UniqueID.h

#ifndef SCTDATA_UNIQUEID_H
#define SCTDATA_UNIQUEID_H

#include <string>

using std::string;

namespace Sct {

class UniqueID {
public:
    UniqueID(string uniqueID);

    UniqueID(unsigned int runNumber, unsigned int scanNumber, string module);

    Sct::UniqueID getUniqueID() const;

    operator string () const;

    string getModule() const;

    unsigned int getRunNumber() const;

    unsigned int getScanNumber() const;

    UniqueID& operator=(const UniqueID& other);
    bool operator==(const UniqueID& other) const;
    bool operator!= (const UniqueID& other) const;

protected:
    UniqueID();
private:
    // it is the responsibility of this class to make sure that all the 
    // private member data correspond to one-another, since there is redundant information here!
    unsigned int runNumber;
    unsigned int scanNumber;
    string nameAsString;
    string module;    
    friend class IOName;
};
}

std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Sct::UniqueID& id);
std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& is, Sct::UniqueID& id);

#endif //SCTDATA_UNIQUEID_H

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