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/*!
 *  \file   beagle/MilestoneWriteOp.hpp
 *  \brief  Definition of the class MilestoneWriteOp.
 *  \author Christian Gagne
 *  \author Marc Parizeau
 *  $Revision: 1.3 $
 *  $Date: 2004/04/05 03:51:59 $
 */

#ifndef Beagle_MilestoneWriteOp_hpp
#define Beagle_MilestoneWriteOp_hpp

#include "beagle/config.hpp"
#include "beagle/macros.hpp"
#include "beagle/Object.hpp"
#include "beagle/AllocatorT.hpp"
#include "beagle/PointerT.hpp"
#include "beagle/ContainerT.hpp"
#include "beagle/WrapperT.hpp"
#include "beagle/Operator.hpp"
#include "beagle/IntegerVector.hpp"
#include "beagle/String.hpp"
#include "beagle/Bool.hpp"
#include "beagle/UInt.hpp"
#include "beagle/Vivarium.hpp"
#include "beagle/Context.hpp"

namespace Beagle {

/*!
 *  \class MilestoneWriteOp beagle/MilestoneWriteOp.hpp "beagle/MilestoneWriteOp.hpp"
 *  \brief Write a milestone operator class.
 *  \ingroup ECF
 *  \ingroup Op
 */
class MilestoneWriteOp : public Operator {

public:

  //! MilestoneWriteOp allocator type
  typedef AllocatorT<MilestoneWriteOp,Operator::Alloc>
          Alloc;
  //! MilestoneWriteOp handle type.
  typedef PointerT<MilestoneWriteOp,Operator::Handle>
          Handle;
  //! MilestoneWriteOp bag type.
  typedef ContainerT<MilestoneWriteOp,Operator::Bag>
          Bag;

  explicit MilestoneWriteOp(std::string inName="MilestoneWriteOp");
  virtual ~MilestoneWriteOp() { }

  virtual void initialize(System& ioSystem);
  virtual void operate(Deme& ioDeme, Context& ioContext);
  virtual void writeMilestone(std::string inFilename, Context& ioContext);

private:
  String::Handle        mMilestonePrefix;     //!< Prefix of the milestone filenames.
  UInt::Handle          mWritingInterval;     //!< Milestone's writing interval (in generation).
  Bool::Handle          mPerDemeMilestone;    //!< True: write a milestone for every deme.
  Bool::Handle          mOverwriteMilestone;  //!< True: Overwrite file. False: Backup everything.
  IntegerVector::Handle mPopSize;             //!< Population size for the evolution.

#ifdef BEAGLE_HAVE_LIBZ
  Bool::Handle          mCompressMilestone;   //!< True: compress file, false: keep as clear text.
#endif // BEAGLE_HAVE_LIBZ
  
};

}

#endif // Beagle_MilestoneWriteOp_hpp
