/*
 * ParticleTypeCheckers.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Nov 28, 2012
 *      Author: heber
 */

#ifndef PARTICLETYPECHECKERS_HPP_
#define PARTICLETYPECHECKERS_HPP_


// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include "FunctionApproximation/FunctionModel.hpp"
#include "Potentials/SerializablePotential.hpp"

namespace ParticleTypeChecker {

  /** Checks whether two given vectors of particle types are exactly the same.
   *
   * @param args first vector of types
   * @param types second vector of types
   * @return true -  both vectors are the same.
   */
  bool checkArgumentsAgainstParticleTypesStrictOrdering(
      const FunctionModel::arguments_t &args,
      const SerializablePotential::ParticleTypes_t &types
    );

  /** Checks whether two given vectors of particle types are the same with
   * permutations allowed.
   *
   * @param args first vector of types
   * @param types second vector of types
   * @return true -  both vectors are the same, might be permuted though
   */
  bool checkArgumentsAgainstParticleTypes(
      const FunctionModel::arguments_t &args,
      const SerializablePotential::ParticleTypes_t &types
    );

}; /* namespace ParticleTypeChecker */


#endif /* PARTICLETYPECHECKERS_HPP_ */