#ifndef _Brooks0254Input_
#define _Brooks0254Input_ 

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

using namespace std;


//! Class to deal with the input field recognition. There will be only
//! one instance of this class since this will only be used from the
//! C-based EPICS device support. The only instance is initialized at
//! the loading time. If an external function needs to use the
//! functionalities of this class first it needs to call the
//! Instantiate method (or brooksInputSet for C functions), and then
//! extract the needsed parameters using access functions. 

class Brooks0254Input {

 private:

  int biChassis;
  int biCard;
  int biPortType;
  int biParam;

  //! Default constructor, copy constructor and copy operator are
  //! disabled for this class. 
  Brooks0254Input();
  Brooks0254Input( const Brooks0254Input& inp );
  Brooks0254Input& operator=( const Brooks0254Input& inp );
  
  //! Constructor of this class. It will be called from public method
  //! of this class Instantiate. It is not available for public use.
  Brooks0254Input( const char* input ) ;

 public: 

  //! The pointer to the only instance of this class
  static Brooks0254Input* biInstance;
 
  //! Method to instantiate the only object oth this class.
  static Brooks0254Input* Instantiate( const char* inp );

  //! Function to return the pointer to the instance of this class
  inline static Brooks0254Input* GetInstance() {
    return biInstance;
  }

  //! Returns the chassis number
  inline int GetChassis()   const { return biChassis;  }
  //! Return the card number
  inline int GetCard()      const { return biCard;     }
  //! Returns the port type (input or output) for the parameter 
  inline int GetPortType()  const { return biPortType; }
  //! Returns the parameter number the EPICS record correspond to
  inline int GetParam()     const { return biParam;    }
   

};





#endif