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/// @file G4VMPIsession.hh
/// @brief A base class for MPI sessions

#ifndef G4VMPI_SESSION_H
#define G4VMPI_SESSION_H

#include "G4VBasicShell.hh"

typedef void* (*Func_t)(void *);  // for thread function

class G4MPImanager;
class G4VUIshell;

class G4VMPIsession : public G4VBasicShell {
public:
  G4VMPIsession();
  ~G4VMPIsession();

  virtual void PauseSessionStart(const G4String& msg);

  virtual G4int ReceiveG4cout(const G4String& coutString);
  virtual G4int ReceiveG4cerr(const G4String& cerrString);

protected:
  G4MPImanager* g4mpi_;

  // MPI node info (cache)
  G4bool is_master_;
  G4bool is_slave_;
  G4int rank_;

  G4int ExecCommand(const G4String& acommand);
  G4String TruncateCommand(const G4String& command) const;
  G4String BypassCommand(const G4String& command) const;

  // for help operation
  virtual G4bool GetHelpChoice(G4int& aval);
  virtual void ExitHelp() const;
};

#endif