MaterialPropertyLoader.h

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//
// Class to set material properties for different materials in
// the detector. Currently used to supply optical properties to LAr
// and other optical elements of the detector.
//

// TODO uniform the header guard format to LArSoft common
#ifndef LArG4_MaterialPropertyLoader_h
#define LArG4_MaterialPropertyLoader_h

#include <map>
#include <string>

class G4LogicalVolumeStore;

namespace detinfo {
  class DetectorPropertiesData;
}

namespace larg4 {

  class MaterialPropertyLoader {
  public:
    // TODO turn arguments into constant references
    //Accessors
    std::map<double, double> GetMaterialProperty(std::string Material, std::string Property)
    {
      return fPropertyList[Material][Property];
    }

    // TODO turn arguments into constant references
    double GetMaterialConstProperty(std::string Material, std::string Property)
    {
      return fConstPropertyList[Material][Property];
    }

    // TODO turn argument into constant reference
    std::map<std::string, double> const& GetMaterialConstProperties(std::string Material)
    {
      return fConstPropertyList[Material];
    }

    // TODO turn argument into constant reference
    std::map<std::string, std::map<double, double>> const& GetMaterialProperties(
      std::string Material)
    {
      return fPropertyList[Material];
    }

    // --- BEGIN Methods to set material properties ----------------------------

    // TODO turn arguments into constant references
    void SetMaterialProperty(std::string Material,
                             std::string Property,
                             std::map<double, double> Values,
                             double Unit);

    // TODO turn arguments into constant references
    void SetMaterialConstProperty(std::string Material,
                                  std::string Property,
                                  double Value,
                                  double Unit);

    // --- END Methods to set material properties ------------------------------

    // --- BEGIN Setting of specific properties --------------------------------

    // Method to set LArG4 Birks constant
    void SetBirksConstant(std::string, double, double);

    // TODO turn the arguments into constant references (using type aliases)
    void SetReflectances(std::string,
                         std::map<std::string, std::map<double, double>>,
                         std::map<std::string, std::map<double, double>>);
    // TODO turn the argument into constant reference (using type aliases)
    void SetReflectances(std::map<std::string, std::map<double, double>>);

    // --- END Setting of specific properties ----------------------------------

    void GetPropertiesFromServices(detinfo::DetectorPropertiesData const& detProp);

    // TODO make this method constant
    void UpdateGeometry(G4LogicalVolumeStore* lvs);

  private:
    //         materials                properties            values
    std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, double>> fConstPropertyList;

    //         materials                properties               energies  values
    std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, std::map<double, double>>> fPropertyList;

    std::map<std::string, double> fBirksConstants;
  }; // clas MaterialPropertyLoader

} // namespace larg4

#endif // LArG4_MaterialPropertyLoader_h