#ifndef ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN
#define ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN

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

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

#include "UAP/UAPNode.hpp"
#include "AMLtools.h"

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();


 inline  UAPNode* setAMLelementHeader(UAPNode* elementNode) {
  UAPNode* ele = elementNode->addChild("element");
  ele->addAttribute("name",specificName_);
  UAPNode* node = ele->addChild("description");
  node->addAttribute("type",elementName_.getGenericLabel());
  return ele;
 }
 
 inline bool checkAMLelementGenericName(UAPNode* entree) {
  if ( !entree ) return false;
  string nonGenerique;
  AMLtools::readAMLParameterAttribut(entree, "description", "type", nonGenerique);
  if ( nonGenerique != elementName_.getGenericLabel() ) {
    cout << " abstractElement::checkAMLelementGenericName ERREUR d'element : " << nonGenerique << " ? attendu : " <<  elementName_.getGenericLabel() << endl;
    return false;
  }
  specificName_ = entree->getAttribute("name")->getValue();
  return true;
 }

 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;
  virtual void FileAMLInput(UAPNode* entree) = 0;
    
};
#endif