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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"
#include "CalibFormats/SiPixelObjects/interface/PixelBase64.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 writeXMLHeader(  pos::PixelConfigKey key, 
                                  int version, 
                                  std::string path, 
                                  std::ofstream *out,
                                  std::ofstream *out1,
                                  std::ofstream *out2)  const {;}
    virtual void writeXML(        std::ofstream *out,
                                  std::ofstream *out1,
                                  std::ofstream *out2 ) const {;}
    virtual void writeXMLTrailer( std::ofstream *out,
                                  std::ofstream *ou1, 
                                  std::ofstream *out2)  const {;}
    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 {;}

    void setAuthor (std::string author)  {creator_ = author ;} 
    void setComment(std::string comment) {comment_ = comment;} 
    std::string getAuthor()const         {return creator_   ;}
    std::string getComment()const        {return base64_encode((unsigned char *)comment_.c_str(), comment_.length()) ;}
    
  private:

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

  };

/* @} */
}

#endif