/*=========================================================================
  Program:   vv                     http://www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/rio/vv

  Authors belong to:
  - University of LYON              http://www.universite-lyon.fr/
  - Léon Bérard cancer center       http://www.centreleonberard.fr
  - CREATIS CNRS laboratory         http://www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr

  This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
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  PURPOSE.  See the copyright notices for more information.

  It is distributed under dual licence

  - BSD        See included LICENSE.txt file
  - CeCILL-B   http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL-B_V1-en.html
===========================================================================**/

#ifndef __clitkEsrfHstImageIOFactory_h
#define __clitkEsrfHstImageIOFactory_h

#include "clitkEsrfHstImageIO.h"
#include <itkImageIOBase.h>
#include <itkObjectFactoryBase.h>
#include <itkVersion.h>

namespace clitk
{

//====================================================================
// Factory for reading Esrf Hst Image file format
class EsrfHstImageIOFactory: public itk::ObjectFactoryBase
{
public:
  /** Standard class typedefs. */
  typedef EsrfHstImageIOFactory          Self;
  typedef itk::ObjectFactoryBase         Superclass;
  typedef itk::SmartPointer<Self>        Pointer;
  typedef itk::SmartPointer<const Self>  ConstPointer;

  /** Class methods used to interface with the registered factories. */
  const char* GetITKSourceVersion(void) const {
    return ITK_SOURCE_VERSION;
  }

  const char* GetDescription(void) const {
    return "Esrf Hst ImageIO Factory, allows the loading of Esrf Hst images into insight";
  }

  /** Method for class instantiation. */
  itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self);

  /** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
  itkTypeMacro(EsrfHstImageIOFactory, ObjectFactoryBase);

  /** Register one factory of this type  */
  static void RegisterOneFactory(void) {
    ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( Self::New() );
  }

protected:
  EsrfHstImageIOFactory();
  ~EsrfHstImageIOFactory() {};
  typedef EsrfHstImageIOFactory myProductType;
  const myProductType* m_MyProduct;

private:
  EsrfHstImageIOFactory(const Self&); //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self&);        //purposely not implemented
};

} // end namespace

#endif