#ifndef FAIRPARIO_H
#define FAIRPARIO_H

#include "TObject.h"
#include "TList.h"

class FairDetParIo;
class FairRtdbRun;

class FairParIo : public TObject
{
  protected:
    TList* detParIoList;  // list of detector I/Os
    Bool_t autoWritable;  // flag indicating if automatic write is possible
    TString filename;
  public:
    FairParIo();
    virtual ~FairParIo();
    virtual FairDetParIo* getDetParIo(const Text_t*);
    virtual void setDetParIo(FairDetParIo*);
    virtual void removeDetParIo(Text_t*);
    void setInputNumber(Int_t);
    virtual void close() {;}

    // returns the filename
    const char* getFilename() {return filename.Data();}

    // creates input/output class for a special detector and stores pointer
    // used only for Oracle input/output
    // (code in  class OraIo)
    virtual void setDetParIo(Text_t*) {;}

    // prints information about input/output
    virtual void print() {;}

    // checks if the input/output is open
    virtual Bool_t check() { return kFALSE; }

    // reads versions of parameter containers for an event file
    virtual void readVersions(FairRtdbRun*) {;}

    // sets global file pointer in ROOT if input/output is a ROOT-file
    // (code in FairParRootFileIo)
    virtual void cd() {;}

    // set and get for flag autoWritable
    void setAutoWritable(Bool_t f=kTRUE) {autoWritable=f;}
    Bool_t isAutoWritable() {return autoWritable;}

  private:
    FairParIo(const FairParIo&);
    FairParIo& operator=(const FairParIo&);

    ClassDef(FairParIo,0) // Base class for all parameter I/Os
};

#endif  /* !FAIRPARIO_H */