///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Factory to get SeedModifiers, copied from MethodFactory
//
// Author: Matt Mottram <m.mottram@qmul.ac.uk>
//
// REVISION HISTORY:
// - 2015-10-19: M Mottram - first instance
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef __RAT_SeedModifier_SeedModifierFactory_
#define __RAT_SeedModifier_SeedModifierFactory_

#include <RAT/Factory.hh>
#include <RAT/SeedModifier.hh>

#include <string>

namespace RAT
{

namespace SeedModifiers
{

class SeedModifierFactory
{
public:
  // Returns the only instance of the class
  static SeedModifierFactory* GetInstance() { return Get(); }

  inline static SeedModifierFactory* Get();

  // Register a seedModifier in the factory
  //
  // An example call is Register( MySeedModifier::GetName(), new Alloc<SeedModifier, MySeedModifier>())
  //
  // "name" is the name of the seedModifier
  // "allocator" is an instance of an Alloc with the correct seedModifier type
  void Register( std::string name, AllocBase<SeedModifier>* allocator );

  // Returns the seedModifier by name
  SeedModifier* GetSeedModifier( const std::string& name ); // SeedModifier name or name-init, init will be passed to the seedModifier

private:
  // Private constructor to prevent instantiation
  SeedModifierFactory();

  Factory<SeedModifier> fFactory; // SeedModifier factory, contains allocators for SeedModifiers
};

inline SeedModifierFactory*
SeedModifierFactory::Get()
{
  static SeedModifierFactory seedModifierFactory;
  return &seedModifierFactory;
}

} //::SeedModifier

} //::RAT

#endif