ILayout.h

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// ************************************************************************** //
//
//  BornAgain: simulate and fit scattering at grazing incidence
//
//! @file      Sample/Correlations/ILayout.h
//! @brief     Defines and implements interface class ILayout.
//!
//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2018
//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
//
// ************************************************************************** //
 
#ifndef BORNAGAIN_CORE_CORRELATIONS_ILAYOUT_H
#define BORNAGAIN_CORE_CORRELATIONS_ILAYOUT_H
 
#include "Base/Types/SafePointerVector.h"
#include "Sample/Scattering/ISample.h"
 
class IAbstractParticle;
class IInterferenceFunction;
 
//! Pure virtual interface class to equip a sample layer with scattering properties.
//! Currently only inherited by ParticleLayout; in the future also by domain structure.
//!
//! @ingroup samples_internal
 
// NOTE: When domain structures are implemented, this interface would probably undergo
// major changes, because a domain layout would not contain particles
class ILayout : public ISample
{
public:
    ILayout();
    virtual ~ILayout();
 
    virtual ILayout* clone() const = 0;
    virtual void accept(INodeVisitor* visitor) const = 0;
 
    //! Returns information on all particles (type and abundance)
    //! and generates new particles if an IAbstractParticle denotes a collection
    virtual SafePointerVector<IParticle> particles() const = 0;
 
    //! Returns the interference function
    virtual const IInterferenceFunction* interferenceFunction() const = 0;
 
    /// Get total abundance of all particles
    virtual double getTotalAbundance() const = 0;
 
    //! Returns surface density of all particles
    virtual double totalParticleSurfaceDensity() const = 0;
 
    //! Sets surface density of all particles
    virtual void setTotalParticleSurfaceDensity(double particle_density) = 0;
 
    //! Returns the relative weight of this layout
    double weight() const { return m_weight; }
 
    //! Sets the relative weight of this layout
    void setWeight(double weight) { m_weight = weight; }
 
protected:
    double m_weight;
};
 
#endif // BORNAGAIN_CORE_CORRELATIONS_ILAYOUT_H