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#ifndef G4VCASCADE_DEEXCITATION_HH
#define G4VCASCADE_DEEXCITATION_HH
// $Id: G4VCascadeDeexcitation.hh 71942 2013-06-28 19:08:11Z mkelsey $
//
// Base class to define a common interface for post-cascade processing.
//
// 20130620  Address Coverity complaint about missing copy actions
// 20130621  Implement collide() here to throw exception, use reference
//		instead of pointer for deExcite()
// 20130622  Promote to direct base of G4VCascadeCollider

#include "G4VCascadeCollider.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4CollisionOutput.hh"

class G4InuclParticle;
class G4Fragment;


class G4VCascadeDeexcitation : public G4VCascadeCollider {
public:
  G4VCascadeDeexcitation(const char* name) : G4VCascadeCollider(name) {}
  virtual ~G4VCascadeDeexcitation() {}

  // Standard Collider interface should not be used (will end job)
  virtual void collide(G4InuclParticle* bullet, G4InuclParticle* target,
		       G4CollisionOutput& globalOutput);

  // Interface specific to pre-compound (post-cascade) processing
  virtual void deExcite(const G4Fragment& fragment,
			G4CollisionOutput& output) = 0;

private:
  // Copying of modules is forbidden
  G4VCascadeDeexcitation(const G4VCascadeDeexcitation&);
  G4VCascadeDeexcitation& operator=(const G4VCascadeDeexcitation&);
};

#endif	/* G4CASCADE_DEEXCITATION_HH */