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/*! \file ObsPlotting.h
    \brief Definition of the Template class ObsPlotting.
    
    Magics Team - ECMWF 2005
    
    Started: Wed 23-Mar-2005
    
    Changes:
    
*/

/*!
  \defgroup obs Plotting of observations
  
  Magics++ is able to plot observational data from ground, sea or space.
  Data can be read from BUFR and ODBs.
  
  \section obs_overview Plotting using WMO convention

  SYNOP, TEMP and METAR observations can be visulised with the so-called WMO convention
  
  \sa http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/library/factsheets/factsheet11.pdf

  \sa ../../share/magics/obs.xml
  
  \sa ../../share/magics/bufr_98.xml
  
  \sa ObsDecoder ObsWind ObsItem ObsItemBox ObsStationRing ObsTimePlot CustomisedPoint ComplexSymbol

*/

#ifndef ObsPlotting_H
#define ObsPlotting_H

#include "magics.h"

#include "Visdef.h"
#include "ObsPlottingAttributes.h"
#include "GeoPoint.h"

namespace magics {

class ObsPlotting: public Visdef<GeoPoint>, public ObsPlottingAttributes {

public:
	ObsPlotting();
	virtual ~ObsPlotting();
	virtual void set(const map<string, string>& map) 
		{  ObsPlottingAttributes::set(map); }
	
    virtual void operator()(Data<GeoPoint>&, BasicGraphicsObjectContainer&);
    void visit(MetaDataVisitor&);
    
protected:
     //! Method to print string about this class on to a stream of type ostream (virtual).
	 virtual void print(ostream&) const; 
	 //void filter(const CustomisedPointsList&, CustomisedPointsList&);


private:
    //! Copy constructor - No copy allowed
	ObsPlotting(const ObsPlotting&);
    //! Overloaded << operator to copy - No copy allowed
	ObsPlotting& operator=(const ObsPlotting&);

// -- Friends
    //! Overloaded << operator to call print().
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& s,const ObsPlotting& p)
		{ p.print(s); return s; }

};

} // namespace magics
#endif
