#ifndef __cpPlugins__Pipeline__Functor__h__
#define __cpPlugins__Pipeline__Functor__h__

#include <cpPlugins/Pipeline/ProcessObject.h>

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
namespace cpPlugins
{
  namespace Pipeline
  {
    /**
     */
    class cpPlugins_EXPORT Functor
      : public ProcessObject
    {
    public:
      typedef Functor                         Self;
      typedef ProcessObject                   Superclass;
      typedef itk::SmartPointer< Self >       Pointer;
      typedef itk::SmartPointer< const Self > ConstPointer;

    public:
      itkTypeMacro( Functor, ProcessObject );
      cpPlugins_Id_Macro( Functor, Object );

    public:
      virtual void Instantiate( itk::LightObject* filter ) = 0;

      template< class _TFunctor >
      _TFunctor* GetFunctor( )
        {
          return(
            dynamic_cast< _TFunctor* >( this->m_Functor.GetPointer( ) )
            );
        }

      template< class _TFunctor >
      const _TFunctor* GetFunctor( ) const
        {
          return(
            dynamic_cast< const _TFunctor* >( this->m_Functor.GetPointer( ) )
            );
        }

    protected:
      Functor( );
      virtual ~Functor( );

    private:
      // Purposely not implemented
      Functor( const Self& );
      Self& operator=( const Self& );

    protected:
      itk::LightObject::Pointer m_Functor;
    };

  } // ecapseman

} // ecapseman

#endif // __cpPlugins__Pipeline__Functor__h__

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