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*/

/*!
 * @file load_param_description.h
 * A Class and macro-functions, that makes our lives easy to load-in parameters
 */

#ifndef _LOAD_PARAM_DESCRIPTION_H
#define _LOAD_PARAM_DESCRIPTION_H

#include <vector>
#include <string>

// Forward Declaration //
class MultiType;

/************************
*** DESCRIPTION STUFF ***
************************/
//! A class that handles the description of loadable parameters
class LoadParamDescription
{
public:
  LoadParamDescription(const std::string& paramName);
  ~LoadParamDescription();

  bool operator==(const std::string& paramName) const { return this->_name == paramName; };
  bool operator==(const LoadParamDescription& paramDescr) const { return this->_name == paramDescr._name; };
  bool operator<(const LoadParamDescription& paramDescr) const { return this->_name < paramDescr._name; };

  void setDescription(const std::string& descriptionText);
  /** @returns the descriptionString */
  const std::string& description() { return this->_description; };

  void print() const;

private:
  const std::string          _name;                  //!< The Name of the Parameter.
  unsigned int               _parameterCount;        //!< The Count of parameters.
  std::string                _description;           //!< A longer description about this function.

  std::vector<std::string>   _types;
  std::vector<std::string>   _defaultValues;
};

#endif /* _LOAD_PARAM_DESCRIPTION_H */