/*
 * VPulser.hh
 *
 * An abstract class for a pulser to be interfaced with SNL code.
 * It needs to have methods for interfacing with the SNL code.
 *
 *  Created on: Aug 14, 2015
 *      Author: Hovanes Egiyan
 */

#ifndef __VPULSER_HH__
#define __VPULSER_HH__


#include <math.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdint.h>

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <vector>
#include <sstream>
#include <exception>
#include <stdexcept>

#include "PulserPVs.hh"


class VPulser {
protected:

	// Pulser ID
	std::string vpID			;
	// Pointer to the PV object for this pulser. Usually
	// defined by the detector and the value is shared by all
	// pulsers in the same detector.
	PulserPVs*	vpPV			;

	VPulser(){return;}
public:
	VPulser( const std::string id ) : vpID(id), vpPV() {return ;}
	VPulser( const VPulser& p ) : vpID(p.vpID), vpPV(p.vpPV){return;}
	virtual ~VPulser() {return;}

	virtual inline std::string getID() const { return vpID; }
	virtual inline std::string setID( const std::string id ) { return vpID = id ; }

	virtual inline PulserPVs* getPVs() {return vpPV;}
	virtual inline PulserPVs* setPVs( PulserPVs* pv ) { vpPV=pv; return vpPV;}

	// Below are the methods for interfacing with the SNL code.
	virtual void 		switchState( const short state ) 	= 0;
	virtual void 		setWidth( const unsigned width ) 	= 0;
	virtual void 		setFrequency( const double freq ) 	= 0;
	virtual void 		setNPulses( const unsigned width ) 	= 0;
	virtual void		setDelay( const unsigned delay ) 	= 0;


	virtual short 		getStatus() 		= 0;
	virtual unsigned 	getWidth() 			= 0;
	virtual double 		getFrequency() 		= 0;
	virtual unsigned 	getNPulses() 		= 0;
	virtual unsigned	getDelay() 			= 0;

};

#endif /* __VPULSER_HH__ */