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/*! \file Visdef.h
    \brief Definition of the Template class Visdef.
    
    Magics Team - ECMWF 2007
    
    Started: Fri 16-Mar-2007
    
    Changes:
    
*/

#ifndef Visdef_H
#define Visdef_H

#include "magics.h"
#include "BasicSceneObject.h"
#include "Data.h"


namespace magics {

class MetaDataVisitor;
class Transformation;
class HistoVisitor;
class Colour;
template <class P> class IntervalMap;

template <class P>
class Visdef : public MetviewIcon  {

public:
	Visdef() {}
	virtual ~Visdef() {}
	

	virtual void operator()(Data<P>&, BasicGraphicsObjectContainer&) = 0;
	virtual void visit(LegendVisitor&) {}
	virtual void visit(Data<P>&, LegendVisitor& legend) { this->visit(legend);}
	virtual void visit(Data<P>&, HistoVisitor&)  
	{ 
		MagLog::dev() << "Here could build a basic histogram!" << endl; 
	}
    virtual void visit(MetaDataVisitor&) {}
    virtual void visit(TopAxisVisitor&) {}
    virtual void visit(Transformation&, Data<P>&) {}
    virtual void visit(Layer& layer) { MetviewIcon::visit(layer); }
    virtual void beanInfo(IntervalMap<Colour>&) { assert(false); }

protected:
     //! Method to print string about this class on to a stream of type ostream (virtual).
	 virtual void print(ostream& out) const { 
	 	out << "visdef"; 
	 }
	 
private:
    //! Copy constructor - No copy allowed
	Visdef(const Visdef&);
    //! Overloaded << operator to copy - No copy allowed
	Visdef& operator=(const Visdef&);
    
// -- Friends
    //! Overloaded << operator to call print().
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& s,const Visdef<P>& p)
		{ p.print(s); return s; }

};

} // namespace magics

#endif
