//
//             	 BROOKS PARAMETER BASE CLASS 
//               Software Library for Linux
//
//
//   Purpose:  base class for Brooks0254 MFC control paraeters 
//   Date:     Apri 28, 2011
//   Author:   Hovanes Egiyan
//   
//
//


#ifndef _Brooks0254BasePar_
#define _Brooks0254BasePar_

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <math.h>

#define _OPEN_THREADS
#include <pthread.h>

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <iomanip>

#include "Brooks0254ParID.hh"
#include "Brooks0254Module.hh"
#include "Brooks0254Port.hh"


// Base class for Brooks0254 parameters. The real parameter of
// Brooks0254 are expected to inherit from this object. 
// All functions of this class lock the object and unlock when
// complete. IT also should Unlock and Lock when sending the object
// pointer as a fucntion parameter to avoid race conditions between
// threads. The mutex data members for this class are inherited from
// the Brooks0254Module.  
 
class Brooks0254BasePar : virtual public Brooks0254Module {

protected:

  Brooks0254ParID bbpID;        //! Paramter ID  
  
   //! Substitute the comas by white space character
  static string RemoveComas( string& inStr ); 
  //! Extract the leftmost decimal digit
  static int    StripVal( int val );

 public:

  //! Decimal point for the double 
  static short bbpDecPoint;      

  //! Constructor
  Brooks0254BasePar( Brooks0254Module& module, Brooks0254ParID parID );
  //! Copy constructor
  Brooks0254BasePar( Brooks0254BasePar& par );
  //! Destructor
  ~Brooks0254BasePar();
  //! Copy operator
  Brooks0254BasePar& operator=( Brooks0254BasePar& par );


  //! Return parameter ID
  inline Brooks0254ParID  GetType() 
  { MtxLock localLock( bmMutex ); return bbpID; }

  //! Change the ID of parameter. 
  inline Brooks0254ParID SetType( const Brooks0254ParID& parID ) 
  { MtxLock localLock( bmMutex ); return( bbpID = parID ); }

};


#endif