+ //Pointer p = MakePointer(this,true);
+ from->bbConnectOutput(output,this);
+ to->bbConnectInput(input,this);
+
+ from->bbGetOutputConnector(output).AddChangeObserver(boost::bind(&bbtk::Connection::OnOutputChange,this, _1, _2, _3));
+
+
+ bbtkDebugMessage("connection",1,"<== Connection(\""
+ <<from->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<output<<"\",\""
+ <<to->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<input<<"\")"
+ <<std::endl);
+
+ bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"<== Connection(\""
+ <<from->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<output<<"\",\""
+ <<to->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<input<<"\")"
+ <<std::endl);
+ }
+ //==================================================================
+
+ //==================================================================
+ Connection::Pointer Connection::New(BlackBox::Pointer from,
+ const std::string& output,
+ BlackBox::Pointer to,
+ const std::string& input )
+ {
+ bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"##> Connection(\""
+ <<from->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<output<<"\",\""
+ <<to->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<input<<"\")"
+ <<std::endl);
+ Connection::Pointer p =
+ MakePointer(new Connection(from,output,to,input));
+ bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"<## Connection(\""
+ <<from->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<output<<"\",\""
+ <<to->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<input<<"\")"
+ <<std::endl);
+ return p;
+ }
+ //==================================================================
+
+ //==================================================================
+ /// Ctor with the black box from and to and their input and output.
+/// Check the input and output compatibility
+Connection::Connection(BlackBox::Pointer from, const std::string& output,
+ BlackBox::Pointer to, const std::string& input )
+ : mAdaptor(),
+ mFactory(),
+ mFromAny(false),
+ mToAny(false)
+ {
+ bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"==> Connection(\""
+ <<from->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<output<<"\",\""
+ <<to->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<input<<"\")"
+ <<std::endl);
+
+ bbtkDebugMessage("connection",1,"==> Connection(\""
+ <<from->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<output<<"\",\""
+ <<to->bbGetName()<<"\",\""<<input<<"\")"
+ <<std::endl);
+
+
+
+ if (! from->bbHasOutput(output) )
+ {
+ bbtkError("The box \""<<from->bbGetTypeName()<<
+ "\" has no output \""<<output<<"\"");
+ }
+ if (! to->bbHasInput(input) )
+ {
+ bbtkError("The box \""<<to->bbGetTypeName()<<
+ "\" has no input \""<<input<<"\"");
+ }
+
+ if (to->bbGetInputConnectorMap().find(input)->second->IsConnected())
+ {
+ bbtkError("The input \""<<input<<"\" of the box \""<<to->bbGetName()
+ <<"\" is already connected");
+ }
+
+ // std::string t1 ( from->bbGetOutputType(output).name() );
+ // std::string t2 ( to->bbGetInputType(input).name() );
+ // if //( t1 != t2 )
+ if ( from->bbGetOutputType(output) !=
+ to->bbGetInputType(input) )
+ {
+ if ( from->bbGetOutputType(output) == typeid(Data) )
+ {
+ bbtkWarning("Connection '"
+ <<GetFullName()
+ <<"' : '"<<from->bbGetName()<<"."<<output
+ <<"' is of type <"
+ <<HumanTypeName<Data>()
+ <<"> : type compatibility with '"
+ <<to->bbGetName()<<"."<<input
+ <<"' will be resolved at run time"
+ );
+ mFromAny = true;
+ }
+ else if ( to->bbGetInputType(input) == typeid(Data) )
+ {
+ bbtkDebugMessage("kernel",8," -> '"<<input<<"' type is "
+ <<TypeName<Data>()<<" : can receive any data"
+ <<std::endl);
+ mToAny = true;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ bbtkError("Connection created between different types without Factory provided");
+ }
+ }
+
+