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/*!
  \file Observations.h

  \brief This file contains a class to represent an observation.
*/

#ifndef __TERRALIB_ST_INTERNAL_OBSERVATION_H
#define __TERRALIB_ST_INTERNAL_OBSERVATION_H

//ST
#include "../../Config.h"

//Boost
#include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>

// Forward declarations
namespace te { namespace dt { class AbstractData; class DateTime; class DateTimePeriod;
                              class DateTimeInstant; } }

namespace te
{
  namespace st
  {
    /*!
      \class Observation

      \brief A class to represent an observation.

      An observation is a result of a measurement associated to a discrete 
      time instant or period which assigns values to a phenomenon. It follows
      the OGC's Observation and Measurement (O&M) specification.
      An observation is composed of: (1) a phenomenon time, (2) a valid time, 
      (3) a result time, (4) observed values. 

      \ingroup st

      \sa ObservationDataSet AbstractData DateTime 
    */
    class TESTEXPORT Observation
    {
      public:

        /*! \brief It constructs an empty Observation 
        */
        Observation();           
        
        /*! 
          \brief Constructor. 
          
          \param phTime  A pointer to phenomenon time. 

          \note It will take the ownership of the DateTime input pointer.
        */
        Observation(te::dt::DateTime* phTime);
        
        /*! 
          \brief Constructor. 
          
          \param phTime   A pointer to phenomenon time. 
          \param obsValue A observed value.

          \note It will take the ownership of the DateTime and AbstractData input pointers.
        */
        Observation(te::dt::DateTime* phTime, te::dt::AbstractData* obsValue);

        /*! 
          \brief Constructor. 
          
          \param phTime     A pointer to phenomenon time.
          \param obsValues  The observed values. 

          \note It will take the ownership of the input pointers.
        */
        Observation(te::dt::DateTime* phTime, const boost::ptr_vector<te::dt::AbstractData>& obsValues);

        /*! 
          \brief Constructor. 
          
          \param phTime     A pointer to phenomenon time.
          \param resTime    A pointer to the result time.
          \param valTime    A pointer to the valid time.
          \param obsValues  The observed values. 

         \note It will take the ownership of the input pointers.
        */
        Observation(te::dt::DateTime* phTime, te::dt::DateTimeInstant* resTime, 
                    te::dt::DateTimePeriod* valTime, 
                    const boost::ptr_vector<te::dt::AbstractData>& obsValues);           

         /*! \brief Copy constructor. */
        Observation(const Observation& obs); 

        /*! 
          \brief Assignment operator.
        */
        const Observation& operator=(const Observation& rhs);
        
        /*!
          \brief It returns the phenomenon time.

          \return A pointer to the phenomenon time.

          \note The caller will NOT take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        te::dt::DateTime* getTime() const;
        
        /*!
          \brief It sets the phenomenon time.

          \param A pointer to the the phenomenon time.

          \note It will take the ownership of the input pointer.
        */
        void setTime(te::dt::DateTime* phTime);

        /*!
          \brief It returns the result time.

          \return A pointer to the result time.

          \note The caller will NOT take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        te::dt::DateTimeInstant* getResultTime() const;
        
        /*!
          \brief It sets the result time.

          \param A pointer to the result time.

          \note It will take the ownership of the input pointer.
         */
        void setResultTime(te::dt::DateTimeInstant* resTime);

         /*!
          \brief It returns the valid time.

          \return A pointer to the valid time.

          \note The caller will NOT take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        te::dt::DateTimePeriod* getValidTime() const;
        
        /*!
          \brief It sets the valid time.

          \param A pointer to the valid time.

          \note It will take the ownership of the input pointer.
         */
        void setValidTime(te::dt::DateTimePeriod* valTime);

        /*!
          \brief It returns the observed values.

          \return A reference to the observed values.

          \note The caller will NOT take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        boost::ptr_vector<te::dt::AbstractData>& getObservedValues();

        /*!
          \brief It returns the idx-th observed value.

          \return A pointer to the idx-th observed value.

          \note The caller will NOT take the ownership of the returned pointer.
        */
        const te::dt::AbstractData* getObservedValue(int idx = 0) const;        

        /*!
          \brief It adds an observed value.

          \param A pointer to the observed value to be added.

          \note It will take the ownership of the input pointer.
        */
        void addValue(te::dt::AbstractData* value);

        /*!
          \brief It sets the observed values.

          \param A reference to the observed values.

          \note It will take the ownership of the input pointer.
        */
        void setValues(const boost::ptr_vector<te::dt::AbstractData>& values);

        /*!
          \brief It returns a clone of this object.
          
          \return A clone of this object.

          \note The caller will take the ownership of the input pointer.  
        */
        Observation* clone() const;
        
        /*! \brief Virtual destructor. */
        virtual ~Observation();        

      private:

        std::auto_ptr<te::dt::DateTime>         m_phTime;               //!< The phenomenon time
        std::auto_ptr<te::dt::DateTimeInstant>  m_resultTime;           //!< The result time
        std::auto_ptr<te::dt::DateTimePeriod>   m_validTime;            //!< The valid time
        boost::ptr_vector<te::dt::AbstractData> m_observedValues;       //!< The observed values
    };

  } // end namespace st
}   // end namespace te

#endif  // __TERRALIB_ST_INTERNAL_OBSERVATION_H