/* -*- mia-c++  -*-
 *
 * This file is part of MIA - a toolbox for medical image analysis
 * Copyright (c) Leipzig, Madrid 1999-2017 Gert Wollny
 *
 * MIA is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with MIA; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */


#ifndef mia_template_combiner_hh
#define mia_template_combiner_hh

#include <mia/core/filter.hh>
#include <mia/core/import_handler.hh>

NS_MIA_BEGIN

template <typename Image>
class EXPORT_HANDLER TImageCombiner : public TFilter< typename Image::Pointer >,
       public CProductBase
{
public:
       /// data type for plug-in serachpath component
       typedef Image plugin_data;
       /// plug-in type for plug-in serachpath component
       typedef combiner_type plugin_type;

       typedef typename TFilter< typename Image::Pointer >::result_type result_type;

       /**
          Combine two images by a given operator
          @param a
          @param b
          @returns combined image

        */
       result_type combine( const Image& a, const Image& b) const;
private:
       virtual result_type do_combine( const Image& a, const Image& b) const = 0;
};


NS_MIA_END

#endif
