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// .NAME vtkImageMultipleInputFilter - Generic filter that has N inputs.
// .SECTION Description
// vtkImageMultipleInputFilter is a super class for filters that 
// any number of inputs.  Steaming is not available in this class yet.

// .SECTION See Also
// vtkImageFilter vtImageInPlaceFilter vtkImageTwoInputFilter
// vtkImageTwoOutputFilter



#ifndef __vtkImageMultipleInputFilter_h
#define __vtkImageMultipleInputFilter_h


#include "vtkImageSource.h"
#include "vtkStructuredPoints.h"
#include "vtkStructuredPointsToImage.h"
#include "vtkImageCache.h"
#include "vtkMultiThreader.h"


class VTK_EXPORT vtkImageMultipleInputFilter : public vtkImageSource
{
public:
  vtkImageMultipleInputFilter();
  ~vtkImageMultipleInputFilter();
  static vtkImageMultipleInputFilter *New() 
    {return new vtkImageMultipleInputFilter;};
  const char *GetClassName() {return "vtkImageMultipleInputFilter";};
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);

  virtual void SetInput(int num, vtkImageCache *input);
  void SetInput(int num, vtkStructuredPoints *spts)
    {this->SetInput(num, spts->GetStructuredPointsToImage()->GetOutput());}
  virtual void AddInput(vtkImageCache *input);
  void AddInput(vtkStructuredPoints *spts)
    {this->AddInput(spts->GetStructuredPointsToImage()->GetOutput());}
  
  void InternalUpdate(vtkImageData *outData);
  void UpdateImageInformation();
  unsigned long int GetPipelineMTime();
  
  // Description:
  // Get one input to this filter.
  vtkImageCache *GetInput(int num) {return this->Inputs[num];};

  // Description:
  // Get the number of inputs to this filter
  vtkGetMacro(NumberOfInputs, int);
  
  // Description:
  // Turning bypass on will causse the filter to turn off and
  // simply pass the data from the first input (input0) through.  
  // It is implemented for consitancy with vtkImageFilter.
  vtkSetMacro(Bypass,int);
  vtkGetMacro(Bypass,int);
  vtkBooleanMacro(Bypass,int);

  // Description:
  // Get/Set the number of threads to create when rendering
  vtkSetClampMacro( NumberOfThreads, int, 1, VTK_MAX_THREADS );
  vtkGetMacro( NumberOfThreads, int );

  // subclasses should define this function
  virtual void ThreadedExecute(vtkImageData **inDatas, 
			       vtkImageData *outData,
			       int extent[6], int threadId);

protected:
  int NumberOfInputs;
  vtkImageCache **Inputs;     // An Array of the inputs to the filter
  vtkMultiThreader *Threader;
  int Bypass;
  int Updating;
  int NumberOfThreads;
  
  // Called to allocate the input array.  Copies old inputs.
  void SetNumberOfInputs(int num);

  virtual void ExecuteImageInformation();
  virtual void ComputeRequiredInputUpdateExtent(int inExt[6], int outExt[6],
						int whichInput);
  virtual void RecursiveStreamUpdate(vtkImageData *outData);
  virtual void Execute(vtkImageData **inDatas, vtkImageData *outData);
};

#endif







