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    Copyright (c) 20011 Hovanes Egiyan <hovanes@jlab.org>

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#ifndef _BaseIUInput_
#define _BaseIUInput_ 

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

#include "BaseIUException.hh"

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
//! EPICS device support. The format of the NIP and OUT field is 
//! "@pppp:aaaaa:ttttt:nnnn", where p-s stand for port name,
//!  a-s stand for board address in hex, t-s stand for parameter type, and 
//! n-s stands for parameter names, and b-s stand for bit name.

class BaseIUInput {
private:
	string  biPortName; //! CANbus numbers
	int    	biAddress;  //! Board address
	string 	biParType;  //! Parameter type
	string 	biParName;  //! Parameter name
	string  biBitName;   //! Bit of interest


	static string  biSeparator; //! String separator
	//! Default constructor is disabled for this class.
	BaseIUInput();

public:
	//! class for exceptions at OPEN failures
	class BadString :  public BaseIUException {
	private:
		BadString( const int code )   : BaseIUException( code ){;}
	public:
		BadString( const string str ) : BaseIUException( str ) {;}
	};


	BaseIUInput( const string strInp ) ;
	BaseIUInput( const BaseIUInput& inp );
	BaseIUInput& operator=( const BaseIUInput& inp );

	//! Returns the CANbus number
	inline string GetPort()      const { return biPortName; }
	//! Return the board number
	inline int    GetAddress()   const { return biAddress; }
	//! Returns the parameter type
	inline string GetParType()   const { return biParType; }
	//! Returns the parameter name
	inline string GetParName()   const { return biParName; }
	//! Returns the desired bit name
	inline string GetBitName()   const { return biBitName; }
};



#endif