AbstractMeshReader.hpp

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#ifndef _ABSTRACTMESHREADER_HPP_
#define _ABSTRACTMESHREADER_HPP_

#include <vector>
#include <string>

struct ElementData
{
    std::vector<unsigned> NodeIndices; 
    unsigned AttributeValue; 
    unsigned ContainingElement; 
};

template<unsigned ELEMENT_DIM, unsigned SPACE_DIM>
class AbstractMeshReader
{
protected:
//    unsigned mNumNodeAttributes; /**< Is the number of attributes stored at each node */
//    unsigned mMaxNodeBdyMarker; /**< Is the maximum node boundary marker */
//    unsigned mNumElementNodes; /** Is the number of nodes per element*/
//    unsigned mNumElementAttributes; /**< Is the number of attributes stored for each element */
//    unsigned mMaxFaceBdyMarker; /**< Is the maximum face (or edge) boundary marker */


//    bool mIndexFromZero; /**< True if input data is numbered from zero, false otherwise */

public:
//    AbstractMeshReader() /**< Constructor */
//    {
//        mNumNodeAttributes = 0;
//        mMaxNodeBdyMarker = 0;
//        mNumElementNodes = 0;
//        mNumElementAttributes = 0;
//        mMaxFaceBdyMarker = 0;
//
//        // We have initialized all numeric variables to zero
//
//        mIndexFromZero = false; // Initially assume that nodes are not numbered from zero
//    }
    virtual ~AbstractMeshReader()
    {}

    virtual unsigned GetNumElements() const =0;

    virtual unsigned GetNumNodes() const =0;

    virtual unsigned GetNumFaces() const =0;

    virtual unsigned GetNumElementAttributes() const;

    virtual unsigned GetNumFaceAttributes() const;

    virtual unsigned GetNumEdges() const =0;

    virtual std::vector<double> GetNextNode()=0;

    virtual void Reset()=0;

    virtual ElementData GetNextElementData()=0;

    virtual ElementData GetNextFaceData()=0;

    ElementData GetNextEdgeData();


     virtual std::vector<double> GetNode(unsigned index);

    virtual ElementData GetElementData(unsigned index);

    virtual ElementData GetFaceData(unsigned index);

    ElementData GetEdgeData(unsigned index);

    virtual std::string GetMeshFileBaseName();

    virtual bool IsFileFormatBinary();

};

#endif //_ABSTRACTMESHREADER_HPP_