InferoTemporalConfigurator.H

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00001 /*!@file Neuro/InferoTemporalConfigurator.H run-time selects which
00002   VisualCoxter to use */
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00038 
00039 #ifndef INFEROTEMPORALCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED
00040 #define INFEROTEMPORALCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED
00041 
00042 #include "Component/ModelComponent.H"
00043 #include "Component/ModelParam.H"
00044 
00045 class InferoTemporal;
00046 
00047 //! InferoTemporal configurator
00048 /*! This will export the --vc-type=XX command-line option and will
00049   instantiate a InferoTemporal of the desired type as the option gets
00050   assigned a value. As this happens, new options may become available
00051   in the command-line. To see them, use --help AFTER you have chosen
00052   the type to use. The current InferoTemporal may be retrieved using
00053   getIT(). */
00054 class InferoTemporalConfigurator : public ModelComponent
00055 {
00056 public:
00057   //! Constructor
00058   InferoTemporalConfigurator(OptionManager& mgr,
00059                            const std::string& descrName =
00060                            "Inferior Temporal Cortex Configurator",
00061                            const std::string& tagName =
00062                            "InferoTemporalConfigurator");
00063 
00064   //! destructor
00065   virtual ~InferoTemporalConfigurator();
00066 
00067   //! Get the chosen InferoTemporal
00068   /*! You should call this during start() of the ModelComponent that
00069     needs the InferoTemporal. */
00070   nub::ref<InferoTemporal> getIT() const;
00071 
00072 protected:
00073   OModelParam<std::string> itsITtype; //!< type of inferior temporal cortex
00074 
00075   //! Intercept people changing our ModelParam
00076   /*! See ModelComponent.H; as parsing the command-line or reading a
00077     config file sets our name, we'll also here instantiate a
00078     controller of the proper type (and export its options) */
00079   virtual void paramChanged(ModelParamBase* const param,
00080                             const bool valueChanged,
00081                             ParamClient::ChangeStatus* status);
00082 
00083 private:
00084   nub::ref<InferoTemporal> itsIT; // the inferior temporal cortex
00085 };
00086 
00087 #endif
00088 
00089 // ######################################################################
00090 /* So things look consistent in everyone's emacs... */
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00092 /* indent-tabs-mode: nil */
00093 /* End: */
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