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#ifndef __cmtkImageOperation_h_included_
#define __cmtkImageOperation_h_included_

#include <cmtkconfig.h>

#include <System/cmtkSmartPtr.h>
#include <Base/cmtkUniformVolume.h>

#include <list>

namespace
cmtk
{

/** \addtogroup Base */
//@{

/** Image operation base class.
 * Classes derived from this base class are used to implement an ordered sequence of operations
 * primarily for the "convertx" command line tool.
 *
 *\warning This class is not thread-safe in the sense that the costructed operation sequence is
 * stored in a static member field of this class, m_ImageOperationList.
 */
class ImageOperation
{
public:
  /// This class.
  typedef ImageOperation Self;

  /// Smart pointer.
  typedef cmtk::SmartPointer<Self> SmartPtr;

  /// Virtual destructor.
  virtual ~ImageOperation() {}
  
  /// Apply this operation to an image in place.
  virtual cmtk::UniformVolume::SmartPtr Apply( cmtk::UniformVolume::SmartPtr& volume ) 
  {
    return volume;
  }

  /// Apply all operations in list.
  static cmtk::UniformVolume::SmartPtr ApplyAll( cmtk::UniformVolume::SmartPtr& volume ) 
  {
    for ( std::list<Self::SmartPtr>::iterator opIt = Self::m_ImageOperationList.begin(); opIt != Self::m_ImageOperationList.end(); ++opIt )
      {
      volume = (*opIt)->Apply( volume );
      }
    return volume;
  }
  
protected:
  /// List of image operations.
  static std::list<Self::SmartPtr> m_ImageOperationList;
};

//@}

} // namespace cmtk

#endif // #ifndef __cmtkImageOperation_h_included_
