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/// @file   TypeParam.h
/// @author Baudouin Raoult
/// @author Tiago Quintino
/// @date   April 2016

#ifndef metkit_TypeParam_H
#define metkit_TypeParam_H

#include "metkit/types/Type.h"

namespace metkit {

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class TypeParam : public Type {

public: // methods

    TypeParam(const std::string &name, const eckit::Value& settings);

    virtual ~TypeParam();

    static eckit::PathName paramYamlFile();
    static eckit::PathName paramIDYamlFile();

protected:
    virtual bool expand(const MarsRequest& request, std::vector<std::string>& values, bool fail) const;

private: // methods

    virtual void print( std::ostream &out ) const;
    virtual void reset();
    virtual void pass2(MarsRequest& request);
    virtual void expand(std::vector<std::string>& values) const;


};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

} // namespace metkit

#endif
