#ifndef ATOOLS_Math_Variable_H
#define ATOOLS_Math_Variable_H

#include "ATOOLS/Org/Getter_Function.H"
#include "ATOOLS/Math/Vector.H"
#include <string>

namespace ATOOLS {

  class Algebra_Interpreter;

  template <class ValueType>
  class Variable_Base {
  public:

    typedef ValueType Value_Type;

  protected:
    
    std::string m_name, m_idname, m_selectorid;

  public:

    // constructors
    Variable_Base(const std::string &name,
		  const std::string &idname="");

    // destructor
    virtual ~Variable_Base();

    // member functions
    virtual bool Init(const std::string &name="");

    const std::string &Name() const;
    const std::string &IDName() const;

    std::string SelectorID() const;

    Value_Type operator()(const Vec3D *vectors,const int &n=1) const;
    Value_Type operator()(const Vec4D *vectors,const int &n=1) const;

    virtual Value_Type Value(const Vec3D *vectors,const int &n=1) const;
    virtual Value_Type Value(const Vec4D *vectors,const int &n=1) const;

    virtual Algebra_Interpreter *GetInterpreter() const;

    static void ShowVariables(const int mode=1);

  };

  typedef Getter_Function<Variable_Base<double>,std::string> Variable_Getter;

} // end of namespace ATOOLS

#endif