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       1             : //# LatticeModel.h: this defines LatticeModel
       2             : //# Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1999,2000
       3             : //# Associated Universities, Inc. Washington DC, USA.
       4             : //#
       5             : //# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       6             : //# under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
       7             : //# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
       8             : //# option) any later version.
       9             : //#
      10             : //# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
      11             : //# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
      12             : //# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
      13             : //# License for more details.
      14             : //#
      15             : //# You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
      16             : //# along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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      18             : //#
      19             : //# Correspondence concerning AIPS++ should be addressed as follows:
      20             : //#        Internet email: casa-feedback@nrao.edu.
      21             : //#        Postal address: AIPS++ Project Office
      22             : //#                        National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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      25             : //#
      26             : //#
      27             : //# $Id$
      28             : 
      29             : #ifndef SYNTHESIS_LATTICEMODEL_H
      30             : #define SYNTHESIS_LATTICEMODEL_H
      31             : 
      32             : #include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
      33             : #include <synthesis/MeasurementEquations/LinearModel.h>
      34             : #include <casacore/lattices/Lattices/Lattice.h>
      35             : 
      36             : namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE CASA - BEGIN
      37             : 
      38             : // <summary> models with an internal & external representation as an casacore::Lattice </summary>
      39             : 
      40             : // <use visibility=export>
      41             : 
      42             : // <reviewed reviewer="" date="yyyy/mm/dd" tests="" demos="">
      43             : // </reviewed>
      44             : 
      45             : // <prerequisite>
      46             : //   <li> <linkto module="Lattices">Lattices</linkto> module
      47             : //   <li> <linkto class="LinearModel">LinearModel</linkto> class
      48             : //   <li> LinearModel/LinearEquation paradigm
      49             : // </prerequisite>
      50             : //
      51             : // <synopsis>
      52             : // An LatticeModel is a base class for Models that can be
      53             : // represented by Lattices. It is expected that this class will be mainly 
      54             : // used as base classes for other classes which will then provide the solve()
      55             : // functions necessary to update the model given an equation.
      56             : // 
      57             : // However this class does not contain any pure virtual functions and hence
      58             : // can be used "as is". An example of this is given below. For an example of
      59             : // how this class can be used by derived classes see the 
      60             : // <linkto class=HogbomCleanModel>HogbomCleanModel</linkto> 
      61             : // class.
      62             : //
      63             : // </synopsis>
      64             : //
      65             : // <example>
      66             : // <srcblock>
      67             : // LatticeModel<casacore::Float> currentModel(); // Cannot use the model yet!
      68             : // {
      69             : //   casacore::PagedImage<casacore::Float> bestGuess(Iposition(2,32,32));
      70             : //    ... put your best guess into the casacore::Matrix ...
      71             : //   currentModel.setModel(bestGuess); // This does a real copy
      72             : // }
      73             : // ConvolutionEquation eqn(psf, dirty); // psf, and dirty are PagedImages defined
      74             : //                                      // elsewhere.
      75             : // eqn.evaluate(result, currentModel); // Here result is the convolution of
      76             : //                                     // of the model with the psf.
      77             : // </srcblock>
      78             : // </example>
      79             : //
      80             : // <motivation>
      81             : // All the different image plane based clean algorithms have a common
      82             : // implementation in that they can use an casacore::Lattice (ie, casacore::PagedImage)
      83             : // to store the current
      84             : // model. This class provides a way to abstract this functionality.
      85             : // </motivation>
      86             : //
      87             : // <templating arg=T>
      88             : // While the template arguement for this class can be just about anything,
      89             : // the use of this class with an equation class will significantly restrict
      90             : // the possible templates. I have used this class (or derivations of it)
      91             : // with the following data types.
      92             : //    <li> Float
      93             : //    <li> StokesVector
      94             : // </templating>
      95             : //
      96             : // <thrown>
      97             : // This class does not explicitly throw exceptions however the objects used
      98             : // by this class may
      99             : // </thrown>
     100             : //
     101             : // <todo asof="1998/11/06">
     102             : //   <li>  We don't have any "set" or "constructor" methods which
     103             : //   take constants.  We work in terms of pointers now because of
     104             : //   casacore::Lattice::operator= is protected, and Ger said it was the right thing.
     105             : // </todo>
     106             : 
     107             : class LatticeModel
     108             :   :public LinearModel<casacore::Lattice<casacore::Float> > {
     109             : public:
     110             : 
     111             :   LatticeModel(casacore::Lattice<casacore::Float>& mod);
     112             : 
     113             :   // The destructor does nothing.
     114             :   virtual ~LatticeModel();
     115             : 
     116             :   // returns a reference to the model
     117           0 :   virtual const casacore::Lattice<casacore::Float> & getModel() const { return *itsModelPtr;}
     118             : 
     119             :   // Change the underlying Model to to the one specified. Reference semantics
     120             :   // are used so that no data is copied.
     121           0 :   virtual void setModel(const casacore::Lattice<casacore::Float> & model) { itsModelPtr = model.clone(); }
     122             : 
     123             : private:
     124             : 
     125             :     casacore::Lattice<casacore::Float> * itsModelPtr;
     126             : };
     127             : 
     128             : 
     129             : } //# NAMESPACE CASA - END
     130             : 
     131             : #endif