
          
        /*!
          \brief Clear all internal allocated resources and go back to the initial not-initialized state.
         */
        virtual void reset() = 0;
        
        /*!
          \brief Executes the segmentation strategy over region delimited by the given block.
          \param segmenterIdsManager The segments IDs manager to be used when  acquiring/releaseing unique segment IDs.
          \param block2ProcessInfo The information about the block of raster that must be processed.
          \param inputRaster Input raster.
          \param inputRasterBands Input raster bands.
          \param inputRasterNoDataValues A vector of values to be used as input raster no-data values.
          \param inputRasterBandMinValues The minimum value present on each band.
          \param inputRasterBandMinValues The maximum value present on each band.
          \param outputRaster Output raster.
          \param outputRasterBand Output raster band.
          \param enableProgressInterface Enable the internal strategy to update
          the progress interface.
          \return true if OK, false on errors.
          \note The used gaind/ofset calcule:  new_value = ( old_value + offset ) * gain
         */
        virtual bool execute( 
          SegmenterIdsManager& segmenterIdsManager,
          const te::rp::SegmenterSegmentsBlock& block2ProcessInfo,
          const te::rst::Raster& inputRaster,
          const std::vector< unsigned int >& inputRasterBands,
          const std::vector< std::complex< double > >& inputRasterNoDataValues,
          const std::vector< std::complex< double > >& inputRasterBandMinValues,
          const std::vector< std::complex< double > >& inputRasterBandMaxValues,
          te::rst::Raster& outputRaster,
          const unsigned int outputRasterBand,
          const bool enableProgressInterface ) throw( te::rp::Exception ) = 0;          
        
        /*!
            \brief Returns a memory estimation (bytes).
            \details This parameter is used by the segmenter to guess the sub-image blocks size.
            \param bandsToProcess The number of input raster bands that will be processed at the strategy execution time.
            \param pixelsNumber The number of pixels.
            \return A positive memory use estimation.
        */          
        virtual double getMemUsageEstimation( const unsigned int bandsToProcess,
          const unsigned int pixelsNumber ) const = 0;  
        
        /*!
            \brief Returns a optimal blocks overlap size (number of border pixels 
            overlapped between blocks, under one direction).
            \note This value will be used in the case 
            where the image is splitted into blocks for segmentation.
            \return The blocks overlap size.
        */
        virtual unsigned int getOptimalBlocksOverlapSize() const = 0;        

        /*!
          \brief Returns if the min and max pixel values should be computed.
          \return True if min and max values should be computed. False otherwise.
          */
        virtual bool shouldComputeMinMaxValues() const = 0;

        /*!
          \brief Return the strategy blocks merging method.
          \return The blocks merging method.
        */
        virtual BlocksMergingMethod getBlocksMergingMethod() const = 0;

      protected:

        SegmenterStrategy();
        
      private:
        
        SegmenterStrategy( const SegmenterStrategy& );
        
        const SegmenterStrategy& operator=( const SegmenterStrategy& );
    };

  } // end namespace rp
}   // end namespace te

#endif  // __TERRALIB_RP_INTERNAL_ALGORITHM_H