ExternalModule.h

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#ifndef ALICEO2_PASSIVE_EXTERNALMODULE_H
#define ALICEO2_PASSIVE_EXTERNALMODULE_H
 
#include "DetectorsPassive/PassiveBase.h" // base class of passive modules
#include "Rtypes.h"                       // for Pipe::Class, ClassDef, Pipe::Streamer
#include <string>
#include <vector>
 
class TGeoVolume;
class TGeoTransformation;
 
namespace o2
{
namespace passive
{
 
// options used to configure a generic plug and play external module
struct ExternalModuleOptions {
  std::string root_macro_file;           // the file where to lookup the ROOT geometry building macro
  std::string top_volume;                // the volume to be added
  std::string anchor_volume;             // the volume into which the detector will be hooked
  TGeoMatrix const* placement = nullptr; // how to place the module inside anchor_volume
};
 
// a module (passive material) defined externally (ROOT macro / GDML / TGeo geometry)
class ExternalModule : public PassiveBase
{
 public:
  ExternalModule(const char* name, const char* long_title, ExternalModuleOptions options);
  ExternalModule() = default; // default constructor
 
  ~ExternalModule() override = default;
  void ConstructGeometry() override;
 
  static std::vector<ExternalModule*> createFromJSON(const std::string& jsonfile);
 
  FairModule* CloneModule() const override { return nullptr; }
 
 private:
  // void createMaterials();
  ExternalModule(const ExternalModule& orig);
  ExternalModule& operator=(const ExternalModule&);
 
  ExternalModuleOptions mOptions;
 
  // ClassDefOverride(ExternalModule, 0);
};
} // namespace passive
} // namespace o2
#endif