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// $Id: G4AttDefStore.hh 78306 2013-12-11 10:53:30Z gcosmo $

#ifndef G4ATTDEFSTORE_HH
#define G4ATTDEFSTORE_HH

#include "globals.hh"
#include <map>

class G4AttDef;

namespace G4AttDefStore {

  std::map<G4String,G4AttDef>*
  GetInstance(const G4String& storeKey, G4bool& isNew);
  // Returns a pointer to the definitions accessed by the given key.
  // "isNew" is true if definitions pointer is new and therefore the
  // needs filling.  The store keeps the ownership of the returned
  // pointer.  See G4Trajectory::GetAttDefs for an example of the use
  // of this class.

  G4bool GetStoreKey
  (const std::map<G4String,G4AttDef>* definitions, G4String& key);
  // Returns true and assigns key if definitions are amongst those
  // maintained in the store.

  extern G4ThreadLocal
  std::map<G4String,std::map<G4String,G4AttDef>*> *m_defsmaps;

}

#endif //G4ATTDEFSTORE_H
