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/*! \file UserDate.h
    \brief Definition of the Template class UserDate.
    
    Magics Team - ECMWF 2005
    
    Started: Mon 10-Oct-2005
    
    Changes:
    
*/

#ifndef UserDate_H
#define UserDate_H

#include "magics.h"
#include "MagTranslator.h"
#include "Factory.h"



namespace magics {

class UserDate {

public:
	UserDate();
	UserDate(const string&);
	virtual ~UserDate();
    
    virtual void set(const XmlNode&) {
        MagLog::dev() << "(const XmlNode&)---> to be checked!...\n";
    }
    virtual void set(const map<string, string>&) {
        MagLog::dev() << "(const map<string, string&)---> to be checked!...\n";
    }
    virtual UserDate* clone() const {
        MagLog::dev() << "(const map<string, string&)---> to be checked!...\n";
        return new UserDate();
    }
    
protected:
     //! Method to print string about this class on to a stream of type ostream (virtual).
	 virtual void print(ostream&) const; 

private:
    //! Copy constructor - No copy allowed
	UserDate(const UserDate&);
    //! Overloaded << operator to copy - No copy allowed
	UserDate& operator=(const UserDate&);

// -- Friends
    //! Overloaded << operator to call print().
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& s,const UserDate& p)
		{ p.print(s); return s; }

};

template <>
class MagTranslator<string, UserDate> { 
public:
	UserDate* operator()(const string& val )
	{
		 return new UserDate(val);		
	}     

	UserDate* magics(const string& param)
	{
		UserDate* object;
		ParameterManager::update(param, object);
		return object;
	}
};

} // namespace magics
#endif
