conn_builder_factory.h

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/*
 *  conn_builder_factory.h
 *
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#ifndef CONN_BUILDER_FACTORY_H
#define CONN_BUILDER_FACTORY_H

#include <map>
#include "name.h"
#include "dictdatum.h"
#include "lockptrdatum.h"
#include "conn_builder.h"

namespace nest {

  class Network;

  class GenericConnBuilderFactory {
  public:
    virtual ~GenericConnBuilderFactory() {}
    virtual ConnBuilder* create(Network&, 
                const GIDCollection&,
                const GIDCollection&,
                const DictionaryDatum&,
                const DictionaryDatum&) const =0;
  };

  template <typename ConnBuilderType>
  class ConnBuilderFactory : public GenericConnBuilderFactory {

  public:

    ConnBuilder* create(Network& net, 
            const GIDCollection& sources,
            const GIDCollection& targets,
            const DictionaryDatum& conn_spec,
            const DictionaryDatum& syn_spec) const
    {
      return new ConnBuilderType(net, sources, targets, conn_spec, syn_spec);
    }    
  };
  
}  // namespace nest

#endif