teca_dataset_source.h

#ifndef teca_dataset_source_h
#define teca_dataset_source_h
 
#include "teca_config.h"
#include "teca_algorithm.h"
#include "teca_metadata.h"
#include "teca_dataset.h"
#include "teca_shared_object.h"
 
#include <vector>
 
TECA_SHARED_OBJECT_FORWARD_DECL(teca_dataset_source)
 
/// An algorithm that serves up user provided data and metadata.
/**
 * This algorithm can be used to inject a dataset constructed
 * on outside of TECA into a TECA pipeline.
 */
class TECA_EXPORT teca_dataset_source : public teca_algorithm
{
public:
    TECA_ALGORITHM_STATIC_NEW(teca_dataset_source)
    TECA_ALGORITHM_DELETE_COPY_ASSIGN(teca_dataset_source)
    TECA_ALGORITHM_CLASS_NAME(teca_dataset_source)
    ~teca_dataset_source();
 
    // report/initialize to/from Boost program options
    // objects.
    TECA_GET_ALGORITHM_PROPERTIES_DESCRIPTION()
    TECA_SET_ALGORITHM_PROPERTIES()
 
    // set/get the dataset to insert into the pipeline
    TECA_ALGORITHM_VECTOR_PROPERTY(p_teca_dataset, dataset)
 
    // set/get the metadata to insert into the pipeline
    TECA_ALGORITHM_PROPERTY(teca_metadata, metadata)
 
protected:
    teca_dataset_source();
 
private:
    using teca_algorithm::get_output_metadata;
 
    teca_metadata get_output_metadata(unsigned int port,
        const std::vector<teca_metadata> &input_md) override;
 
    const_p_teca_dataset execute(unsigned int port,
        const std::vector<const_p_teca_dataset> &input_data,
        const teca_metadata &request) override;
 
private:
    std::vector<p_teca_dataset> datasets;
    teca_metadata metadata;
};
 
#endif