Refs #8534. Initial files for new VectorColumn class.

Code/Mantid/Framework/DataObjects/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set ( SRC_FILES
 	src/SplittersWorkspace.cpp
 	src/TableColumn.cpp
 	src/TableWorkspace.cpp
+	src/VectorColumn.cpp
 	src/Workspace2D.cpp
 	src/WorkspaceSingleValue.cpp
 )
@@ -57,16 +58,17 @@ set ( INC_FILES
 	inc/MantidDataObjects/SplittersWorkspace.h
 	inc/MantidDataObjects/TableColumn.h
 	inc/MantidDataObjects/TableWorkspace.h
+	inc/MantidDataObjects/VectorColumn.h
 	inc/MantidDataObjects/Workspace2D.h
 	inc/MantidDataObjects/WorkspaceSingleValue.h
 )
 
 set ( TEST_FILES
 	CompressedWorkspace2DTest.h
 	EventListTest.h
-	EventsTest.h
 	EventWorkspaceMRUTest.h
 	EventWorkspaceTest.h
+	EventsTest.h
 	GroupingWorkspaceTest.h
 	Histogram1DTest.h
 	LibraryManagerTest.h
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ set ( TEST_FILES
 	TableWorkspacePropertyTest.h
 	TableWorkspaceTest.h
 	TofEventTest.h
+	VectorColumnTest.h
 	WeightedEventNoTimeTest.h
 	WeightedEventTest.h
 	Workspace2DTest.h

Code/Mantid/Framework/DataObjects/inc/MantidDataObjects/VectorColumn.h

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+#ifndef MANTID_DATAOBJECTS_VECTORCOLUMN_H_
+#define MANTID_DATAOBJECTS_VECTORCOLUMN_H_
+
+#include "MantidAPI/Column.h"
+#include "MantidKernel/System.h"
+
+
+namespace Mantid
+{
+namespace DataObjects
+{
+
+  using namespace Kernel;
+  using namespace API;
+
+  /** VectorColumn : TODO: DESCRIPTION
+    
+    Copyright © 2013 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory & NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory
+
+    This file is part of Mantid.
+
+    Mantid is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    Mantid is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    File change history is stored at: <https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid>
+    Code Documentation is available at: <http://doxygen.mantidproject.org>
+  */
+  class DLLExport VectorColumn : public Column
+  {
+  public:
+    VectorColumn() 
+    {
+      // TODO: implement
+    }
+
+    virtual ~VectorColumn()
+    {
+      // TODO: implement
+    }
+
+    /// Number of individual elements in the column
+    virtual size_t size() const
+    { 
+      return m_data.size();
+    }
+
+    /// Returns typeid for the data in the column
+    virtual const std::type_info& get_type_info() const
+    {
+      return typeid(int); // TODO: for now
+    }
+
+    /// Returns typeid for the pointer type to the data element in the column
+    virtual const std::type_info& get_pointer_type_info() const
+    {
+      return typeid(int); // TODO: for now
+    }
+
+    /// Print specified item to the stream
+    virtual void print(size_t index, std::ostream& s) const
+    {
+      // TODO: implement
+    }
+
+    /// Set item from a string value
+    virtual void read(size_t index, const std::string & text)
+    {
+      // TODO: implement
+    }
+
+    /// Specialized type check
+    virtual bool isBool() const
+    { 
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    /// Overall memory size taken by the column
+    virtual long int sizeOfData() const
+    {
+      return 0; // TODO: for now
+    }
+
+    /// Create another copy of the column 
+    virtual VectorColumn* clone() const
+    {
+      return NULL; // TODO: for now
+    }
+
+    /// Cast to double
+    virtual double toDouble(size_t i) const
+    {
+      throw std::runtime_error("VectorColumn is not convertible to double.");
+    }
+
+    /// Assign from double
+    virtual void fromDouble(size_t i, double value)
+    {
+      throw std::runtime_error("VectorColumn is not assignable from double.");
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    /// Sets the new column size.
+    virtual void resize(size_t count)
+    {
+      // TODO: implement
+    }
+
+    /// Inserts an item.
+    virtual void insert(size_t index)
+    {
+      // TODO: implement
+    }
+
+    /// Removes an item.
+    virtual void remove(size_t index)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /// Pointer to a data element
+    virtual void* void_pointer(size_t index)
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /// Pointer to a data element
+    virtual const void* void_pointer(size_t index) const
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    /// All the vectors stored
+    std::vector< std::vector<int> > m_data;
+  };
+
+
+} // namespace DataObjects
+} // namespace Mantid
+
+#endif  /* MANTID_DATAOBJECTS_VECTORCOLUMN_H_ */

Code/Mantid/Framework/DataObjects/src/VectorColumn.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "MantidDataObjects/VectorColumn.h"
+
+namespace Mantid
+{
+namespace DataObjects
+{
+} // namespace DataObjects
+} // namespace Mantid

Code/Mantid/Framework/DataObjects/test/VectorColumnTest.h

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef MANTID_DATAOBJECTS_VECTORCOLUMNTEST_H_
+#define MANTID_DATAOBJECTS_VECTORCOLUMNTEST_H_
+
+#include <cxxtest/TestSuite.h>
+
+#include "MantidDataObjects/VectorColumn.h"
+
+using Mantid::DataObjects::VectorColumn;
+
+class VectorColumnTest : public CxxTest::TestSuite
+{
+public:
+  // This pair of boilerplate methods prevent the suite being created statically
+  // This means the constructor isn't called when running other tests
+  static VectorColumnTest *createSuite() { return new VectorColumnTest(); }
+  static void destroySuite( VectorColumnTest *suite ) { delete suite; }
+
+
+  void test_Something()
+  {
+    TSM_ASSERT( "You forgot to write a test!", 0);
+  }
+
+
+};
+
+
+#endif /* MANTID_DATAOBJECTS_VECTORCOLUMNTEST_H_ */