/*
 * DTS.Channel.IDecimatable
 * 
 * Copyright © 2009
 * Diversified Technical Systems, Inc.
 * All Rights Reserved
 */

namespace DTS.Common.DAS.Concepts.DAS.Channel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Definition of what it means for a DAS channel to be "decimatable".
    /// </summary>
    /// 
    /// <typeparam name="T">
    /// The type of data handled by this DAS channel.
    /// </typeparam>
    /// 
    public interface IDecimatable<out T>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The number of points to be squeezed into a single index point.
        /// </summary>
        uint PointsPerPoint
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get/set the decimation method to be applied.
        /// </summary>
        DecimationMethod DecimationType
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Generate a decimated array using the current <see cref="DTS.Common.DAS.Concepts.DAS.Channel.DecimationMethod"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// 
        /// <returns>
        /// A decimated array of type "T".
        /// </returns>
        /// 
        T[] ToDecimatedArray();

        /// <summary>
        /// Get the value at the specified post-decimation index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="i"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        /// 
        /// <remarks>
        /// Note that implementing this interface implies that the indexing operator should return values from
        /// the set decimated according to the PointsPerPoint and Method properties.
        /// </remarks>
        /// 
        T this[long i]
        {
            get;
        }
    }
}