BranchKey.h

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#ifndef DataFormats_Provenance_BranchKey_h
#define DataFormats_Provenance_BranchKey_h
 
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
BranchKey: The key used to identify a Product in the EventPrincipal. The
name of the branch to which the related data product will be written
is determined entirely from the BranchKey.
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include <iosfwd>
#include <string>
 
namespace edm {
  class BranchDescription;
 
  class BranchKey {
  public:
    BranchKey() : friendlyClassName_(), moduleLabel_(), productInstanceName_(), processName_() {}
 
    BranchKey(std::string const& cn, std::string const& ml, std::string const& pin, std::string const& pn)
        : friendlyClassName_(cn), moduleLabel_(ml), productInstanceName_(pin), processName_(pn) {}
 
    explicit BranchKey(BranchDescription const& desc);
 
    std::string const& friendlyClassName() const { return friendlyClassName_; }
    std::string const& moduleLabel() const { return moduleLabel_; }
    std::string const& productInstanceName() const { return productInstanceName_; }
    std::string const& processName() const { return processName_; }
 
  private:
    std::string friendlyClassName_;
    std::string moduleLabel_;
    std::string productInstanceName_;
    std::string processName_;
  };
 
  inline bool operator<(BranchKey const& a, BranchKey const& b) {
    return a.friendlyClassName() < b.friendlyClassName()
               ? true
               : a.friendlyClassName() > b.friendlyClassName()
                     ? false
                     : a.moduleLabel() < b.moduleLabel()
                           ? true
                           : a.moduleLabel() > b.moduleLabel()
                                 ? false
                                 : a.productInstanceName() < b.productInstanceName()
                                       ? true
                                       : a.productInstanceName() > b.productInstanceName()
                                             ? false
                                             : a.processName() < b.processName() ? true : false;
  }
 
  inline bool operator==(BranchKey const& a, BranchKey const& b) { return !(a < b || b < a); }
 
  inline bool operator!=(BranchKey const& a, BranchKey const& b) { return !(a == b); }
 
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, BranchKey const& bk);
}  // namespace edm
#endif