public:

//*** constructors/destructors ***//

// default constructor

RtInputScannerImages();

// destructor

virtual ~RtInputScannerImages();

// open and start accepting input

virtual bool open(RtConfig &config);

// set the handler that should receive new data

// bool setHandler(ACE_Handler &handler);

// initialize a series run

// call this before each run

bool init();

bool init(RtConfigFmriRun &config);

// close and clean up

bool close();

// run the scanner input

virtual int svc();

protected:

// read the scanner image info from a socket stream

// NOTE: performes blocking read

// in

// stream: a socket stream to receive on

// out

// image info struct on successful read (NULL otherwise)

RtExternalImageInfo *receiveImageInfo(ACE_SOCK_Stream &stream);

// read an image info from a socket stream

// NOTE: performes blocking read

// in

// stream: a socket stream to receive on

// info: the last read image info struct

// out

// image data on successful read (NULL otherwise)

short *receiveImage(ACE_SOCK_Stream &stream,

const RtExternalImageInfo &info);

// saves an image

// in

// img: image to save

bool saveImage(RtMRIImage &img);

// build a filename for a transform file operating on a given image

// number

// in

// acquisition number

// out

// absolute file string

string getXfmFilename(int _seriesNum, int _acquisitionNum);

// deleted some received images

// in

// deleteNum: maximum number of images to delete

void deleteReceivedImages(int deleteNum);

protected:

// determines if the received image is the first image in a series or not

// examines the acquisition number for 1

// in

// info struct for the image to test

// out

// true if this image is the first in a series

bool isFirstInSeries(const RtExternalImageInfo &info);

//*** private data members ***//

// port to listen on

unsigned short port;

RtSocketAcceptor acceptor;

ACE_SOCK_Stream stream;

// whether to only read moco images

bool onlyReadMoCo;

bool print;

// parms for image saving to disk

bool saveImagesToFile;

bool unmosaicInputImages;

// whether alignment to previous series should be performed

bool alignSeries;

string alignTarget;

// run specific info

bool initialized;

unsigned int num2Discard;

unsigned int numDiscarded;

bool haveStudyRefVol;

bool haveSeriesRefVol;