ConnectionManager.h

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#ifndef CONNECTIONMANAGER_H
#define CONNECTIONMANAGER_H

//SpikeStream includes
#include "DBInterface.h"
#include "GlobalVariables.h"
#include "ConnectionHolder.h"
#include "SpikeStreamApplication.h"

//Qt includes
#include <qstring.h>
#include <qprogressdialog.h>

//Other includes
#include <map>
#include <string>
using namespace std;


//----------------------- Connection Manager ------------------------------
/*! Creates different types of connection in the Connections and Connection
        Groups databases. Controlled by Connection Widget.*/
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

class ConnectionManager {

        public:
                ConnectionManager(DBInterface* netDBInter, DBInterface* devDBInter);
                ~ConnectionManager();
                int createConnections(ConnectionHolder);
                void deleteConnections(vector<ConnectionHolder>);


        private:
                //=========================== VARIABLES =====================================
                /*! Reference to network database handling class.*/
                DBInterface *networkDBInterface;

                /*! Reference to device database handling class.*/
                DBInterface *deviceDBInterface;
                
                /*! Progress dialog to give feedback about progress of connection creation.*/
                QProgressDialog *progressDialog;

                /*! Short version of the reference to QApplication to update it during
                        large connection creations.*/
                SpikeStreamApplication *spikeStrApp;


                //============================ METHODS ======================================
                /*! Declare copy constructor private so it cannot be used inadvertently.*/
                ConnectionManager(const ConnectionManager&);
                /*! Declare assignment private so it cannot be used inadvertently.*/
                ConnectionManager operator = (const ConnectionManager&);

                bool connectionExists(mysqlpp::Query&, unsigned int, unsigned int);
                void createOffCentreOnSurroundConns(ConnectionHolder&, int&);
                void createOnCentreOffSurroundConns(ConnectionHolder&, int&);
                void createSIMNOSComponentConns(ConnectionHolder&, int&);
                void createSimpleCortexConns(ConnectionHolder&, int&);
                void createTopographicConns(ConnectionHolder&, int&);
                void createUnstructuredConns(ConnectionHolder&, int&);
                void createUnstructuredExInhibConnections(ConnectionHolder& connHolder, int& connectionCount);
                bool evaluateConnectionProbability(double, double, double);
                void fillRandomSelectionVector(vector<unsigned int> &ranSelVect, unsigned int startNeuronID, unsigned int endNeuronID, double connectionDensity);
                unsigned short getDelay(unsigned short, unsigned short);
                double getDistance(int, int, int, int);
                double getNormalRandom();
                short getWeight(double, double, double);
                bool isExcitatoryNeuron(unsigned int neuronID, double excitatoryPercentage);

};


#endif//CONNECTIONMANAGER_H

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