#ifndef ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN
#define ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN

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

#include "nomdElements.h"
#include "abstractSoftware.h"

#include "UAP/UAPNode.hpp"
using namespace std;

class abstractElement
{

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

  void setLabel(string lab);
  string getLabel() const;

  double getLenghtOfElement() 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;
  virtual void InputRep(UAPNode* root) = 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