///
/// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Sensus Metering Systems
///
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Config.Entities;

namespace TBF.BenchControl.Generic
{
	public interface IComponentCfg
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Unique component # (0  ..  nr.of components-1)
		/// </summary>
		int ItemNr { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
        /// Component name
        /// </summary>
        string Name { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Reference  to the component factory (it is a singleton)
		/// </summary>
        IComponentFactory Factory { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
        /// Component class / component type name
        /// </summary>
        string ParentName { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Debug level, 0 = debugging off
        /// </summary>
		Config.Entities.DebugMode DebugLevel { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Log level, 0 = logging off
        /// </summary>
		Config.Entities.LogLevel LogLevel { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Measurement correction values
		/// </summary>
		IList<Config.Entities.MeasurementCorrection> Corrections { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Measurement correction values
        /// </summary>
        IList<Config.Entities.Uncertainty> Uncertainties { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Creates a new database entity 'Component' from the parameters
		/// </summary>
		Config.Entities.Component CreateDbEntity();

		///
		/// Object instance factory-like methods
		/// 
		IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl();

        
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a procedure parameters provider (specific for each component).
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Prodedure parameters provider or null</returns>
        IParamsProvider CreateProcParamsProvider();

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns runtime procedure parameters provider - one per component updated by LoadProcedureParamsFromDB(...).
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Prodedure parameters provider or null</returns>
        IParamsProvider GetRuntimeProcParamsProvider();

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns UI procedure parameters provider - one per ComponentProcedure DB entity.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Prodedure parameters provider or null</returns>
        IParamsProvider GetUIProcParamsProvider(Config.Entities.Procedure procedure);


        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a test parameters provider (specific for each component).
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Test parameters provider or null</returns>
        IParamsProvider CreateTestParamsProvider();

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns runtime test parameters provider - one per component updated by LoadtestParamsFromDB(...).
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Test parameters provider or null</returns>
        IParamsProvider GetRuntimeTestParamsProvider();

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns UI test parameters provider - one per ComponentTest DB entity.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Test parameters provider or null</returns>
        IParamsProvider GetUITestParamsProvider(Config.Entities.Test test);


        ///
        /// Used in run time when a procedure is loaded or a test is started
        ///
        void LoadProcedureParamsFromDB(Config.Entities.Procedure procedure);
        void LoadTestParamsFromDB(Config.Entities.Test test);


		string ToString(int i);
	}
}