#ifndef __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__PARAMETERS__H__
#define __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__PARAMETERS__H__

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <cpPlugins/Interface/cpPlugins_Interface_Export.h>

namespace cpPlugins
{
  namespace Interface
  {
    /**
     */
    class cpPlugins_Interface_EXPORT Parameters
    {
    public:
      typedef Parameters Self;

      enum Type
      {
        String = 0,
        Bool,
        Int,
        Uint,
        Real,
        Index,
        Point,
        StringList,
        BoolList,
        IntList,
        UintList,
        RealList,
        IndexList,
        PointList,
        NoType
      };

      typedef bool          TBool;
      typedef long          TInt;
      typedef unsigned long TUint;
      typedef double        TReal;
      typedef std::string   TString;

      typedef std::pair< Self::Type, TString > TParameter;
      typedef std::map< TString, TParameter >  TParameters;

    public:
      Parameters( );
      Parameters( const Self& other );
      virtual ~Parameters( );

      Self& operator=( const Self& other );

      void Clear( );
      void Configure( const Self::Type& type, const TString& name );
      void SetValueAsString( const TString& name, const TString& v );
      void SetValueAsBool( const TString& name, const TBool& v );
      void SetValueAsInt( const TString& name, const TInt& v );
      void SetValueAsUint( const TString& name, const TUint& v );
      void SetValueAsReal( const TString& name, const TReal& v );
      void SetValueAsIndex( const TString& name, const TUint& n, ... );
      void SetValueAsPoint( const TString& name, const TUint& n, ... );

      void AddValueToStringList( const TString& name, const TString& v );
      void AddValueToBoolList( const TString& name, const TBool& v );
      void AddValueToIntList( const TString& name, const TInt& v );
      void AddValueToUintList( const TString& name, const TUint& v );
      void AddValueToRealList( const TString& name, const TReal& v );
      void AddValueToIndexList( const TString& name, const TUint& n, ... );
      void AddValueToPointList( const TString& name, const TUint& n, ... );

      void ClearStringList( const TString& name );
      void ClearBoolList( const TString& name );
      void ClearIntList( const TString& name );
      void ClearUintList( const TString& name );
      void ClearRealList( const TString& name );
      void ClearIndexList( const TString& name );
      void ClearPointList( const TString& name );
      
      std::vector< TString > GetParameters( ) const;
      Self::Type GetParameterType( const TString& name ) const;
      const TString& GetRawValue( const TString& name ) const;
      const TString& GetValueAsString( const TString& name ) const;
      TBool GetValueAsBool( const TString& name ) const;
      TInt GetValueAsInt( const TString& name ) const;
      TUint GetValueAsUint( const TString& name ) const;
      TReal GetValueAsReal( const TString& name ) const;

      template< class I >
      I GetValueAsIndex( const TString& name ) const;

      template< class P >
      P GetValueAsPoint( const TString& name ) const;

      void GetValueAsStringList(
        std::vector< TString >& lst, const TString& name
        ) const;
      void GetValueAsBoolList(
        std::vector< TBool >& lst, const TString& name
        ) const;
      void GetValueAsIntList(
        std::vector< TInt >& lst, const TString& name
        ) const;
      void GetValueAsUintList(
        std::vector< TUint >& lst, const TString& name
        ) const;
      void GetValueAsRealList(
        std::vector< TReal >& lst, const TString& name
        ) const;

      template< class I >
      void GetValueAsIndexList(
        std::vector< I >& lst, const TString& name
        ) const;

      template< class P >
      void GetValueAsPointList(
        std::vector< P >& lst, const TString& name
        ) const;


    protected:
      TParameters m_Parameters;
    };

  } // ecapseman

} // ecapseman

#include <cpPlugins/Interface/Parameters.hxx>

#endif // __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__PARAMETERS__H__

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