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  Program:   vtkITK
  Module:    $HeadURL$
  Date:      $Date$
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///  vtkITKImageToImageFilter - Abstract base class for connecting ITK and VTK
/// 
/// vtkITKImageToImageFilter provides a 

#ifndef __vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS_h
#define __vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS_h


#include "vtkITKImageToImageFilter.h"
#include "vtkImageToImageFilter.h"
#include "itkImageToImageFilter.h"
#include "itkVTKImageExport.h"
#include "itkVTKImageImport.h"
#include "vtkITKUtility.h"


class VTK_ITK_EXPORT vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS : public vtkITKImageToImageFilter
{
public:
  vtkTypeMacro(vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS,vtkITKImageToImageFilter);
  static vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS* New() { return 0; };
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent)
  {
    Superclass::PrintSelf ( os, indent );
    os << m_Filter;
  };

  /// 
  /// Portion of the SetReleaseDataFlag implementation can be
  /// implemented at this level of the hierachy.
  virtual void SetReleaseDataFlag(int f)
    {
      Superclass::SetReleaseDataFlag(f);
      m_Filter->SetReleaseDataFlag(f);
    }

protected:
  //BTX
  
  /// To/from ITK
  typedef short InputImagePixelType;
  typedef short OutputImagePixelType;
  typedef itk::Image<InputImagePixelType, 3> InputImageType;
  typedef itk::Image<OutputImagePixelType, 3> OutputImageType;

  typedef itk::VTKImageImport<InputImageType> ImageImportType;
  typedef itk::VTKImageExport<OutputImageType> ImageExportType;
  ImageImportType::Pointer itkImporter;
  ImageExportType::Pointer itkExporter;

  typedef itk::ImageToImageFilter<InputImageType,OutputImageType> GenericFilterType;
  GenericFilterType::Pointer m_Filter;

  vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS ( GenericFilterType* filter )
  {
    /// Need an import, export, and a ITK pipeline
    m_Filter = filter;
    this->itkImporter = ImageImportType::New();
    this->itkExporter = ImageExportType::New();
    ConnectPipelines(this->vtkExporter, this->itkImporter);
    ConnectPipelines(this->itkExporter, this->vtkImporter);
    this->LinkITKProgressToVTKProgress ( m_Filter );
    
    /// Set up the filter pipeline
    m_Filter->SetInput ( this->itkImporter->GetOutput() );
    this->itkExporter->SetInput ( m_Filter->GetOutput() );
    this->vtkCast->SetOutputScalarTypeToShort();
  };

  ~vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS()
  {
  };
  //ETX
  
private:
  vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS(const vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS&);  /// Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkITKImageToImageFilterSS&);  /// Not implemented.
};

#endif
