/*************************************************************************\
* Copyright (c) 2024 PSI 
* ecmc is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
*
*  ecmcDAQDataChannel.h
*
*  Created on: Mar 01, 2024
*      Author: anders sandstrom
*
\*************************************************************************/
#ifndef ECMC_DAQ_DATA_CHANNEL_H_
#define ECMC_DAQ_DATA_CHANNEL_H_

#include <stdexcept>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include "ecmcDAQChannelItem.h"

/* Class for an data channel */
class ecmcDAQDataChannel {
 public:
  ecmcDAQDataChannel(int type);
  ~ecmcDAQDataChannel();
  void     connectToDataSources();
  void     addDataItem(const char* name, int format);
  size_t   getDataElementCount();
  double   getData(int first);
  bool     empty();
  double   getType();
  int      validate();

private:
  std::vector<ecmcDAQChannelItem*>  dataItems_;
  double type_;
  size_t itemCounter_;
  size_t dataElementCount_;
  size_t returnedDataCounter_;
  size_t currItemIndex_;
  int    dataSourcesLinked_;
};

#endif  /* ECMC_DAQ_DATA_CHANNEL_H_ */