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/**
*  \file 
*  \brief Class bbtk::GBoxModel : abstract black-box interface. 
*/

/**
* \class bbtk::GBoxModel
* \brief 
*/

#ifndef __GBoxModel_h__
#define __GBoxModel_h__

//Includes same project
#include "GlobalConstants.h"
#include "GObjectModel.h"
#include "GPortModel.h"

//Includes creaMaracasVisu

//Includes std
#include <iostream>


namespace bbtk
{

	class GPortModel;

	class GBoxModel : public GObjectModel 
	{

	public: 

		//Constructors
		GBoxModel();
		~GBoxModel();
		
		//Public methods		
		virtual void setInicPoint(double& x, double& y, double& z);
		void addInputPort(GPortModel *inputport);
		void addOutputPort(GPortModel *outputport);
		int getNumInputPorts();
		int getNumOutputPorts();
		virtual void move(double xx,double yy,double zz);

		virtual std::string getStatusText();
		virtual void save(std::string &content);

		std::vector<GPortModel*> getInputPorts();
		std::vector<GPortModel*> getOutputPorts();

		GPortModel* getInputPort(std::string name);
		GPortModel* getOutputPort(std::string name);

		GPortModel* getInputPort(int pos);
		GPortModel* getOutputPort(int pos);

		void updatePorts();

	private:

		//Private Attributes

		//Private Methods

	protected:
		//Protected Attributes
		std::vector<GPortModel*> _inputs;
		std::vector<GPortModel*> _outputs;

		//Protected methods
		
	};


}
// namespace bbtk
#endif