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/*=========================================================================
  Program:   bbtk
  Module:    $RCSfile: bbitkvtkitkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2012/11/16 08:50:49 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.2 $
=========================================================================*/
                                                                        

/**
 * \file 
 * \brief class itkImage2vtkImageData : converts a std::vector of generic itkImage to a std::vector of vtkImageData*
 */
/**
 * \class itkImage2vtkImageData 
 * \brief converts a std::vector of generic itkImage to a std::vector of vtkImageData*
 */
#ifdef _USE_ITK_
#ifdef _USE_VTK_

#ifndef __bbitkvtkitkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector_h__
#define __bbitkvtkitkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector_h__

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

namespace bbitkvtk
{

  class itkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector : public bbtk::AtomicBlackBox  
  {
    
    BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE(itkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector,
			     bbtk::AtomicBlackBox);

    BBTK_DECLARE_INPUT(In,   std::vector<bbitk::anyImagePointer>);
    BBTK_DECLARE_OUTPUT(Out, std::vector<vtkImageData*>);
    BBTK_PROCESS(Convert);
    void Convert();
  private:
    // Convert method template on type of the itk image 
    // embedded in the input itkImage*
    template<class T> void Convert();
    // stores the pointer on the template itk::ImageToVTKImageFilter 
    itk::ProcessObject::Pointer mConverter;
    std::vector<vtkImageData*> m_Output_Vector;
  }; 
  

  //=================================================================
  // AtomicBlackBox description
  BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(itkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector,bbtk::AtomicBlackBox);
  BBTK_NAME("itkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector");
  BBTK_AUTHOR("jpr@creatis.insa-lyon.fr");
  BBTK_DESCRIPTION("Converts a std::vector of generic itkImage to a std::vector of vtkImageData*");
  BBTK_DEFAULT_ADAPTOR();
  BBTK_INPUT(itkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector,In,
	     "Input std::vector of itkImage",std::vector<bbitk::anyImagePointer>,"");
  BBTK_OUTPUT(itkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector,Out,
	      "Output std::vector of vtkImageData*",
	      std::vector<vtkImageData*>,"");
  BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(itkImageVector2vtkImageDataVector);
  //=================================================================
   

}
//namespace bbitkvtk
#endif
// _USE_VTK_
#endif
// _USE_ITK_

#endif