/**********************************************************************
 * $Id: LocationIndexOfLine.h 2809 2009-12-06 01:05:24Z mloskot $
 *
 * GEOS - Geometry Engine Open Source
 * http://geos.refractions.net
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Refractions Research Inc.
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Vivid Solutions Inc.
 *
 * This is free software; you can redistribute and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licence as published
 * by the Free Software Foundation.
 * See the COPYING file for more information.
 *
 **********************************************************************
 *
 * Last port: linearref/LinearGeometryBuilder.java rev. 1.10
 *
 **********************************************************************/

#ifndef GEOS_LINEARREF_LINEARGEOMETRYBUILDER_H
#define GEOS_LINEARREF_LINEARGEOMETRYBUILDER_H

#include <geos/geom/Coordinate.h>
#include <geos/geom/Geometry.h>
#include <geos/linearref/LinearLocation.h>

namespace geos
{
namespace linearref   // geos::linearref
{

/**
 * Determines the location of a subline along a linear {@link Geometry}.
 * The location is reported as a pair of {@link LinearLocation}s.
 * <p>
 * <b>Note:</b> Currently this algorithm is not guaranteed to
 * return the correct substring in some situations where
 * an endpoint of the test line occurs more than once in the input line.
 * (However, the common case of a ring is always handled correctly).
 */
class LocationIndexOfLine
{
	/**
	* MD - this algorithm has been extracted into a class
	* because it is intended to validate that the subline truly is a subline,
	* and also to use the internal vertex information to unambiguously locate the subline.
	*/
private:
	const geom::Geometry* linearGeom;

public:

	/** \brief
	 * Determines the location of a subline along a linear {@link Geometry}.
	 *
	 * The location is reported as a pair of {@link LinearLocation}s.
	 * 
	 * <b>Note:</b> Currently this algorithm is not guaranteed to
	 * return the correct substring in some situations where
	 * an endpoint of the test line occurs more than once in the input line.
	 * (However, the common case of a ring is always handled correctly).
	 *
	 * Caller must take of releasing with delete[]
	 *
	 */
	static LinearLocation* indicesOf(const geom::Geometry* linearGeom, const geom::Geometry* subLine);

	LocationIndexOfLine(const geom::Geometry* linearGeom);

	/// Caller must take of releasing with delete[]
	LinearLocation* indicesOf(const geom::Geometry* subLine) const;
};
}
}

#endif
