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 * Voreen - The Volume Rendering Engine                                            *
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 * Copyright (C) 2005-2012 University of Muenster, Germany.                        *
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#ifndef VRN_GEOMETRYPORT_H
#define VRN_GEOMETRYPORT_H

#include "voreen/core/ports/genericport.h"
#include "voreen/core/datastructures/geometry/geometry.h"

namespace voreen {

#ifdef DLL_TEMPLATE_INST
template class VRN_CORE_API GenericPort<Geometry>;
#endif

class VRN_CORE_API GeometryPort : public GenericPort<Geometry> {
public:
    GeometryPort(PortDirection direction, const std::string& name,
                 bool allowMultipleConnections = false,
                 Processor::InvalidationLevel invalidationLevel = Processor::INVALID_PROGRAM);

    /// This port type supports caching.
    virtual bool supportsCaching() const;

    /**
     * Returns an hash of the stored Geometry retrieved
     * via Geometry::getHash.
     *
     * If multiple geometries are assigned to the port,
     * the MD5 hash of their concatenated hashes is returned.
     * For an empty port, an emptry string is returned.
     */
    virtual std::string getHash() const;

    /**
     * Saves the assigned Geometry to the given path.
     * If a filename without extension is passed,
     * ".xml" is appended to it.
     *
     * @throws VoreenException If saving failed or
     *      no Geometry is assigned.
     */
    virtual void saveData(const std::string& path) const
        throw (VoreenException);

    /**
     * Loads a Geometry from the given path and assigns it
     * to the port. If a filename without extension is passed,
     * ".xml" is appended to it.
     *
     * @throws VoreenException if loading failed.
     */
    virtual void loadData(const std::string& path)
        throw (VoreenException);

    virtual tgt::col3 getColorHint() const;
};

} // namespace

#endif // VRN_GEOMETRYPORT_H
