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/**
 * MOAB, a Mesh-Oriented datABase, is a software component for creating,
 * storing and accessing finite element mesh data.
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sandia Corporation.  Under the terms of Contract
 * DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government
 * retains certain rights in this software.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 */

#ifndef MOAB_IMPL_GENERAL_HPP
#define MOAB_IMPL_GENERAL_HPP

#include "moab/Interface.hpp"
#include "moab/ReaderIface.hpp"
#include <map>
#include <list>

namespace moab
{

class WriteUtil;
class ReadUtil;
class ScdInterface;
class AEntityFactory;
class SequenceManager;
class Error;
class HomCoord;
class ReaderWriterSet;
class EntitySequence;
class FileOptions;
class SetIterator;

#ifdef MOAB_HAVE_AHF
class HalfFacetRep;
#endif

/**\class Core
 * \brief Implementation of MOAB Interface
 * Implementation of the MOAB Interface class.  You shouldn't call functions directly
 * on an object of type Core (use Interface instead), unless you really have to access
 * non-API functionality.
 */
class Core : public Interface
{

  public:
    friend class SetIterator;

    //! constructor
    Core();

    //! destructor
    ~Core();

    //! Get a pointer to an internal MOAB interface
    //!\return NULL if not found, iterface pointer otherwise
    virtual ErrorCode query_interface_type( const std::type_info& interface_type, void*& ptr );

    //! Release reference to MB interface
    virtual ErrorCode release_interface_type( const std::type_info& interface_type, void* iface );

    virtual int QueryInterface( const MBuuid& uuid, UnknownInterface** iface );

    //! Returns the major.minor version number of the implementation
    /**
       \param iface_name If non-NULL, will be filled in with a string, possibly
       containing implementation-specific information
    */
    virtual float impl_version( std::string* version_string = NULL );

    //! get the type from a handle, returns type
    virtual EntityType type_from_handle( const EntityHandle handle ) const;

    //! get the id from a handle, returns id
    virtual EntityID id_from_handle( const EntityHandle handle ) const;

    //! get a handle from an id and type
    virtual ErrorCode handle_from_id( const EntityType type, const EntityID id, EntityHandle& handle ) const;

    virtual int dimension_from_handle( const EntityHandle ) const;

    //! load mesh from data in file
    //! NOTE: if there is mesh already present, the new mesh will be added
    virtual ErrorCode load_mesh( const char* file_name,
                                 const int* active_block_id_list = NULL,
                                 const int num_blocks            = 0 );

    /**Load or import a file. */
    virtual ErrorCode load_file( const char* file_name,
                                 const EntityHandle* file_set = 0,
                                 const char* options          = 0,
                                 const char* set_tag_name     = 0,
                                 const int* set_tag_vals      = 0,
                                 int num_set_tag_vals         = 0 );

    /**Load or import a file. */
    ErrorCode serial_load_file( const char* file_name,
                                const EntityHandle* file_set,
                                const FileOptions& opts,
                                const ReaderIface::SubsetList* subsets = 0,
                                const Tag* file_id_tag                 = 0 );

    ErrorCode serial_read_tag( const char* file_name,
                               const char* tag_name,
                               const FileOptions& opts,
                               std::vector< int >& tag_vals,
                               const ReaderIface::SubsetList* subsets = 0 );

    virtual ErrorCode write_mesh( const char* file_name,
                                  const EntityHandle* output_list = NULL,
                                  const int num_sets              = 0 );
    /** Write or export a file. */
    virtual ErrorCode write_file( const char* file_name,
                                  const char* file_type           = 0,
                                  const char* options             = 0,
                                  const EntityHandle* output_sets = 0,
                                  int num_output_sets             = 0,
                                  const Tag* tag_list             = 0,
                                  int num_tags                    = 0 );

    /** Write or export a file */
    virtual ErrorCode write_file( const char* file_name,
                                  const char* file_type,
                                  const char* options,
                                  const Range& output_sets,
                                  const Tag* tag_list = 0,
                                  int num_tags        = 0 );

    //! deletes all mesh entities from this datastore
    virtual ErrorCode delete_mesh();

    //! get overall geometric dimension
    virtual ErrorCode get_dimension( int& dim ) const;

