HandControllerConfigurator.H

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00001 /*!@file Neuro/HandControllerConfigurator.H Configure hand controller */
00002 
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00037 
00038 #ifndef NEURO_HANDCONTROLLERCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED
00039 #define NEURO_HANDCONTROLLERCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED
00040 
00041 #include "Component/ModelComponent.H"
00042 #include "Component/ModelParam.H"
00043 
00044 class HandController;
00045 
00046 // ######################################################################
00047 /*!>HandController configurator for hand
00048  *  This will export the --hand-type=XX command-line option and will
00049  *  instantiate a HandController of the desired type as the option
00050  *  gets assigned a value. As this happens, new options may become
00051  *  available in the command-line. To see them, use --help AFTER you
00052  *  have chosen the name of the controller to use. The current
00053  *  HandController may be retrieved using getHand().
00054  */
00055 class HandControllerConfigurator : public ModelComponent
00056 {
00057 public:
00058   //! Constructor
00059   HandControllerConfigurator (OptionManager& mgr,
00060                               const std::string& descrName =
00061                               "Hand Controller Configurator",
00062                               const std::string& tagName =
00063                               "HandControllerConfigurator");
00064   
00065   //! destructor
00066   virtual ~HandControllerConfigurator();
00067   
00068   //! Get the chosen HandController
00069   /*! You should call this during start() of the ModelComponent that
00070     needs the HandController. CAUTION: this may be a
00071     rutz::shared_ptr(NULL) if no controller has been chosen. */
00072   nub::ref<HandController> getHand() const;
00073 
00074   //! Intercept people changing our itsHandctrlName ModelParam
00075   /*! See ModelComponent.H; as parsing the command-line or reading a
00076     config file sets our name, we'll also here instantiate a
00077     controller of the proper type (and export its options) */
00078   virtual void paramChanged(ModelParamBase* const param,
00079                             const bool valueChanged,
00080                             ParamClient::ChangeStatus* status);
00081   
00082 protected:
00083   OModelParam<std::string> itsHandctrlType; //!< Type of the controller
00084   
00085 private:
00086   nub::ref<HandController> itsHand; // the controller
00087 };
00088 
00089 // ######################################################################
00090 /* So things look consistent in everyone's emacs... */
00091 /* Local Variables: */
00092 /* mode: c++ */
00093 /* indent-tabs-mode: nil */
00094 /* End: */
00095 
00096 #endif // NEURO_HANDCONTROLLERCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED
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