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62bb3cd4 | 1 | //-*- Mode: C++ -*- |
2 | // @(#) $Id$ | |
3 | ||
4 | #ifndef ALIHLTOUTHANDLER_H | |
5 | #define ALIHLTOUTHANDLER_H | |
6 | /* This file is property of and copyright by the ALICE HLT Project * | |
7 | * ALICE Experiment at CERN, All rights reserved. * | |
8 | * See cxx source for full Copyright notice */ | |
9 | ||
10 | /** @file AliHLTOUTHandler.h | |
11 | @author Matthias Richter | |
12 | @date | |
13 | @brief Base class declaration of HLTOUT handlers | |
14 | ||
15 | // see below for class documentation | |
16 | // or | |
17 | // refer to README to build package | |
18 | // or | |
19 | // visit http://web.ift.uib.no/~kjeks/doc/alice-hlt | |
20 | */ | |
21 | #include "AliHLTLogging.h" | |
22 | ||
23 | class AliHLTOUT; | |
24 | ||
25 | /** | |
26 | * @class AliHLTOUTHandler | |
27 | * Base class declaration of HLT output handlers. | |
28 | * The library implementation of the AliHLTModuleAgent allows to generate | |
29 | * handlers for data blocks of the HLT output. This can be the output of | |
30 | * the real HLT coming from the HLTOUT nodes, or simulated HLT output. <br> | |
31 | * \em Note: The created instance of AliHLTOUTHandler is | |
32 | * deleted by the framework. | |
33 | */ | |
34 | class AliHLTOUTHandler : public AliHLTLogging { | |
35 | public: | |
36 | /** standard constructor */ | |
37 | AliHLTOUTHandler(); | |
38 | /** standard destructor */ | |
39 | virtual ~AliHLTOUTHandler(); | |
40 | ||
62bb3cd4 | 41 | /** |
42 | * Process the data. | |
626bfcc1 | 43 | * The data and it's properties can be retrieved by the following member |
44 | * functions of AliHLTOUT: | |
45 | * - AliHLTOUT::GetDataBlockDescription(AliHLTComponentDataType& dt, AliHLTUInt32_t& spec) | |
46 | * - AliHLTOUT::GetDataBlockIndex() | |
47 | * - AliHLTOUT::GetDataBuffer(const AliHLTUInt8_t* &pBuffer, AliHLTUInt32_t& size) | |
48 | * - AliHLTOUT::ReleaseDataBuffer(const AliHLTUInt8_t* pBuffer) | |
49 | * | |
50 | * The handler might decode the data block and produce new data as a | |
51 | * replacement, see GetProcessedData() | |
52 | * @param pData instance of the AliHLTOUT data | |
53 | * @return depending on the overloaded function, neg. error code if failed | |
62bb3cd4 | 54 | */ |
55 | virtual int ProcessData(AliHLTOUT* pData) = 0; | |
56 | ||
626bfcc1 | 57 | /** |
58 | * Get the output data, if available. | |
59 | * Some of the handlers might produce data to replace the original data | |
60 | * block. The handler must ensure the internal storage of the buffer and | |
61 | * is also responsible for cleaning the buffer. The buffer must be valid | |
62 | * until the next call of ProcessData() or ReleaseProcessedData(). | |
63 | * | |
64 | * The default implementation just returns a NULL pointer to indicate | |
65 | * 'no data'. | |
66 | * @param pData target to receive data pointer | |
67 | * @return size of the buffer | |
68 | */ | |
69 | virtual int GetProcessedData(const AliHLTUInt8_t* &pData); | |
70 | ||
71 | /** | |
72 | * Release the buffer of processed data. | |
73 | * The handler implementation can do cleanup here. | |
74 | * @param pData pointer to buffer | |
75 | * @param size size of the buffer | |
76 | * @return neg. error code if failed | |
77 | */ | |
78 | virtual int ReleaseProcessedData(const AliHLTUInt8_t* pData, int size); | |
79 | ||
80 | protected: | |
81 | ||
62bb3cd4 | 82 | private: |
83 | /** copy constructor prohibited */ | |
84 | AliHLTOUTHandler(const AliHLTOUTHandler&); | |
85 | /** assignment operator prohibited */ | |
86 | AliHLTOUTHandler& operator=(const AliHLTOUTHandler&); | |
87 | ||
88 | ClassDef(AliHLTOUTHandler, 0) | |
89 | }; | |
90 | #endif |