/**
   \file
   Factory for the creation of particle properties

   \author Lukas Nellen
   \version $Id$
   \date 03 Apr 2004
*/

#ifndef _utl_ParticlePropertiesFactory_h_
#define _utl_ParticlePropertiesFactory_h_

static const char CVSId_utl_ParticlePropertiesFactory[] =
"$Id$";

#include <utl/ObjectFactory.h>
#include <utl/VParticleProperties.h>

namespace utl {

    /**
     \class UnregisteredParticlePropertyPolicy ParticlePropertiesFactory.h "utl/ParticlePropertiesFactory.h"

     \brief Policy for dealing with the creation of properties for
     unregistered particle ID's

     \author Lukas Nellen
     \date 03 Apr 2004
     \ingroup particles
  */
  class UnregisteredParticlePropertyPolicy {
  public:
    static ParticlePropertiesPtr Unregistered(int theType);
  }; // UnregisteredParticlePropertyPolicy

  /**
     \class ParticlePropertiesCreator ParticlePropertiesFactory.h "utl/ParticlePropertiesFactory.h"

     \brief Functor for the creation of particle properties by a factory

     \author Lukas Nellen
     \date 05 Apr 2004
  */
  class ParticlePropertiesCreator {
  public:
    ParticlePropertiesCreator(const VParticleProperties* const theProperties);

    ParticlePropertiesPtr operator()() const;

  private:
    ParticlePropertiesPtr fProperties;
  }; // ParticlePropertiesCreator

  /// Typedef for particle properties factory using the generic object factory
  typedef utl::ObjectFactory<ParticlePropertiesPtr,
                             int,
                             const ParticlePropertiesCreator,
                             UnregisteredParticlePropertyPolicy>
  ParticlePropertiesFactory;

} // utl


#endif // _utl_ParticlePropertiesFactory_h_

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