/*=========================================================================
                                                                                
  Program:   bbtk
  Module:    $RCSfile: bbitkImageReader.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2008/06/26 09:09:47 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.6 $
                                                                                
  Copyright (c) CREATIS (Centre de Recherche et d'Applications en Traitement de
  l'Image). All rights reserved. See Doc/License.txt or
  http://www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/Public/bbtk/License.html for details.
                                                                                
     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
                                                                                
=========================================================================*//**
/**
 * \file 
 * \brief class ITKImageReader : generic ITKImage reader
 */
/**
 * \class bbtk::ITKImageReader
 * \brief Generic ITKImage reader
 */
#ifdef _USE_ITK_

#ifndef __bbitkImageReader_h_INCLUDED__
#define __bbitkImageReader_h_INCLUDED__

#include "bbtkAtomicBlackBox.h"
#include "bbitkImage.h"

namespace bbitk
{

  //=================================================================
  // BlackBox declaration
  class ImageReader : public bbtk::AtomicBlackBox  
  {
    
    BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE(ImageReader,
			     bbtk::AtomicBlackBox);

    BBTK_DECLARE_INPUT(In,std::string);
    BBTK_DECLARE_OUTPUT(Out,anyImagePointer);
    BBTK_PROCESS(Read);
    void Read();

  private:
    // Template read method 
    template<class itkImageType> void Read();
  };
  //=================================================================  

  //=================================================================
  // BlackBox description
  BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(ImageReader,bbtk::AtomicBlackBox);
  BBTK_NAME("ImageReader");
  BBTK_AUTHOR("laurent.guigues at creatis.insa-lyon.fr");
  BBTK_CATEGORY("image;read/write");
  BBTK_DESCRIPTION("Generic itk image reader");
  BBTK_INPUT(ImageReader,In,
	     "filename with complete path",std::string,"file name");
  BBTK_OUTPUT(ImageReader,Out,"Output image",anyImagePointer,"");
  BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(ImageReader);
  //=================================================================
  

}
//namespace bbtk
#endif

#endif