/***************************************************************************
* OutputWeightDriver.h *
* ------------------- *
* copyright : (C) 2009 by Jesus Garrido and Richard Carrillo *
* email : jgarrido@atc.ugr.es *
***************************************************************************/
/***************************************************************************
* *
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or *
* (at your option) any later version. *
* *
***************************************************************************/
#ifndef OUTPUTWEIGHTDRIVER_H_
#define OUTPUTWEIGHTDRIVER_H_
/*!
* \file OutputWeightDriver.h
*
* \author Jesus Garrido
* \date November 2008
*
* This file declares a class for communicate network synaptic weights.
*/
#include "../spike/EDLUTException.h"
#include "../simulation/PrintableObject.h"
class Network;
/*!
* \class OutputWeightDriver
*
* \brief Class for communicate network synaptic weights.
*
* This class abstract methods for saving the network synaptic weights. Its subclasses
* implements the output target and methods.
*
* \author Jesus Garrido
* \date November 2008
*/
class OutputWeightDriver : public PrintableObject{
public:
/*!
* \brief Default destructor.
*
* Default destructor.
*/
virtual ~OutputWeightDriver();
/*!
* \brief It communicates the output activity to the external system.
*
* This method introduces the network synaptic weights to the output target (file, tcpip system...).
*
* \param Net The network to save the weights.
* \param SimulationTime The current simulation time.
*
* \throw EDLUTException If something wrong happens in the output process.
*/
virtual void WriteWeights(Network * Net, float SimulationTime) throw (EDLUTException) = 0;
/*!
* \brief It communicates the output activity to the external system.
*
* This method introduces the network synaptic weights to the output target (file, tcpip system...).
*
* \param Net The network to save the weights.
*
* \throw EDLUTException If something wrong happens in the output process.
*/
virtual void WriteWeights(Network * Net) throw (EDLUTException) = 0;
};
#endif /*OUTPUTDRIVER_H_*/