    //! set overall geometric dimension
    /** Returns error if setting to 3 dimensions, mesh has been created, and
     *  there are only 2 dimensions on that mesh
     */
    virtual ErrorCode set_dimension( const int dim );

    //! get blocked vertex coordinates for all vertices
    /** Blocked = all x, then all y, etc.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode get_vertex_coordinates( std::vector< double >& coords ) const;

    //! get pointers to coordinate data
    virtual ErrorCode coords_iterate( Range::const_iterator iter,
                                      Range::const_iterator end,
                                      double*& xcoords_ptr,
                                      double*& ycoords_ptr,
                                      double*& zcoords_ptr,
                                      int& count );

    //! get the coordinate information for this handle if it is of type Vertex
    //! otherwise, return an error
    virtual ErrorCode get_coords( const Range& entities, double* coords ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode get_coords( const EntityHandle* entities, const int num_entities, double* coords ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode get_coords( const EntityHandle entity_handle,
                                  const double*& x,
                                  const double*& y,
                                  const double*& z ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode get_coords( const Range& entities, double* x_coords, double* y_coords, double* z_coords ) const;

    //! set the coordinate information for this handle if it is of type Vertex
    //! otherwise, return an error
    virtual ErrorCode set_coords( const EntityHandle* entity_handles, const int num_entities, const double* coords );

    //! set the coordinate information for this handle if it is of type Vertex
    //! otherwise, return an error
    virtual ErrorCode set_coords( Range entity_handles, const double* coords );

    //! get global connectivity array for specified entity type
    /**  Assumes just vertices, no higher order nodes
     */
    virtual ErrorCode get_connectivity_by_type( const EntityType type, std::vector< EntityHandle >& connect ) const;

    //! get pointer to connectivity data
    virtual ErrorCode connect_iterate( Range::const_iterator iter,
                                       Range::const_iterator end,
                                       EntityHandle*& connect,
                                       int& verts_per_entity,
                                       int& count );

    //! Gets the connectivity for an element EntityHandle.
    /** For non-element handles (ie, MeshSets),
     * returns an error. Connectivity data is copied from the database into the vector
     *   <em>connectivity</em>. The nodes in <em>connectivity</em> are properly ordered.
     *  \param entity_handle EntityHandle to get connectivity of.
     *  \param connectivity Vector in which connectivity of <em>entity_handle</em> is returned.
     *   Should contain MeshVertices.
     *  \param corners_only If true, returns only corner vertices, otherwise returns all of them
     * (including any higher-order vertices)
     *
     *   Example: \code
     *   std::vector<EntityHandle> conn;
     *   get_connectivity( entity_handle, conn ); \endcode
     */
    virtual ErrorCode get_connectivity( const EntityHandle* entity_handles,
                                        const int num_handles,
                                        std::vector< EntityHandle >& connectivity,
                                        bool corners_only           = false,
                                        std::vector< int >* offsets = NULL ) const;

    //! Gets the connectivity for a vector of elements
    /** Same as vector-based version except range is returned (unordered!)
     */
    virtual ErrorCode get_connectivity( const EntityHandle* entity_handles,
                                        const int num_handles,
                                        Range& connectivity,
                                        bool corners_only = false ) const;

    //! Gets the connectivity for elements
    /** Same as vector-based version except range is returned (unordered!)
     */
    virtual ErrorCode get_connectivity( const Range& from_entities,
                                        Range& adj_entities,
                                        bool corners_only = false ) const;

    //! Gets a pointer to constant connectivity data of <em>entity_handle</em>
    /** Sets <em>number_nodes</em> equal to the number of nodes of the <em>
        entity_handle </em>.  Faster then the other <em>get_connectivity</em> function.
        The nodes in 'connectivity' are properly ordered.
        \param entity_handle EntityHandle to get connectivity of.
        \param connectivity Array in which connectivity of <em>entity_handle</em> is returned.
        Should contain MBVERTEX's.
        \param num_nodes Number of MeshVertices in array <em>connectivity</em>.

