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/**
 * @file LaunchMethod.h
 * Base class for different launch methods
 *
 * @author Thomas Gubler <thomasgubler@gmail.com>
 */

#ifndef LAUNCHMETHOD_H_
#define LAUNCHMETHOD_H_

namespace launchdetection
{

enum LaunchDetectionResult {
	LAUNCHDETECTION_RES_NONE = 0, /**< No launch has been detected */
	LAUNCHDETECTION_RES_DETECTED_ENABLECONTROL = 1, /**< Launch has been detected, the controller should
							  control the attitude. However any motors should not throttle
							  up and still be set to 'throttlePreTakeoff'.
							  For instance this is used to have a delay for the motor
							  when launching a fixed wing aircraft from a bungee */
	LAUNCHDETECTION_RES_DETECTED_ENABLEMOTORS = 2 /**< Launch has been detected, the controller should control
							attitude and also throttle up the motors. */
};

class LaunchMethod
{
public:
	virtual void update(float accel_x) = 0;
	virtual LaunchDetectionResult getLaunchDetected() const = 0;
	virtual void reset() = 0;

	/* Returns a upper pitch limit if required, otherwise returns pitchMaxDefault */
	virtual float getPitchMax(float pitchMaxDefault) = 0;

protected:
private:
};

}

#endif /* LAUNCHMETHOD_H_ */
