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#ifndef DefinitionTable_H
#define DefinitionTable_H

#include "magics.h"

namespace magics {
 
class BaseTable 
{
public:
    BaseTable(const string& definition) : definition_(definition) {}
    virtual ~BaseTable() {}
    const string& info() const { return definition_; }
    string definition_;
    virtual void add(const map<string, string>&) = 0;
   
};

template <class D>
class DefinitionTable : public BaseTable, public map<int, D*>
{
public:
	DefinitionTable(const string&, const string&);
	virtual ~DefinitionTable();
	 virtual void toxml(ostream&, int)  const {}
    
   
   
    const D& definition(int code) const {
        typename map<int, D*>::const_iterator param = map<int, D*>::find(code);
        if (param == this->end() ) return unknown_;
        return *(param->second);
    }
    
    static const DefinitionTable<D>& definitionTable(const string&, const string&);
    static const D& definitionInfo(const string&, const string&, int code);
protected:
     //! Method to print string about this class on to a stream of type ostream (virtual).
	 virtual void print(ostream&) const; 
     string definition_;
     
     void add(const map<string, string>& def) 
     {
        D* param = new D(def);
        (*this)[param->code()] = param;
     } 
     
     static map<string, DefinitionTable<D>* >* tables_;
     static D unknown_;
   
 
private:
    //! Copy constructor - No copy allowed
	DefinitionTable(const DefinitionTable<D>&);
    //! Overloaded << operator to copy - No copy allowed
	DefinitionTable& operator=(const DefinitionTable<D>&);

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

};

#include "DefinitionTable.cc"
} // namespace magics
#endif