        Example: \code
        const EntityHandle* conn;
        int number_nodes = 0;
        get_connectivity( entity_handle, conn, number_nodes ); \endcode

        Example2: \code
        std::vector<EntityHandle> sm_storage;
        const EntityHandle* conn;
        int number_nodes;
        get_connectivity( handle, conn, number_nodes, false, &sm_storage );
        if (conn == &sm_storage[0])
          std::cout << "Structured mesh element" << std::endl;
        \endcode
      */
    virtual ErrorCode get_connectivity( const EntityHandle entity_handle,
                                        const EntityHandle*& connectivity,
                                        int& number_nodes,
                                        bool corners_only                    = false,
                                        std::vector< EntityHandle >* storage = 0 ) const;

    //! Sets the connectivity for an EntityHandle.  For non-element handles, return an error.
    /** Connectivity is stored exactly as it is ordered in vector <em>connectivity</em>.
        \param entity_handle EntityHandle to set connectivity of.
        \param connect Vector containing new connectivity of <em>entity_handle</em>.
        \param num_connect Number of vertices in <em>connect</em>

        Example: \code
        std::vector<EntityHandle> conn(3);
        conn[0] = node1;
        conn[1] = node2;
        conn[2] = node3;
        set_connectivity( entity_handle, conn, 3 ); \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode set_connectivity( const EntityHandle entity_handle,
                                        EntityHandle* connect,
                                        const int num_connect );

    //! get the adjacencies associated with a set of entities
    /** \param from_entities vector of EntityHandle to get adjacencies of.
        \param to_dimension Dimension of desired adjacency information.
        \param adj_entities Vector in which adjacent EntityHandles are returned.
        \param operation_type enum of INTERSECT or UNION.  Defines whether to take
        the intersection or union of the set of adjacencies recovered for the from_entities.

        The adjacent entities in vector <em>adjacencies</em> are not in any particular
        order.

        Example: \code
          // get the set of edges that are adjacent to all entities in the from_entities list
          std::vector<EntityHandle> from_entities = {hex1, hex2};
          std::vector<EntityHandle> adjacencies;
          get_adjacencies( from_entities, MB_1D_ENTITY, adjacencies );
          \endcode */

    virtual ErrorCode get_adjacencies( const EntityHandle* from_entities,
                                       const int num_entities,
                                       const int to_dimension,
                                       const bool create_if_missing,
                                       std::vector< EntityHandle >& adj_entities,
                                       const int operation_type = Interface::INTERSECT );

    virtual ErrorCode get_adjacencies( const EntityHandle* from_entities,
                                       const int num_entities,
                                       const int to_dimension,
                                       const bool create_if_missing,
                                       Range& adj_entities,
                                       const int operation_type = Interface::INTERSECT );

    virtual ErrorCode get_adjacencies( const Range& from_entities,
                                       const int to_dimension,
                                       const bool create_if_missing,
                                       Range& adj_entities,
                                       const int operation_type = Interface::INTERSECT );

    /**\brief Get a ptr to adjacency lists
     * Get a pointer to adjacency lists.  These lists are std::vector<EntityHandle>, which are
     * pointed to by adjs[i].  Adjacencies are not guaranteed to be in order of increasing
     * dimension.  Only a const version of this function is given, because adjacency data is managed
     * more carefully in MOAB and should be treated as read-only by applications.  If adjacencies
     * have not yet been initialized, adjs_ptr will be NULL (i.e. adjs_ptr == NULL).  There may also
     * be NULL entries for individual entities, i.e. adjs_ptr[i] == NULL. \param iter Iterator to
     * beginning of entity range desired \param end End iterator for which adjacencies are requested
     * \param adjs_ptr Pointer to pointer to const std::vector<EntityHandle>; each member of that
     * array is the vector of adjacencies for this entity \param count Number of entities in the
     * contiguous chunk starting from *iter
     */
    ErrorCode adjacencies_iterate( Range::const_iterator iter,
                                   Range::const_iterator end,
                                   const std::vector< EntityHandle >**& adjs_ptr,
                                   int& count );

    /**\brief Get all vertices for input entities
     *
     * Special case of get_adjacencies where to_dimension == 0
     * and operation_type == Interface::UNION.
     *\Note This is not a variation of get_connectivity because
     *      the behavior is different for polyhedra.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode get_vertices( const Range& from_entities, Range& vertices );

    //! Adds adjacencies
    /** \param from_handle entities
        \param both_ways add the adjacency information to both the
        to_handle and and the from_from :handle

        Example: \code
    */
    virtual ErrorCode add_adjacencies( const EntityHandle entity_handle,
                                       const EntityHandle* adjacencies,
                                       const int num_handles,
                                       bool both_ways );

    //! Adds adjacencies; same as vector-based, but with range instead
    virtual ErrorCode add_adjacencies( const EntityHandle entity_handle, Range& adjacencies, bool both_ways );

    //! Removes adjacencies
    /** \param handle EntityHandle to get adjacencies of.

