/*
 *_________________________________________________________________________*
 *      POEMS: PARALLELIZABLE OPEN SOURCE EFFICIENT MULTIBODY SOFTWARE     *
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 *      FILE NAME: point.h                                                  *
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#ifndef POINT_H
#define POINT_H

#include <iostream>
#include "poemsobject.h"
#include "vect3.h"


// emumerated type
enum PointType {
  FIXEDPOINT = 0
};

class Point : public POEMSObject {
public: 
  Vect3 position;

  Point();   
  bool ReadIn(std::istream& in);  
  void WriteOut(std::ostream& out);
  
  virtual ~Point();  
  virtual PointType GetType() = 0;
  virtual Vect3 GetPoint() = 0;
  virtual bool ReadInPointData(std::istream& in) = 0;
  virtual void WriteOutPointData(std::ostream& out) = 0;
};

// global point functions
Point* NewPoint(int type);

#endif