source: src/Potentials/StreamFactory_EmpiricalPotential.hpp@ bd19c1

/*
 * StreamFactory_EmpiricalPotential.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Feb 28, 2016
 *      Author: heber
 */


#ifndef STREAMFACTORY_EMPIRICALPOTENTIAL_HPP_
#define STREAMFACTORY_EMPIRICALPOTENTIAL_HPP_

// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include "StreamFactory.hpp"

#include "Potentials/EmpiricalPotential.hpp"

/** This implements the StreamFactory (template) interface for EmpiricalPotentials.
 *
 * This has to be inherited by a higher class that may actually instantiate
 * default constructed potentials, i.e. who is friend with EmpiricalPotential.
 */
template <>
struct StreamFactory<EmpiricalPotential>
{
  /** Destructor of class StreamFactory<EmpiricalPotential>.
   *
   */
  virtual ~StreamFactory<EmpiricalPotential>();

  /** Creates an instance of the requested potential.
   *
   * \param potentialtype key of potential to create
   * \param serialized stream to parser SerializablePotential from
   */
  EmpiricalPotential *createInstance(
      const std::string &potentialtype,
      std::istream &serialized) const;

private:

  /** Getter for a default constructed potential.
   *
   * This has to be implemented in inheriting factory class.
   */
  virtual EmpiricalPotential* getDefaultPotential(const std::string &_name) const=0;
};

#endif /* STREAMFACTORY_EMPIRICALPOTENTIAL_HPP_ */