    Example: \code
    */
    virtual ErrorCode remove_adjacencies( const EntityHandle entity_handle,
                                          const EntityHandle* adjacencies,
                                          const int num_handles );

    //! Retrieves all entities in the database of given dimension.
    /** \param dimension Dimension of entities desired.
        \param entities Range in which entities of dimension <em>dimension</em> are returned.

        Example: \code
        int dimension = 2;
        Range entities;
        get_entities_by_dimension( dimension, entities ); //get 2D EntityHandles in the database
        \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_entities_by_dimension( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                                 const int dimension,
                                                 Range& entities,
                                                 const bool recursive = false ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode get_entities_by_dimension( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                                 const int dimension,
                                                 std::vector< EntityHandle >& entities,
                                                 const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Retrieves all entities in the data base of given type.
    /** \param type EntityType of entities desired (ie, MBHEX, MBEDGE, MBTRI, etc )
        \param entities Range in which entities of EntityType <em>type</em> are returned.

        Example: \code
        EntityType type = MBTET;
        Range entities;
        get_entities_by_dimension( type, entities ); //get MBTET type EntityHandles in the database
        \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_entities_by_type( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                            const EntityType type,
                                            Range& entities,
                                            const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Retrieves all entities in the data base of given type.
    /** \param type EntityType of entities desired (ie, MBHEX, MBEDGE, MBTRI, etc )
        \param entities Range in which entities of EntityType <em>type</em> are returned.

        Example: \code
        EntityType type = MBTET;
        Range entities;
        get_entities_by_dimension( type, entities ); //get MBTET type EntityHandles in the database
        \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_entities_by_type( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                            const EntityType type,
                                            std::vector< EntityHandle >& entities,
                                            const bool recursive = false ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode get_entities_by_type_and_tag( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                                    const EntityType type,
                                                    const Tag* tags,
                                                    const void* const* values,
                                                    const int num_tags,
                                                    Range& entities,
                                                    const int condition  = Interface::INTERSECT,
                                                    const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Retrieves all entities in the data base
    /** \param entities Range in which entities of EntityType <em>type</em> are returned.

    Example: \code
    Range entities;
    get_entities( entities ); //get MBTET type EntityHandles in the database
    \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_entities_by_handle( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                              Range& entities,
                                              const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Retrieves all entities in the data base
    /** \param entities Range in which entities of EntityType <em>type</em> are returned.

    Example: \code
    Range entities;
    get_entities( entities ); //get MBTET type EntityHandles in the database
    \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_entities_by_handle( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                              std::vector< EntityHandle >& entities,
                                              const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Retrieves all entities in the database of given dimension.
    /** \param dimension Dimension of entities desired.
        \param entities Range in which entities of dimension <em>dimension</em> are returned.

        Example: \code
        int dimension = 2;
        Range entities;
        get_entities_by_dimension( dimension, entities ); //get 2D EntityHandles in the database
        \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_number_entities_by_dimension( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                                        const int dimension,
                                                        int& number,
                                                        const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Retrieves all entities in the data base of given type.
    /** \param type EntityType of entities desired (ie, MBHEX, MBEDGE, MBTRI, etc )
        \param entities Range in which entities of EntityType <em>type</em> are returned.

        Example: \code
        EntityType type = MBTET;
        Range entities;
        get_entities_by_dimension( type, entities ); //get MBTET type EntityHandles in the database
        \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_number_entities_by_type( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                                   const EntityType type,
                                                   int& num_entities,
                                                   const bool recursive = false ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode get_number_entities_by_type_and_tag( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                                           const EntityType type,
                                                           const Tag* tag_handles,
                                                           const void* const* values,
                                                           const int num_tags,
                                                           int& num_entities,
                                                           const int condition  = Interface::INTERSECT,
                                                           const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Retrieves all entities in the data base
    /** \param entities Range in which entities of EntityType <em>type</em> are returned.

