GeometryBase.hh

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#ifndef G_GEOMETRY_BASE_H
#define G_GEOMETRY_BASE_H
 
#include <string>
 
#include "Medium.hh"
#include "Solid.hh"
 
namespace Garfield {
 
/// Abstract base class for geometry classes.
 
class GeometryBase {
 public:
  /// Constructor
  GeometryBase() = default;
  /// Destructor
  virtual ~GeometryBase() {}
 
  /// Retrieve the medium at a given point.
  virtual Medium* GetMedium(const double x, const double y,
                            const double z) const = 0;
 
  /// Return the number of solids in the geometry.
  virtual unsigned int GetNumberOfSolids() const { return 0; }
  /// Get a solid from the list.
  virtual Solid* GetSolid(const unsigned int /*i*/) const { return nullptr; }
  /// Get a solid from the list, together with the associated medium.
  virtual Solid* GetSolid(const unsigned int /*i*/, Medium*& medium) const {
    medium = nullptr;
    return nullptr;
  }
  /// Check if a point is inside the geometry.
  virtual bool IsInside(const double x, const double y,
                        const double z) const = 0;
 
  /// Get the bounding box (envelope of the geometry).
  virtual bool GetBoundingBox(double& xmin, double& ymin, double& zmin,
                              double& xmax, double& ymax, double& zmax) = 0;
 
 protected:
  std::string m_className = "GeometryBase";
};
}
 
#endif