G4GenericMessenger.cc

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// $Id: G4UIaliasList.cc,v 1.6 2006-06-29 19:08:33 gunter Exp $
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#include "G4GenericMessenger.hh"
#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4UImessenger.hh"
#include "G4UIcommand.hh"
#include "G4UIcmdWithADoubleAndUnit.hh"
#include "G4UIcmdWith3VectorAndUnit.hh"
#include "G4UIdirectory.hh"
 
#include <iostream>
 
class G4InvalidUICommand: public std::bad_cast {
public:
  G4InvalidUICommand() {}
  virtual const char* what() const throw() {
    return "G4InvalidUICommand: command does not exists or is of invalid type";
  }
};
 
 
G4GenericMessenger::G4GenericMessenger(void* obj, const G4String& dir, const G4String& doc): directory(dir), object(obj) {
  // Check if parent commnand is already existing.
  // In fact there is no way to check this. UImanager->GetTree()->FindPath() will always rerurn NULL is a dicrectory is given
  size_t pos = dir.find_last_of('/', dir.size()-2);
  while(pos != 0 && pos != std::string::npos) {
    G4UIdirectory* d = new G4UIdirectory(dir.substr(0,pos+1).c_str());
    G4String guidance = "Commands for ";
    guidance += dir.substr(1,pos-1);
    d->SetGuidance(guidance);
    pos = dir.find_last_of('/', pos-1);
  }
  dircmd = new G4UIdirectory(dir);
  dircmd->SetGuidance(doc);
}
 
G4GenericMessenger::~G4GenericMessenger() {
  delete dircmd;
  for (std::map<G4String, Property>::iterator i = properties.begin(); i != properties.end(); i++) delete i->second.command;
  for (std::map<G4String, Method>::iterator i = methods.begin(); i != methods.end(); i++) delete i->second.command;
}
 
 
G4GenericMessenger::Command&
G4GenericMessenger::DeclareProperty(const G4String& name, const G4AnyType& var, const G4String& doc) {
  G4String fullpath = directory+name;
  G4UIcommand* cmd = new G4UIcommand(fullpath.c_str(), this);
  if(doc != "") cmd->SetGuidance(doc);  
  char ptype;
  if(var.TypeInfo() == typeid(int) || var.TypeInfo() == typeid(long) ||
     var.TypeInfo() == typeid(unsigned int) || var.TypeInfo() == typeid(unsigned long)) ptype = 'i';
  else if(var.TypeInfo() == typeid(float) || var.TypeInfo() == typeid(double)) ptype = 'd';
  else if(var.TypeInfo() == typeid(bool)) ptype = 'b';
  else if(var.TypeInfo() == typeid(G4String)) ptype = 's';
  else ptype = 's';
  cmd->SetParameter(new G4UIparameter("value", ptype, false));
  return properties[name] = Property(var, cmd);
}
 
 
G4GenericMessenger::Command&
G4GenericMessenger::DeclareMethod(const G4String& name, const G4AnyMethod& fun, const G4String& doc) {
  G4String fullpath = directory+name;
  G4UIcommand* cmd = new G4UIcommand(fullpath.c_str(), this);
  if(doc != "") cmd->SetGuidance(doc);
  for (size_t i = 0; i < fun.NArg(); i++) {
    cmd->SetParameter(new G4UIparameter("arg", 's', false));
  }
  return methods[name] = Method(fun, object, cmd);
}
 
G4String G4GenericMessenger::GetCurrentValue(G4UIcommand* command) {
  if ( properties.find(command->GetCommandName()) != properties.end()) {
    Property& p = properties[command->GetCommandName()];
    return p.variable.ToString();
  }
  else {
    throw G4InvalidUICommand();
  }
}
 
void G4GenericMessenger::SetNewValue(G4UIcommand* command, G4String newValue) {
  // Check if there are units on this commands
  if (typeid(*command) == typeid(G4UIcmdWithADoubleAndUnit)) {
    newValue = G4UIcommand::ConvertToString(G4UIcommand::ConvertToDimensionedDouble(newValue));
  }
  else if (typeid(*command) == typeid(G4UIcmdWith3VectorAndUnit)) {
    newValue = G4UIcommand::ConvertToString(G4UIcommand::ConvertToDimensioned3Vector(newValue));
  }
  
  if ( properties.find(command->GetCommandName()) != properties.end()) {
    Property& p = properties[command->GetCommandName()];
    p.variable.FromString(newValue);
  }
  else if (methods.find(command->GetCommandName()) != methods.end()) {
    Method& m = methods[command->GetCommandName()];
    if(m.method.NArg() == 0)
      m.method.operator()(m.object);
    else if (m.method.NArg() > 0) {
      m.method.operator()(m.object,newValue);
    }
    else {
      throw G4InvalidUICommand();
    }
  }
}
 
 
void G4GenericMessenger::SetGuidance(const G4String& s) {
  dircmd->SetGuidance(s);
}
 
 
G4GenericMessenger::Command& G4GenericMessenger::Command::SetUnit(const G4String& unit, UnitSpec spec) {
  // Change the type of command (unfortunatelly this is done a posteriory)
  // We need to delete the old command before creating the new one and therefore we need to recover the information
  // before the deletetion
  G4String cmdpath = command->GetCommandPath();
  G4UImessenger* messenger = command->GetMessenger();
  G4String range = command->GetRange();
  std::vector<G4String> guidance;
  for (G4int i = 0; i < command->GetGuidanceEntries(); i++) guidance.push_back(command->GetGuidanceLine(i));
  // Before deleting the command we need to add a fake one to avoid deleting the directory entry and with its guidance
  G4UIcommand tmp((cmdpath+"_tmp").c_str(), messenger);
  delete command;
 
  if (*type == typeid(float) || *type == typeid(double) ) {
    G4UIcmdWithADoubleAndUnit* cmd_t = new G4UIcmdWithADoubleAndUnit(cmdpath, messenger);
    if(spec == UnitDefault) cmd_t->SetDefaultUnit(unit);
    else if(spec == UnitCategory) cmd_t->SetUnitCategory(unit);
    command = cmd_t;
  }
  else if (*type == typeid(G4ThreeVector)) {
    G4UIcmdWith3VectorAndUnit* cmd_t = new G4UIcmdWith3VectorAndUnit(cmdpath, messenger);
    if(spec == UnitDefault) cmd_t->SetDefaultUnit(unit);
    else if(spec == UnitCategory) cmd_t->SetUnitCategory(unit);
    command = cmd_t;
  }
  else {
    G4cerr << "Only parameters of type <double> or <float> can be associated with units" << G4endl;
    return *this;
  }
  for (size_t i = 0; i < guidance.size(); i++) command->SetGuidance(guidance[i]);
  command->SetRange(range);
  return *this;
}
 
G4GenericMessenger::Command& G4GenericMessenger::Command::SetParameterName(const G4String& name,G4bool omittable, G4bool currentAsDefault) {
  G4UIparameter* theParam = command->GetParameter(0);
  theParam->SetParameterName(name);
  theParam->SetOmittable(omittable);
  theParam->SetCurrentAsDefault(currentAsDefault);
  return *this;
}
 
G4GenericMessenger::Command& G4GenericMessenger::Command::SetCandidates(const G4String& candList) {
  G4UIparameter * theParam = command->GetParameter(0);
  theParam->SetParameterCandidates(candList);
  return *this;
}
 
G4GenericMessenger::Command& G4GenericMessenger::Command::SetDefaultValue(const G4String& defVal) {
  G4UIparameter * theParam = command->GetParameter(0);
  theParam->SetDefaultValue(defVal);
  return *this;
}