ElementRecorderBase.h

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  XC program; finite element analysis code
//  for structural analysis and design.
//
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//ElementRecorderBase.h
                                                                        
                                                                        
#ifndef ElementRecorderBase_h
#define ElementRecorderBase_h


// What: "@(#) ElementRecorderBase.h, revA"

#include <utility/recorder/MeshCompRecorder.h>
#include <utility/matrix/ID.h>

namespace XC {
class Response;
class DataOutputHandler;

//
class ElementRecorderBase: public MeshCompRecorder
  {
  protected:        
    ID eleID;

    std::vector<Response *> theResponses;
    std::vector<std::string> responseArgs;

    int sendData(CommParameters &);  
    int receiveData(const CommParameters &);
    void setup_responses(const std::string &);

  public:
    ElementRecorderBase(int classTag);
    ElementRecorderBase(int classTag, const ID &eleID, 
                        const std::vector<std::string> &, 
                        bool echoTime, 
                        Domain &theDomain, 
                        DataOutputHandler &theOutputHandler,
                        double deltaT = 0.0);
    ~ElementRecorderBase(void);
    inline size_t getNumArgs(void) const
      { return responseArgs.size(); }
    int sendSelf(CommParameters &);  
    int recvSelf(const CommParameters &);
  };
} // end of XC namespace


#endif