#ifndef ALGORITHM_FACTORY
#define ALGORITHM_FACTORY
/**

    @class AlgorithmFactory
    @author Brian Magill
    @date 11/29/2006

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    @copyright
     (©) Copyright 2006 by GATS Inc.
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     All Rights Reserved. No part of this software or publication may be
     reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form
     or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
     otherwise without the prior written permission of GATS Inc.
        
    @brief Class for creating different types of algorithm objects
    
*/  

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>  
#include "SigAlgoAbstract.h"
#include "SigCorrectConnAbstract.h"
    
namespace SigFactory {

    enum  AlgoTypes {ElecFilter, NonLin, Balance, Gain, FOVMM, DarkCurrent, 
                    Confidence }; 

};

class AlgorithmFactory {
    
    private:

        SigCorrectConnAbstract const * dataConn;        
            
    public:

        AlgorithmFactory():dataConn(0)  { };

        AlgorithmFactory(SigCorrectConnAbstract const &in):dataConn(&in) { };

        AlgorithmFactory(AlgorithmFactory const &rhs):dataConn(rhs.dataConn) { };

        AlgorithmFactory& operator= (AlgorithmFactory const &rhs);

        ~AlgorithmFactory() { }; 
        
        boost::shared_ptr<SigAlgoAbstract> create(SigFactory::AlgoTypes const &type) const;
                 
};
    
#endif