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/*
 *  $Id: Merger.hh,v 1.2 2016/03/04 02:22:11 dixon Exp $
 *
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//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// 
// Header: Merger
// 
// Author: G M Cunning
// 
// Date:	Sun Feb  4 14:55:32 2001
// 
// Description:	This is an abstarct base class for Merging fields.
// 
// 
// 
// 


# ifndef    MERGER_H
# define    MERGER_H

// C++ include files
#include <string>

// System/RAP include files

// Local include files
#include "Params.hh"
using namespace std;


class InputFile;
class OutputFile;


class Merger {
  
public:

  ////////////////////
  // public methods //
  ////////////////////

  // constructor
  Merger(string prog_name, Params *params) 
  { _progName = prog_name; _params = params; }


  // destructor
  virtual ~Merger() {};

  // merge those fields
  virtual bool mergeField(InputFile *in_file, const int& i, OutputFile* out_file) = 0;

protected:

  ///////////////////////
  // protected members //
  ///////////////////////
  
  string _progName;
  Params *_params;

  ///////////////////////
  // protected methods //
  ///////////////////////

private:

  /////////////////////
  // private members //
  /////////////////////


  /////////////////////
  // private methods //
  /////////////////////


};


# endif     /* MERGER_H */