BarStimuli.H

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/*!@file Transport/BarStimuli.H A FrameIstream subclass for
  generic bar stimuli */

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#ifndef TRANSPORT_BARSTIMULI_H_DEFINED
#define TRANSPORT_BARSTIMULI_H_DEFINED

#include "Image/Dims.H"
#include "Image/Point2D.H"
#include "Transport/FrameIstream.H"
#include "rutz/rand.h"

//! FrameIstream subclass that generates bar stimuli images
/*! This can be a handy way to quickly test an executable, if you
    don't have any images lying around, etc. Also has Aperture Problem
    stimuli -- you can just specify --in=bars:256x256 on the
    command-line to configure your InputFrameSeries to use a
    BarStimuli source. */
class BarStimuli : public FrameIstream
{
public:
  //! Constructor
  BarStimuli(OptionManager& mgr);

  //! Virtual destructor
  virtual ~BarStimuli();

  //! Override from FrameIstream; just calls setDims()
  virtual void setConfigInfo(const std::string& options);

  //! Peek at the specifications of the next frame to be read
  virtual GenericFrameSpec peekFrameSpec();

  //! Generate a random color image
  virtual GenericFrame readFrame();

  //! Specify the dimensions of the random images
  void setDims(const Dims& s);

  //! Set the seed for our random-number generator
  void setSeed(int s);

private:
  void setConfigNormal(const std::string& params);
  void setConfigApertureProblem(const std::string& params);
    
  //! get the image for various stimuli
  Image<float> getNormalBarStimuli(uint step);
  Image<float> getApertureProblemStimuli(uint step);

  bool itsHaveMotion;

  bool itsIsNormal;
  bool itsIsApertureProblem;

  std::vector<Point2D<float> > itsBars;
  std::vector<float> itsBarLengths;

  uint itsStep;

  Dims        itsDims;
  rutz::urand itsGenerator;
};

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#endif // TRANSPORT_BARSTIMULI_H_DEFINED