Detector/interface/IExternalStructureBuilder.hpp

0001 // This file is part of the Acts project.
0002 //
0003 // Copyright (C) 2023 CERN for the benefit of the Acts project
0004 //
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0008
0009 #pragma once
0010
0011 #include "Acts/Detector/DetectorComponents.hpp"
0012 #include "Acts/Geometry/GeometryContext.hpp"
0013
0014 namespace Acts::Experimental {
0015
0016 /// @brief This is the interface definition of external structure
0017 /// builders for DetectorVolume construction.
0018 class IExternalStructureBuilder {
0019  public:
0020   virtual ~IExternalStructureBuilder() = default;
0021
0022   /// The virtual interface definition for external structure creation
0023   ///
0024   /// @param gctx the geometry context at the creation of the internal structure
0025   ///
0026   /// @return a consistent set of detector volume externals
0027   virtual ExternalStructure construct(const GeometryContext& gctx) const = 0;
0028 };
0029
0030 }  // namespace Acts::Experimental