/*=========================================================================                                                                               
  Program:   bbtk
  Module:    $RCSfile: bbitkImageSeriesReader.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2008/10/17 08:18:21 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.8 $
=========================================================================*/

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------

* Copyright (c) CREATIS-LRMN (Centre de Recherche en Imagerie Medicale)
* Authors : Eduardo Davila, Laurent Guigues, Jean-Pierre Roux
*
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/**
 * \file 
 * \brief class ITKImageSeriesReader : generic ITKImage reader
 */
/**
 * \class bbtk::ITKImageSeriesReader
 * \brief Generic ITKImage reader
 */
#ifdef _USE_ITK_

#ifndef __bbitkImageSeriesReader_h_INCLUDED__
#define __bbitkImageSeriesReader_h_INCLUDED__

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

namespace bbitk
{

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

    BBTK_DECLARE_INPUT(FileNames,std::vector<std::string>);
    BBTK_DECLARE_OUTPUT(Out,anyImagePointer);
    BBTK_PROCESS(Read);
    void Read();

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

  //=================================================================
  // BlackBox description
  BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(ImageSeriesReader,bbtk::AtomicBlackBox);
  BBTK_NAME("ImageSeriesReader");
  BBTK_AUTHOR("laurent.guigues at creatis.insa-lyon.fr");
  BBTK_DESCRIPTION("Generic itk image series reader");
  BBTK_CATEGORY("image;read/write");
  typedef std::vector<std::string> vectorofstring;
  BBTK_INPUT(ImageSeriesReader,FileNames,
	     "vector of file names with complete paths",vectorofstring,"file names list");
  BBTK_OUTPUT(ImageSeriesReader,Out,"Output itk::image<T,D> with type T and dimension D determined by the content of the files",anyImagePointer,"");
  
  BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(ImageSeriesReader);
  //=================================================================
  

}
//namespace bbtk
#endif

#endif