detector_backend.cpp

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// Copyright (C) 2010 Lutz Foucar

/**
 * @file detector_backend.cpp contains the base class definition for all detectors
 *                            that are attached to an acqiris device.
 *
 * @author Lutz Foucar
 */
#include "cass.h"

#include "detector_backend.h"
#include "delayline_detector.h"

using namespace cass::ACQIRIS;
using namespace std;

DetectorBackend::shared_pointer DetectorBackend::instance(const DetectorType &dettype, const std::string &detname)
{
  shared_pointer det;

  switch(dettype)
  {
  case Delayline:
    det = shared_pointer(new DelaylineDetector(detname));
    break;
  case ToF:
    det = shared_pointer(new TofDetector(detname));
    break;
  default:
    throw invalid_argument("DetectorBackend::instance: detector type '" +
                           toString(dettype) + "' is unknown");
  }
  return det;
}