//
//             	   BROOKS CHASSIS CLASS 
//               Software Library for Linux
//
//
//   Purpose:  class for Brooks0254 MFC control chassis 
//   Date:     Apri 25, 2011
//   Author:   Hovanes Egiyan
//   
//
//

#ifndef _Brooks0254Chassis_
#define _Brooks0254Chassis_

#include <stdio.h>

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

#include "Brooks0254Module.hh"
#include "Brooks0254BasePar.hh"
#include "Brooks0254Card.hh"

using namespace std;

//! Brooks0254Chassis class to contain information about the 
//! whole Brooks0254 module state. It contains an STL vector with
//! addresses of all cards belonging to this chassis. Each object is
//! supposed to be constructed in a new thread and its Sync() method
//! should be called periodilcally to synchronize the parameters in
//! the object of this class and the corresponding hardware module. 
//! This class inherits from Brooks0254Module class, therefore it
//! contains the pointer to the serial port object. The port objects
//! are created in the constructor of this class.

class Brooks0254Chassis : virtual public Brooks0254Module {

protected:

  //! Communication status flag
  bool bcCommStatus;

  //! Pointers to MFC card objects  
  vector<Brooks0254Card*> bcCard;    

  //! Pointers to the global parameters for this chassis
  map <Brooks0254ParID, Brooks0254BasePar*> bcPar;

  //! Method to check is the serial communication is OK 
  bool  CommIsOK();

 public:
  
  static int            bcDummyInt;

  //! Maximum number of cards in Brook0254 chassis. 
  static const unsigned bcCardMax;

  //! Main constructor for port # portID, with an Brooks0254 address
  //! addr and device filename devName 
  Brooks0254Chassis( unsigned portID, unsigned addr, string devName );

  //! Copy constructor
  Brooks0254Chassis( Brooks0254Chassis& chassis );
  //! Destructor
  ~Brooks0254Chassis();

  //! Copy operator
  Brooks0254Chassis& operator=( Brooks0254Chassis& chassis );
  
  //! Method to synchronize the information in the Brooks0254 hardware
  //! and the in the corresponding object in this class. 
  void  Sync( bool dir = 0 );

  //! Set Batch delivery mode. No continuous readback is available
  int SetBatchMode( int mode ) ;

  //! Method to return the communication status
  inline bool GetCommStatus() 
  { MtxLock scopeLock( bmMutex ); return bcCommStatus; }

  //! Method to return address of the STL vector containing the addresses of the
  //! objects cooresponding to the cards in this chassis.
  inline vector<Brooks0254Card*> GetCardVector() 
  { MtxLock scopeLock( bmMutex ); return bcCard; }
     
  //! Method to return the pointer to the object corresponding to the
  //! card number carNum in this chassis.
  inline Brooks0254Card* GetCard( int cardNum ) 
  { MtxLock scopeLock( bmMutex ); return bcCard[cardNum]; }
   
  //! Return pointer to the parameter with parameter type parID
  Brooks0254BasePar* GetPar( Brooks0254ParID& parID ) ;


};


#endif