#ifndef ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN
#define ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN

#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

#include "nomdElements.h"
//#include "nomDeLogiciel.h"
//#include "trivaluedBool.h"
#include "abstractSoftware.h"
/* #include "softwareGenerator.h" */
/* #include "softwareParmela.h" */
/* #include "softwareTest.h" */
/* #include "softwareTransport.h" */

using namespace std;

class abstractElement
{
    protected :
    
    int nbParam_;
    string* parametersString_;
    double phaseStepMax_;
    
    double defaultLength_;
    double defaultAperture_;
    string defaultSpecificName_;
    
    string specificName_;
    nomdElements elementName_;
    
    double lenghtElem_; // cm
    double aperture_; // cm
    
    double stepmaxcm_;
    //  bool curvedTrajectory_;
    
    void setDefaultValues();
    void setDefaults();
    
    public :
    
    abstractElement();
    abstractElement(string lab);
    virtual ~abstractElement();
    
    void setParameters(double ll,double aper);
    void setLabel(string lab);
    string getLabel() const;
    nomdElements getNomdElement() const;
    
    
    double getLenghtOfElement() const;
    int getNbParams() const;

    
    virtual void setPhaseStep(double);
    virtual double getInitialKineticEnergy() const;
    
    virtual void setParametersString(string* param) = 0;
    virtual string* getParametersString() const = 0;
    virtual string FileOutputFlow() const = 0;
    virtual vector< pair<string, vector<string> > > parametersToSoftware () const =0;
    virtual void FileInput(ifstream& ifs) = 0;
    virtual string print() = 0;

    /** Return the abstractSofware associated with this element
     */
    inline abstractSoftware* getAbstractSoftware() {
        return abstractSoftware_;
    }

   
    
    /**
     Set the software to this element
     @param abstractSoftware a pointer to the abstract software
     */
    inline  void setSoftware(abstractSoftware* prog) { abstractSoftware_ = prog; }

    

    private :

            abstractSoftware *abstractSoftware_;
    
};
#endif