// // ******************************************************************** // * License and Disclaimer * // * * // * The Geant4 software is copyright of the Copyright Holders of * // * the Geant4 Collaboration. It is provided under the terms and * // * conditions of the Geant4 Software License, included in the file * // * LICENSE and available at http://cern.ch/geant4/license . These * // * include a list of copyright holders. * // * * // * Neither the authors of this software system, nor their employing * // * institutes,nor the agencies providing financial support for this * // * work make any representation or warranty, express or implied, * // * regarding this software system or assume any liability for its * // * use. Please see the license in the file LICENSE and URL above * // * for the full disclaimer and the limitation of liability. * // * * // * This code implementation is the result of the scientific and * // * technical work of the GEANT4 collaboration. * // * By using, copying, modifying or distributing the software (or * // * any work based on the software) you agree to acknowledge its * // * use in resulting scientific publications, and indicate your * // * acceptance of all terms of the Geant4 Software license. * // ******************************************************************** // /// \file TrackingManagerHelper.hh /// \brief Definition of the TrackingManagerHelper class /// \class TrackingManagerHelper /// /// Class description: /// /// Helper class for reducing the effort required to implement a custom tracking /// manager. It implements a stepping loop that calls user actions as the generic /// tracking and stepping managers do, and it implements navigation for charged /// particles in energy-preserving fields and for neutral particles. /// /// Original author: Jonas Hahnfeld, 2021 #ifndef TrackingManagerHelper_hh #define TrackingManagerHelper_hh 1 #include "G4TrackVector.hh" #include "globals.hh" class G4Step; class G4Track; class TrackingManagerHelper { public: class Physics { public: virtual void StartTracking(G4Track*) {} virtual void EndTracking() {} // Combines AlongStep and PostStep; the implementation needs to remember // the right value to pass as previousStepSize to G4VProcess. virtual G4double GetPhysicalInteractionLength(const G4Track& track) = 0; // This method is called for every step after navigation. The updated // position is stored in the G4Step's post-step point. Any particle change // should be applied directly to the step, UpdateTrack() will be called // automatically after this method returns. If secondaries should be given // back to the G4EventManager, put them into the container passed as the // last argument. virtual void AlongStepDoIt(G4Track& track, G4Step& step, G4TrackVector& secondaries) = 0; // This method is called unless the track has been killed during this step. // If secondaries should be given back to the G4EventManager, put them into // the container passed as the last argument. virtual void PostStepDoIt(G4Track& track, G4Step& step, G4TrackVector& secondaries) = 0; virtual bool HasAtRestProcesses() { return false; } // This method is called when a track is stopped, but still alive. If // secondaries should be given back to the G4EventManager, put them into // the container passed as the last argument. virtual void AtRestDoIt(G4Track& track, G4Step& step, G4TrackVector& secondaries) { (void)track; (void)step; (void)secondaries; } }; class Navigation { public: virtual G4double MakeStep(G4Track& track, G4Step& step, G4double physicalStep) = 0; virtual void FinishStep(G4Track& track, G4Step& step) = 0; }; template static void TrackParticle(G4Track* aTrack, PhysicsImpl& physics, NavigationImpl& navigation); template static void TrackChargedParticle(G4Track* aTrack, PhysicsImpl& physics); template static void TrackNeutralParticle(G4Track* aTrack, PhysicsImpl& physics); }; #include "TrackingManagerHelper.icc" #endif