albaPipe.h

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/*=========================================================================
 
 Program: ALBA (Agile Library for Biomedical Applications)
 Module: albaPipe
 Authors: Silvano Imboden
 
 Copyright (c) BIC
 All rights reserved. See Copyright.txt or
 
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notice for more information.
 
=========================================================================*/
#ifndef __albaPipe_H__
#define __albaPipe_H__
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Include:
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "albaDecl.h" // for MINID
#include "albaObject.h"
#include "albaObserver.h"
#include "albaEvent.h"
#include "albaServiceClient.h"
#include "albaAbsLogicManager.h"
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// forward references :
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class albaVME;
class albaVME;
class albaSceneNode;
class albaSceneGraph;
class vtkALBAAssembly;
class vtkRenderer;
class albaGUI;
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// albaPipe :
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/*
  albaPipe is the base class for all visual pipes; each pipe represents how a vme can be
  visualized inside the view, so logically a pipe has as input a vme and in output
  creates actors that will be rendered in a render view.
  It can handle a GUI, which events can be catched by OnEvent.
*/
class ALBA_EXPORT albaPipe : public albaObject, public albaObserver, public albaServiceClient
{
public:
  albaTypeMacro(albaPipe,albaObject);
  
  albaPipe();
   virtual        ~albaPipe();
 
  virtual void OnEvent(albaEventBase *alba_event)           {};
 
  virtual void Create(albaSceneNode *n);
 
  void SetListener(albaObserver *listener) {m_Listener = listener;};
 
   virtual  void Select(bool select)                              {};
 
   virtual  void UpdateProperty(bool fromTag = false)    {};
 
  virtual vtkALBAAssembly *GetAssemblyFront(){return m_AssemblyFront;};
  virtual vtkALBAAssembly *GetAssemblyBack(){return m_AssemblyBack;};
 
  enum VISUAL_PIPE_WIDGET_ID
  {
    ID_FIRST = MINID,
    ID_LAST
  };
 
  albaGUI *GetGui() \
  { \
    if (m_Gui==NULL) CreateGui(); \
    assert(m_Gui); \
    return m_Gui; \
  }
 
  void DeleteGui();
 
  /* Return Listener */
  albaObserver *GetListener(){return m_Listener;};
 
  albaGUI         *m_Gui;      
  albaVME         *m_Vme;      
   vtkALBAAssembly *m_AssemblyFront; 
   vtkALBAAssembly *m_AssemblyBack;  
   vtkALBAAssembly *m_AlwaysVisibleAssembly;
   albaSceneGraph  *m_Sg;       
  bool            m_Selected; 
  vtkRenderer    *m_RenFront; 
  vtkRenderer    *m_RenBack;  
  vtkRenderer      *m_AlwaysVisibleRenderer; 
 
protected:
  virtual albaGUI  *CreateGui();
 
  albaObserver *m_Listener;
};
#endif