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**
** ViTE developers are (for version 0.* to 1.0):
**
**        - COULOMB Kevin
**        - FAVERGE Mathieu
**        - JAZEIX Johnny
**        - LAGRASSE Olivier
**        - MARCOUEILLE Jule
**        - NOISETTE Pascal
**        - REDONDY Arthur
**        - VUCHENER Clément 
**
*/
/*!
 *\file Parser.hpp
 *\brief This file contains the abstract layer for the parser.
 */

#ifndef PARSER_HPP
#define PARSER_HPP

class Trace;
#include <QObject>
/*! 
 * \class Parser Parser.hpp "../parser/src/Parser.hpp"
 * \brief Contains the definition of the parser interface.
 */

class Parser: public QObject {
    Q_OBJECT

protected:
    bool _is_finished;
    bool _is_canceled;
    
    std::string  _file_to_parse;
    
public:

    Parser();
    Parser(const std::string &filename);
    virtual ~Parser() {};

    /*!
     *  \fn parse(Trace &trace, bool finish_trace_after_parse = true) = 0
     *  \param trace the structure of data to fill
     *  \param finish_trace_after_parse boolean set if we do not have to finish the trace after parsing
     */
    virtual void parse(Trace &trace, bool finish_trace_after_parse = true) = 0;

    /*!
     *  \fn get_percent_loaded() const = 0;
     *  \return the scale of the size already loaded of the file by the parser. (between 0 and 1)
     */
    virtual float get_percent_loaded() const = 0;
    
    /*!
     *  \fn is_end_of_parsing() const
     *  \brief true is the parsing is finished
     *  \return boolean
     */
    virtual bool is_end_of_parsing() const;

    /*! 
     * \fn set_canceled()
     * \brief called when the loading of the trace is canceled by the user
     */
    virtual void set_canceled();

    /*!
     *  \fn set_file_to_parse(const std::string &filename)
     *  \param filename : the name of the file to parse
     *  \brief set the name of the file to parse.
     */
    virtual void set_file_to_parse(const std::string &filename);

    /*!
     *  \fn finish()
     *  \brief set the end of the parsing
     */
    virtual void finish();

};

#endif // PARSER_HPP
