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PixelConfigBase.h

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#ifndef PixelConfigBase_h
#define PixelConfigBase_h

//
// Base class for pixel configuration data
// provide a place to implement common interfaces
// for these objects. Any configuration data
// object that is to be accessed from the database
// should derive from this class.
//

#include <string>
#include "CalibFormats/SiPixelObjects/interface/PixelConfigKey.h"


namespace pos{
  class PixelConfigBase {

  public:

    //A few things that you should provide
    //description : purpose of this object
    //creator : who created this configuration object
    //date : time/date of creation (should probably not be
    //       a string, but I have no idea what CMS uses.
    PixelConfigBase(std::string description,
                    std::string creator,
                    std::string date);

    virtual ~PixelConfigBase(){}

    std::string description();
    std::string creator();
    std::string date();

    //Interface to write out data to ascii file
    virtual void writeASCII(std::string dir="") const = 0;
    //Interface to write out data to XML file for DB population
    virtual void writeXML(      pos::PixelConfigKey key, int version, std::string path)                     const {;}
    virtual void writeXMLHeader(pos::PixelConfigKey key, int version, std::string path, std::ofstream *out) const {;}
    virtual void writeXML(                                                              std::ofstream *out) const {;}
    virtual void writeXMLTrailer(                                                       std::ofstream *out) const {;}
    
  private:

    std::string description_;
    std::string creator_;
    std::string date_;
     

  };

/* @} */
}

#endif

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