///
/// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 Sensus Metering Systems
///
using System.Collections.Generic;

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>
		Entities.DebugMode DebugLevel { get; set; }

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

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

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

		///
		/// Object instance factory-like methods
		/// 
		IComponent GetComponent(IList<IComponent> components);
		IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl();

		///
		/// Procedure parameters provider support
		/// 
		IParamsProvider GetProcedureParams();
		void UpdateProcedureParams(Entities.Procedure procedure);
		IParamsProvider CreateProcedureParams(Entities.Procedure procedure);

		///
		/// Test parameters provider support
		/// 
		IParamsProvider GetTestParams();
		void UpdateTestParams(Entities.Test test);
		IParamsProvider CreateTestParams(Entities.Test test);

		string ToString(int i);
	}
}