MergeInterface.h

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#ifndef ALICEO2_MERGEINTERFACE_H
#define ALICEO2_MERGEINTERFACE_H
 
 
#include <Rtypes.h>
 
namespace o2::mergers
{
 
class MergeInterface
{
 public:
  // Please make sure to properly delete an object. If the inheriting class object is a container,
  // make sure that all entries are correctly deleted as well.
  virtual ~MergeInterface() = default;
 
  virtual void merge(MergeInterface* const other) = 0; // const argument
 
  virtual void postDeserialization(){};
 
  virtual MergeInterface* cloneMovingWindow() const { return nullptr; }
 
  ClassDef(MergeInterface, 1);
};
 
} // namespace o2::mergers
 
#endif //ALICEO2_MERGEINTERFACE_H