    Example: \code
    Range entities;
    get_entities( entities ); //get MBTET type EntityHandles in the database
    \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode get_number_entities_by_handle( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                                     int& num_entities,
                                                     const bool recursive = false ) const;

    //! Creates an element based on the type and connectivity.
    /** If connectivity vector is not correct for EntityType <em>type</em> (ie, a vector with
        3 vertices is passed in to make an MBQUAD), the function returns MB_FAILURE.
        \param type Type of element to create. (MBTET, MBTRI, MBKNIFE, etc.)
        \param connectivity Vector containing connectivity of element to create.
        \param handle EntityHandle representing the newly created element in the database.

        Example: \code
        EntityType type = MBQUAD;
        std::vector<EntityHandle> connectivity(4);
        quad_conn[0] = vertex0;
        quad_conn[1] = vertex1;
        quad_conn[2] = vertex2;
        quad_conn[3] = vertex3;
        EntityHandle element_handle;
        create_element( type, connectivity, element_handle ); \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode create_element( const EntityType type,
                                      const EntityHandle* connectivity,
                                      const int num_nodes,
                                      EntityHandle& element_handle );

    //! Creates a vertex based on coordinates.
    /**
       \param coordinates Array that has 3 doubles in it.
       \param entity_handle EntityHandle representing the newly created vertex in the database.

       Example: \code
       double *coordinates = double[3];
       coordinates[0] = 1.034;
       coordinates[1] = 23.23;
       coordinates[2] = -0.432;
       EntityHandle entity_handle = 0;
       create_vertex( coordinates, entity_handle ); \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode create_vertex( const double coords[3], EntityHandle& entity_handle );

    //! Create a set of vertices with the specified coordinates
    /**
       \param coordinates Array that has 3*n doubles in it.
       \param nverts Number of vertices to create
       \param entity_handles Range passed back with new vertex handles
    */
    virtual ErrorCode create_vertices( const double* coordinates, const int nverts, Range& entity_handles );

    //! merges two entities
    virtual ErrorCode merge_entities( EntityHandle entity_to_keep,
                                      EntityHandle entity_to_remove,
                                      bool auto_merge,
                                      bool delete_removed_entity );

    //! Removes entities in a vector from the data base.
    /** If any of the entities are contained in any meshsets, it is removed from those meshsets
        which were created with MESHSET_TRACK_OWNER option bit set.  Tags for <em>entity<\em> are
        removed as part of this function.
        \param entities 1d vector of entities to delete
        \param num_entities Number of entities in 1d vector
    */
    virtual ErrorCode delete_entities( const EntityHandle* entities, const int num_entities );

    //! Removes entities in a range from the data base.
    /** If any of the entities are contained in any meshsets, it is removed from those meshsets
        which were created with MESHSET_TRACK_OWNER option bit set.  Tags for <em>entity<\em> are
        removed as part of this function.
        \param entities Range of entities to delete
    */
    virtual ErrorCode delete_entities( const Range& range );

    virtual ErrorCode list_entities( const Range& temp_range ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode list_entities( const EntityHandle* entities, const int num_entities ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode list_entity( const EntityHandle entity ) const;

    typedef unsigned long long type_memstorage;

    //! function object for recieving events from MB of higher order nodes
    //! added to entities
    class HONodeAddedRemoved
    {
      public:
        HONodeAddedRemoved() {}
        virtual ~HONodeAddedRemoved() {}
        //! node_added called when a node was added to an element's connectivity array
        //! note: connectivity array of element may be incomplete (corner nodes will exist always)
        virtual void node_added( EntityHandle node, EntityHandle element );
        virtual void node_removed( EntityHandle node );
    };

    virtual ErrorCode convert_entities( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                        const bool mid_side,
                                        const bool mid_face,
                                        const bool mid_volume,
                                        Interface::HONodeAddedRemoved* function_object = 0 );

    //! function to get the side number given two elements; returns
    //! MB_FAILURE if child not related to parent; does *not* create adjacencies
    //! between parent and child
    virtual ErrorCode side_number( const EntityHandle parent,
                                   const EntityHandle child,
                                   int& sd_number,
                                   int& sense,
                                   int& offset ) const;

    //! given an entity and the connectivity and type of one of its subfacets, find the
    //! high order node on that subfacet, if any
    virtual ErrorCode high_order_node( const EntityHandle parent_handle,
                                       const EntityHandle* subfacet_conn,
                                       const EntityType subfacet_type,
                                       EntityHandle& hon ) const;

