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/*! \file TeAttribute.h
    \brief This file contains structures and definitions about attributes of geographical objects
*/
#ifndef  __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_ATTRIBUTE_H
#define  __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_ATTRIBUTE_H

#include "TeDefines.h"
#include "TeDataTypes.h"
#include "TeTime.h"

/*! \enum TeMeasurementScale 
	\brief Sscale of measurement according to Stevens (1949) 
           modified by Chrisman (1998) to include CYCLIC and PROBABILITY
           we also include FUZZY (possibility scale) 
*/
enum TeMeasurementScale 
{ ORDINAL, NOMINAL, RATIO, INTERVAL, CYCLIC, PROBABILITY, FUZZY };

/*! \struct TeAttributeRep
	\brief Attribute physical representation
*/
struct TL_DLL TeAttributeRep
{
	string			name_;		//!< attribute name	
	TeAttrDataType  type_;		//!< attribute type
	int				numChar_;   //!< width of an attribute
	int				decimals_;	//!< number of decimal digits
	bool			isPrimaryKey_;	//!< flag to indicate that the attribute is part of primary key
	bool			isAutoNumber_; 	//!< flag to indicate that the attribute is auto number
	bool            null_;			//!< flag to indicate that attribute can be a null value (true) or not (false)
	string			defaultValue_;	//!< default value (without "'")

	//! Empty constructor
	TeAttributeRep():
		name_(""),
		type_(TeSTRING),
		numChar_(0),
		decimals_(0),
		isPrimaryKey_(false),
		isAutoNumber_(false),
		null_(true),
		defaultValue_("")
		{}

	//! Constructor
	TeAttributeRep(const string& name):
		name_(name),
		type_(TeSTRING),
		numChar_(0),
		decimals_(0),
		isPrimaryKey_(false),
		isAutoNumber_(false),
		null_(true),
		defaultValue_("")
		{}

	//! Operator =
	TeAttributeRep& operator= ( const TeAttributeRep& at )
	{
		if ( this != &at )
		{	
			name_ = at.name_;
			type_ = at.type_;
			numChar_ = at.numChar_;
			decimals_ = at.decimals_;
			isPrimaryKey_ = at.isPrimaryKey_;
			isAutoNumber_ = at.isAutoNumber_;
			null_ = at.null_;
			defaultValue_ = at.defaultValue_;
		}
		return *this;
	}

	//! Operator ==
	bool operator== ( const TeAttributeRep& at )
	{
		return (name_==at.name_ && type_ == at.type_
			&& numChar_ == at.numChar_ && decimals_ == at.decimals_ &&
            isPrimaryKey_ == at.isPrimaryKey_ && 
			isAutoNumber_ == at.isAutoNumber_ && 
			null_ == at.null_ && defaultValue_ == at.defaultValue_);
	}

	//! Operator <
	bool	operator< (const TeAttributeRep& at) const 
	{return (name_ < at.name_);}	
};

/*! \struct TeAttribute
	\brief Attribute description
*/
struct TL_DLL TeAttribute
{
	TeAttributeRep	rep_;		//!< representation of attribute	
	string	semantic_;			//!< reference in a Ontology database (e.g., entry in WordNet )	
	string	unit_;				//!< measurement unit ( e.g., m ) if applicable
	TeMeasurementScale  scale_;	//!< scale of measurement

	// for RATIO data sets
	string				minValue_;	//!< minimum value of the attribute
	string				maxValue_;	//!< maximum value of the attrbute	

	// for NOMINAL or ORDINAL data sets
	vector<string>		validValueList_; //!< list of valid values

	// for INTERVAL data sets (??)
	string				origin_;	//!< origin of the intervals	
	string				interval_;	//!< mesurement interval

	string				dateTimeFormat_;	//!< format for date and time values
	string				indicatorAM_;		//!< AM indicator for a 12 hour clock
	string				indicatorPM_;		//!< PM indicator for a 12 hour clock
	string				dateSeparator_;		//!< date separator
	string				timeSeparator_;		//!< time separator
	TeChronon			dateChronon_;		//!< date chronon

	//! Empty constructor
	TeAttribute():
		rep_			(TeAttributeRep()),
		dateTimeFormat_	("DsMsYYYYsHHsmmsSS"), 
		indicatorAM_	("AM"),
		indicatorPM_	("PM"),
		dateSeparator_	("/"),
		timeSeparator_	(":"), 
		dateChronon_    (TeSECOND)
		{}

	TeAttribute& operator= ( const TeAttribute& at )
	{
		if ( this != &at )
		{
			rep_ = at.rep_;
			semantic_ = at.semantic_;
			unit_ = at.unit_;
			scale_ = at.scale_;
			minValue_ = at.minValue_;
			maxValue_ = at.maxValue_;
			validValueList_ = at.validValueList_;
			origin_ = at.origin_;
			interval_ = at.interval_;
			dateTimeFormat_ = at.dateTimeFormat_;
			indicatorAM_ = at.indicatorAM_;
			indicatorPM_ = at.indicatorPM_;
			dateSeparator_ = at.dateSeparator_;
			timeSeparator_ = at.timeSeparator_;
			dateChronon_ = at.dateChronon_;
		}

		return *this;
	}
};

/*! \struct TeProperty
	\brief A property of an object
 */
struct TL_DLL TeProperty
{
	TeAttribute		attr_;		//!< attribute description
    string			value_;		//!< its value stored as an string
};

//! A vector of TeProperties
typedef vector<TeProperty> TePropertyVector;

//! A vector of attributes representation
typedef vector<TeAttributeRep>  TeAttributeRepList;

//! A vector of attributes 
typedef vector<TeAttribute>		TeAttributeList;

//! A Map of the attribute names to the statistical types 
typedef vector< pair<TeAttributeRep, TeStatisticType> > TeGroupingAttr;

#endif