/*
 * dbVoltageChannel.hh
 *
 *  Created on: July 28, 2014
 *      Author: Hovanes Egiyan
 */

#ifndef _DBVOLTAGECHANNEL_HH_
#define _DBVOLTAGECHANNEL_HH_

#include "dbSubsystem.hh"
#include "baseEpicsChannel.hh"

class dbVoltageChannel  {
protected:
	dbSubsystem* subsystemPtr;

	int chanID;
	std::string moduleType;
	std::string chanFunc;
	baseEpicsChannel* typedChanObj;

	static QString sqlFindModuleType;
	static QString sqlFindChannelProps;

	static map<string, baseEpicsChannel*(*)(std::string,std::string,dbSubsystem*,int)> instanceFunMap;

	template<typename T> static baseEpicsChannel* createChannel(std::string uri, std::string name, dbSubsystem* subsystemPtr, int chID ) {
		return new T(uri, name, subsystemPtr, chID );
	}

public:
//	dbChannel( string uri, int chanID = 0, dbSubsystem* parent = 0 );
	dbVoltageChannel(dbSubsystem* subsystem, std::string mType = "", std::string name = "", std::string func = "" );

	virtual ~dbVoltageChannel();

	int getChannelProperties();

	void loadRecords( std::string detPrefix, std::string iocPrefix );

	static int initInstMap();

	inline dbSubsystem* GetSubsystemPointer() {return subsystemPtr;}
	inline int GetChanID() {return chanID;}
	inline std::string GetModuleType() {return moduleType;}
	inline std::string GetChanFunction() {return chanFunc;}
	inline baseEpicsChannel* GetTypeChanObject() {return typedChanObj;}
};
  

// A class for exceptions inherited from string
struct NoModuleTypeException : public std::exception
{
   std::string s;
   NoModuleTypeException(std::string ss) : s(ss) {}
   ~NoModuleTypeException() throw () {} // Updated
   const char* what() const throw() { return s.c_str(); }
};

#endif /* _DBVOLTAGECHANNEL_HH_ */