/*!
  \file
  \brief Bayesian Models (bm) that use Bayes rule to learn from observations
  \author Vaclav Smidl.

  -----------------------------------
  BDM++ - C++ library for Bayesian Decision Making under Uncertainty

  Using IT++ for numerical operations
  -----------------------------------
*/

#ifndef root_H
#define root_H

#include <string>

#include "itpp_ext.h"
#include "base/libconfig/libconfig.h++"

using namespace libconfig;
using namespace itpp;
using namespace std;

namespace bdm {
	
//forward declaration
class logger;
	
//! information about connection to a logger
class log_record {
public:
	//!remember which logger is registered 
	logger &L;
	//! vector of log IDs - one element for each entry
	ivec ids;
	
	//!default constructor
	log_record(logger &L0): L(L0),ids(0){}
};
	
//! Root class of BDM objects
class root {
	protected:
	//! record of connections to the logger
	log_record* logrec;
	//! level of details that will be logged to a logger
	int log_level;
	
public:
	//!default constructor
	root() : logrec(NULL),log_level(0) {};
	
	//! make sure this is a virtual object
	virtual ~root() {
		if (logrec) delete logrec;
	}

	//! Returns a basic textual info about the current instance
	virtual string to_string() const {
		return "";
	}
	//! Register itself in a logger, i.e. allocate space for data from this class
	//! The level of details (parameter \c level ) is individual for each class.
	virtual void log_register(logger &L, const string &prefix){
		logrec = new log_record(L);
	}
	
	//! Write current information into the given logger 
	virtual void log_write() const {
	}
	//! set level of details to be logged - needs to be called before log_register!
	virtual void set_log_level(int level) {log_level = level;}

	//! Read instance properties according the data stored in the Setting structure
	virtual void from_setting ( const Setting &set ) {
	}

	//! Save all the instance properties into the Setting structure
	virtual void to_setting ( Setting &set ) const {
	}

	//! Check that all internal structures has been correctly set-up. Called at the end of from_setting.
	virtual void validate() {
	}
	
};

}; //namespace
#endif // root_H