    //! given an entity and a target dimension & side number, get that entity
    virtual ErrorCode side_element( const EntityHandle source_entity,
                                    const int dim,
                                    const int sd_number,
                                    EntityHandle& target_entity ) const;

    //-------------------------Tag Stuff-------------------------------------//

    /**\brief Get a tag handle, possibly creating the tag
     *
     * Get a handle used to associate application-defined values
     * with MOAB entities.  If the tag does not already exist then
     * \c flags should contain exactly one of \c MB_TAG_SPARSE,
     * \c MB_TAG_DENSE, \c MB_TAG_MESH unless \c type is MB_TYPE_BIT,
     * which implies \c MB_TAG_BIT storage.
     * .
     *\param name          The tag name
     *\param size          Tag size as number of values of of data type per entity
     *                     (or number of bytes if \c MB_TAG_BYTES is passed in flags).  If \c
     *MB_TAG_VARLEN is specified, this value is taken to be the size of the default value if one is
     *specified and is otherwise ignored. \param type          The type of the data (used for IO)
     *\param tag_handle    Output: the resulting tag handle.
     *\param flags         Bitwise OR of values from \c TagType
     *\param default_value Optional default value for tag.
     *\param created       Optional returned boolean indicating that the tag
     *                     was created.
     *\return - \c MB_ALREADY_ALLOCATED     if tag exists and \c MB_TAG_EXCL is specified, or
     *default values do not match (and \c MB_TAG_ANY or \c MB_TAG_DFTOK not specified).
     *        - \c MB_TAG_NOT_FOUND         if tag does not exist and \c MB_TAG_CREAT is not
     *specified
     *        - \c MB_INVALID_SIZE          if tag value size is not a multiple of the size of the
     *data type (and \c MB_TAG_ANY not specified).
     *        - \c MB_TYPE_OUT_OF_RANGE     invalid or inconsistent parameter
     *        - \c MB_VARIABLE_DATA_LENGTH  if \c MB_TAG_VARLEN and \c default_value is non-null and
     *                                      \c default_value_size is not specified.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_handle( const char* name,
                                      int size,
                                      DataType type,
                                      Tag& tag_handle,
                                      unsigned flags            = 0,
                                      const void* default_value = 0,
                                      bool* created             = 0 );

    /**\brief same as non-const version, except that TAG_CREAT flag is ignored. */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_handle( const char* name,
                                      int size,
                                      DataType type,
                                      Tag& tag_handle,
                                      unsigned flags            = 0,
                                      const void* default_value = 0 ) const;

    //! Gets the tag name string of the tag_handle.
    /** \param tag_handle Tag you want the name of.
        \param tag_name Name string of <em>tag_handle</em>.

        Example: \code
        Tag tag_handle = 0;
        std::string tag_name = "my_special_tag";
        tag_get_name( tag_handle, tag_name );  //gets the Tag from the tag's name string
        \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_name( const Tag tag_handle, std::string& tag_name ) const;

    /**\brief Gets the tag handle corresponding to a name
     *
     * If a tag of that name does not exist, returns MB_TAG_NOT_FOUND
     *   \param tag_name Name of the desired tag.
     *   \param tag_handle Tag handle corresponding to <em>tag_name</em>
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_handle( const char* tag_name, Tag& tag_handle ) const;

    //! Get handles for all tags defined on this entity
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_tags_on_entity( const EntityHandle entity, std::vector< Tag >& tag_handles ) const;

    //! Get the size of the specified tag in bytes
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_bytes( const Tag tag, int& tag_size ) const;

    //! Get the array length of a tag
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_length( const Tag tag, int& tag_size ) const;

    //! Get the default value of the specified tag
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_default_value( const Tag tag, void* def_val ) const;
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_default_value( Tag tag, const void*& ptr, int& size ) const;

    //! get type of tag (sparse, dense, etc.; 0 = dense, 1 = sparse, 2 = bit, 3 = mesh)
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_type( const Tag, TagType& tag_type ) const;

    /** \brief Get data type of tag.
     *
     * Get the type of the tag data.  The tag is data is assumed to
     * be a vector of this type.  If the tag data vetcor contains
     * more than one value, then the tag size must be a multiple of
     * the size of this type.
     * \param tag  The tag
     * \param type The type of the specified tag (output).
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_data_type( const Tag handle, DataType& type ) const;

