TVirtualMCApplication.h

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// @(#)root/vmc:$Id$
// Author: Ivana Hrivnacova, 23/03/2002
 
/*************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2006, Rene Brun and Fons Rademakers.                    *
 * Copyright (C) 2002, ALICE Experiment at CERN.                         *
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#ifndef ROOT_TVirtualMCApplication
#define ROOT_TVirtualMCApplication
//
// Class TVirtualMCApplication
// ---------------------------
// Interface to a user Monte Carlo application.
//
 
#include "TNamed.h"
#include "TMath.h"
 
#include "TMCtls.h"
 
class TVirtualMCApplication : public TNamed {
 
public:
   /// Standard constructor
   TVirtualMCApplication(const char *name, const char *title);
 
   /// Default constructor
   TVirtualMCApplication();
 
   /// Destructor
   virtual ~TVirtualMCApplication();
 
   /// Static access method
   static TVirtualMCApplication* Instance();
 
   //
   // methods
   //
 
   /// Construct user geometry
   virtual void ConstructGeometry() = 0;
 
   /// Misalign user geometry (optional)
   virtual Bool_t MisalignGeometry() {return kFALSE;}
 
   /// Define parameters for optical processes (optional)
   virtual void ConstructOpGeometry() {}
 
   /// Define sensitive detectors (optional)
   virtual void ConstructSensitiveDetectors() {}
 
   /// Initialize geometry
   /// (Usually used to define sensitive volumes IDs)
   virtual void InitGeometry() = 0;
 
   /// Add user defined particles (optional)
   virtual void AddParticles() {}
 
   /// Add user defined ions (optional)
   virtual void AddIons() {}
 
   /// Generate primary particles
   virtual void GeneratePrimaries() = 0;
 
   /// Define actions at the beginning of the event
   virtual void BeginEvent() = 0;
 
   /// Define actions at the beginning of the primary track
   virtual void BeginPrimary() = 0;
 
   /// Define actions at the beginning of each track
   virtual void PreTrack() = 0;
 
   /// Define action at each step
   virtual void Stepping() = 0;
 
   /// Define actions at the end of each track
   virtual void PostTrack() = 0;
 
   /// Define actions at the end of the primary track
   virtual void FinishPrimary() = 0;
 
   /// Define actions at the end of the event
   virtual void FinishEvent() = 0;
 
   /// Define maximum radius for tracking (optional)
   virtual Double_t TrackingRmax() const { return DBL_MAX; }
 
   /// Define maximum z for tracking (optional)
   virtual Double_t TrackingZmax() const { return DBL_MAX; }
 
   /// Calculate user field \a b at point \a x
   virtual void Field(const Double_t* x, Double_t* b) const;
 
   /// Define action at each step for Geane
   virtual void GeaneStepping() {;}
 
   // Functions for multi-threading applications
   /// Clone MC application on worker
   virtual TVirtualMCApplication* CloneForWorker() const { return 0;}
 
   /// Const Initialize MC application on worker  - now deprecated
   /// Use new non-const InitOnWorker()  instead
   virtual void InitForWorker() const {}
   /// Const Define actions at the beginning of the worker run if needed - now deprecated
   /// Use new non-const BeginRunOnWorker() instead
   virtual void BeginWorkerRun() const {}
   /// Const Define actions at the end of the worker run if needed - now deprecated
   /// Use new non-const FinishRunOnWorker() instead
   virtual void FinishWorkerRun() const {}
 
   /// Initialize MC application on worker
   virtual void InitOnWorker() {}
   /// Define actions at the beginning of the worker run if needed
   virtual void BeginRunOnWorker() {}
   /// Define actions at the end of the worker run if needed
   virtual void FinishRunOnWorker() {}
   /// Merge the data accumulated on workers to the master if needed
   virtual void Merge(TVirtualMCApplication* /*localMCApplication*/) {}
 
private:
   // static data members
#if !defined(__CINT__)
   static TMCThreadLocal TVirtualMCApplication* fgInstance; ///< Singleton instance
#else
   static                TVirtualMCApplication* fgInstance; ///< Singleton instance
#endif
 
   ClassDef(TVirtualMCApplication,1)  //Interface to MonteCarlo application
};
 
inline void TVirtualMCApplication::Field(const Double_t* /*x*/, Double_t* b) const {
   // No magnetic field
   b[0] = 0; b[1] = 0; b[2] = 0;
}
 
#endif //ROOT_TVirtualMCApplication