SDChargePacket.h

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/*
 * SDChargePacket.h
 *
 *  Created on 23 Sep 2020
 *      Author: Valerio Formato
 */

#ifndef HERD_SDCHARGEPACKET_H_
#define HERD_SDCHARGEPACKET_H_

// HerdSoftware headers
#include "dataobjects/Point.h"

// c++ headers
#include <vector>

// this in c++17 will become
// namespace Herd::SiliconDetectorDigitizationTools {
namespace Herd {
namespace SiliconDetectorDigitizationTools {
class SDChargePacket {
public:
  enum class CarrierType { Electron, Hole };

  SDChargePacket(Point origin) : m_origin{std::move(origin)} {};
  virtual ~SDChargePacket() = default;

  virtual void Diffuse(float distance, CarrierType type) = 0;
  virtual float IntegrateCharge(float xmin, float xmax) const = 0;
  virtual std::pair<float, float> EffectiveRange() const = 0;

protected:
  Point m_origin;
};
} // namespace SiliconDetectorDigitizationTools
} // namespace Herd

#endif