    //! get handles for all tags defined
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_tags( std::vector< Tag >& tag_handles ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_data( const Tag tag_handle,
                                    const EntityHandle* entity_handles,
                                    const int num_entities,
                                    void* tag_data ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_data( const Tag tag_handle, const Range& entity_handles, void* tag_data ) const;

    //! Sets the data of a given EntityHandle and Tag.
    /** If the <em>tag_handle</em> and the entity type of <em>entity_handle</em> are not
        compatible, data of <em>entity_handle</em> never existed and MB_FAILURE
        is returned.
        \param tag_handle Tag indicating what data is to be set.
        \param entity_handle EntityHandle on which to set tag's data.
        \param tag_data Data to set the <em>entity_handle</em>'s tag data to.

        Example: \code
        int tag_data = 1004;
        tag_set_data( tag_handle, entity_handle, &tag_data ); \endcode */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_set_data( Tag tag_handle,
                                    const EntityHandle* entity_handles,
                                    int num_entities,
                                    const void* tag_data );

    virtual ErrorCode tag_set_data( Tag tag_handle, const Range& entity_handles, const void* tag_data );

    /**\brief Get pointers to tag data
     *
     * For a tag, get the values for a list of passed entity handles.
     *\note  This function may not be used for bit tags.
     *\param tag_handle     The tag
     *\param entity_handles An array of entity handles for which to retreive tag values.
     *\param num_entities   The length of the 'entity_handles' array.
     *\param tag_data       An array of 'const void*'.  Array must be at least
     *                      'num_entitities' long.  Array is populated (output)
     *                      with pointers to the internal storage for the
     *                      tag value corresponding to each entity handle.
     *\param tag_sizes      The length of each tag value.  Optional for
     *                      fixed-length tags.  Required for variable-length tags.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_by_ptr( const Tag tag_handle,
                                      const EntityHandle* entity_handles,
                                      int num_entities,
                                      const void** tag_data,
                                      int* tag_sizes = 0 ) const;

    /**\brief Get pointers to tag data
     *
     * For a tag, get the values for a list of passed entity handles.
     *\note  This function may not be used for bit tags.
     *\param tag_handle     The tag
     *\param entity_handles The entity handles for which to retreive tag values.
     *\param tag_data       An array of 'const void*'.  Array is populated (output)
     *                      with pointers to the internal storage for the
     *                      tag value corresponding to each entity handle.
     *\param tag_sizes      The length of each tag value.  Optional for
     *                      fixed-length tags.  Required for variable-length tags.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_get_by_ptr( const Tag tag_handle,
                                      const Range& entity_handles,
                                      const void** tag_data,
                                      int* tag_sizes = 0 ) const;

    /**\brief Set tag data given an array of pointers to tag values.
     *
     * For a tag, set the values for a list of passed entity handles.
     *\note  This function may not be used for bit tags.
     *\param tag_handle     The tag
     *\param entity_handles An array of entity handles for which to set tag values.
     *\param num_entities   The length of the 'entity_handles' array.
     *\param tag_data       An array of 'const void*'.  Array must be at least
     *                      'num_entitities' long.  Array is expected to
     *                      contain pointers to tag values for the corresponding
     *                      EntityHandle in 'entity_handles'.
     *\param tag_sizes      The length of each tag value.  Optional for
     *                      fixed-length tags.  Required for variable-length tags.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_set_by_ptr( Tag tag_handle,
                                      const EntityHandle* entity_handles,
                                      int num_entities,
                                      void const* const* tag_data,
                                      const int* tag_sizes = 0 );

    /**\brief Set tag data given an array of pointers to tag values.
     *
     * For a tag, set the values for a list of passed entity handles.
     *\note  This function may not be used for bit tags.
     *\param tag_handle     The tag
     *\param entity_handles The entity handles for which to set tag values.
     *\param tag_data       An array of 'const void*'.  Array is expected to
     *                      contain pointers to tag values for the corresponding
     *                      EntityHandle in 'entity_handles'.
     *\param tag_sizes      The length of each tag value.  Optional for
     *                      fixed-length tags.  Required for variable-length tags.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_set_by_ptr( Tag tag_handle,
                                      const Range& entity_handles,
                                      void const* const* tag_data,
                                      const int* tag_sizes = 0 );

