From 6c059509f0e7230c2352963e559b623fadd27810 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Andreen <harv@ruin.nu>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:44:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] modelFactory method, to help create models

---
 src/model.cpp | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 src/model.h   |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/model.cpp b/src/model.cpp
index 715d7c2..efd5c5f 100644
--- a/src/model.cpp
+++ b/src/model.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "model.h"
 #include "models.h"
 
+#include <stdexcept>
+
 Model::Model(Models::ModelImpl* model): _impl(model){
 }
 
@@ -35,3 +37,18 @@ const char* Model::name() const{
 bool operator<(const Model& lh,const Model& rh){
 	return &lh < &rh;
 }
+
+Model Model::modelFactory(const std::string& name){
+	if (name == "X"){
+		return Model(new Models::X());
+	}else if(name == "Whirl" || name == "Standard"){
+		return Model(new Models::ModelImpl());
+	}else if(name == "Zipper"){
+		return Model(new Models::Zipper());
+	}else if(name == "FatX"){
+		return Model(new Models::FatX());
+	}else if(name == "Cloud"){
+		return Model(new Models::Cloud());
+	}
+	throw std::invalid_argument(name + " is not a valid model");
+}
diff --git a/src/model.h b/src/model.h
index 8bc41d4..4869793 100644
--- a/src/model.h
+++ b/src/model.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define __MODEL_H__
 
 #include <tr1/memory>
+#include <string>
 
 class SortAction;
 class GeneOrder;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ class Model{
 
 		const char* name() const;
 
+		static Model modelFactory(const std::string& name);
+
 	private:
 		ModelPointer _impl;
 
-- 
2.39.2