///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// \class RAT::Materials
///
/// \brief  Constructs the Materials inc Elements
///
/// \author Phil G Jones <p.g.jones@qmul.ac.uk>
/// \author I Coulter <icoulter@hep.upenn.edu> -- contact person
///
/// REVISION HISTORY:\n
///     2013-07-30 : P G Jones - Refactor.\n
///
/// \details Loads material properties from ratdb and builds the geant4
/// materials.
///
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef __RAT_Materials__
#define __RAT_Materials__

#include <RAT/DB.hh>

#include <string>

namespace RAT
{

class Materials
{
public:
  /// Load and construct materials
  static void ConstructMaterials();

private:
  /// Load and construct elements
  static void ConstructElements();

  /// Construct a single material
  ///
  /// @param[in] name of the material
  /// @param[in] dbTable that defines the material
  static void ConstructMaterial( const std::string& name,
                                 DBLinkPtr dbTable );
};


} // namespace RAT

#endif