WMWriteField.h

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#ifndef WMWRITEFIELD_H
#define WMWRITEFIELD_H
 
#include <string>
 
#include <osg/Geode>
 
#include "core/kernel/WModule.h"
#include "core/kernel/WModuleInputData.h"
#include "core/kernel/WModuleOutputData.h"
 
#include "core/dataHandler/WDataSetScalar.h"
 
/**
 * Someone should add some documentation here.
 * Probably the best person would be the module's
 * creator, i.e. "wiebel".
 *
 * This is only an empty template for a new module. For
 * an example module containing many interesting concepts
 * and extensive documentation have a look at "src/modules/template"
 *
 * \ingroup modules
 */
class WMWriteField: public WModule
{
public:
    /**
     *
     */
    WMWriteField();
 
    /**
     *
     */
    virtual ~WMWriteField();
 
    /**
     * Gives back the name of this module.
     * \return the module's name.
     */
    virtual const std::string getName() const;
 
    /**
     * Gives back a description of this module.
     * \return description to module.
     */
    virtual const std::string getDescription() const;
 
    /**
     * Due to the prototype design pattern used to build modules, this method returns a new instance of this method. NOTE: it
     * should never be initialized or modified in some other way. A simple new instance is required.
     *
     * \return the prototype used to create every module in OpenWalnut.
     */
    virtual boost::shared_ptr< WModule > factory() const;
 
protected:
    /**
     * Entry point after loading the module. Runs in separate thread.
     */
    virtual void moduleMain();
 
    /**
     * Initialize the connectors this module is using.
     */
    virtual void connectors();
 
    /**
     * Initialize the properties for this module.
     */
    virtual void properties();
 
    /**
     * Initialize requirements for this module.
     */
    virtual void requirements();
 
 
private:
    /**
     * Store the field in legacy vtk file format.
     *
     * \return true if successful.
     */
    bool saveVTKASCII() const;
 
    boost::shared_ptr< WModuleInputData< WDataSetScalar > > m_field;  //!< Input connector required by this module.
    boost::shared_ptr< WCondition > m_propCondition;  //!< A condition used to notify about changes in several properties.
    WPropTrigger  m_saveTriggerProp; //!< This property triggers the actual writing,
    WPropFilename m_outputFile; //!< The field will be written to this file.
};
 
#endif  // WMWRITEFIELD_H