    /**\brief Set tag data given value.
     *
     * For a tag, set the values for a list of passed entity handles to
     * the same, specified value.
     *
     *\param tag_handle     The tag
     *\param entity_handles The entity handles for which to set tag values.
     *\param tag_data       A pointer to the tag value.
     *\param tag_sizes      For variable-length tags, the lenght of the
     *                      tag value.  This argument will be ignored for
     *                      fixed-length tags.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_clear_data( Tag tag_handle,
                                      const Range& entity_handles,
                                      const void* tag_data,
                                      int tag_size = 0 );

    /**\brief Set tag data given value.
     *
     * For a tag, set the values for a list of passed entity handles to
     * the same, specified value.
     *
     *\param tag_handle     The tag
     *\param entity_handles The entity handles for which to set tag values.
     *\param tag_data       A pointer to the tag value.
     *\param tag_sizes      For variable-length tags, the lenght of the
     *                      tag value.  This argument will be ignored for
     *                      fixed-length tags.
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_clear_data( Tag tag_handle,
                                      const EntityHandle* entity_handles,
                                      int num_entities,
                                      const void* tag_data,
                                      int tag_size = 0 );

    //! Delete the data of a vector of entity handles and sparse tag
    /** Delete the data of a tag on a vector of entity handles.  Only sparse tag data are deleted
       with this function; dense tags are deleted by deleting the tag itself using tag_delete.
        \param tag_handle Handle of the (sparse) tag being deleted from entity
        \param entity_handles 1d vector of entity handles from which the tag is being deleted
        \param num_handles Number of entity handles in 1d vector
    */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_delete_data( Tag tag_handle, const EntityHandle* entity_handles, int num_entities );

    //! Delete the data of a range of entity handles and sparse tag
    /** Delete the data of a tag on a range of entity handles.  Only sparse tag data are deleted
       with this function; dense tags are deleted by deleting the tag itself using tag_delete.
        \param tag_handle Handle of the (sparse) tag being deleted from entity
        \param entity_range Range of entities from which the tag is being deleted
    */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_delete_data( Tag tag_handle, const Range& entity_handles );

    //! Removes the tag from the database and deletes all of its associated data.
    virtual ErrorCode tag_delete( Tag tag_handle );

    /**\brief Access tag data via direct pointer into contiguous blocks
     *
     * Iteratively obtain direct access to contiguous blocks of tag
     * storage.  This function cannot be used with bit tags because
     * of the compressed bit storage.  This function cannot be used
     * with variable length tags because it does not provide a mechanism
     * to determine the length of the value for each entity.  This
     * function may be used with sparse tags, but if it is used, it
     * will return data for a single entity at a time.
     *
     *\param tag_handle  The handle of the tag for which to access data
     *\param iter        The first entity for which to return data.
     *\param end         One past the last entity for which data is desired.
     *\param count       The number of entities for which data was returned
     *\param data_ptr    Output: pointer to tag storage.
     *\param allocate    If true, space for this tag will be allocated, if not it wont
     *
     *\Note If this function is called for entities for which no tag value
     *      has been set, but for which a default value exists, it will
     *      force the allocation of explicit storage for each such entity
     *      even though MOAB would normally not explicitly store tag values
     *      for such entities.
     *
     *\Example:
     *\code
     * Range ents; // range to iterate over
     * Tag tag; // tag for which to access data
     * int bytes;
     * ErrorCode err = mb.tag_get_size( tag, bytes );
     * if (err) { ... }
     *
     * ...
     * Range::iterator iter = ents.begin();
     * while (iter != ents.end()) {
     *   int count;
     *    // get contiguous block of tag dat
     *   void* ptr;
     *   err = mb.tag_iterate( tag, iter, ents.end(), count, ptr );
     *   if (err) { ... }
     *    // do something with tag data
     *   process_Data( ptr, count );
     *    // advance to next block of data
     *   iter += count;
     * }
     *\endcode
     */
    virtual ErrorCode tag_iterate( Tag tag_handle,
                                   Range::const_iterator iter,
                                   Range::const_iterator end,
                                   int& count,
                                   void*& data_ptr,
                                   bool allocate = true );

    //! creates a mesh set
    virtual ErrorCode create_meshset( const unsigned int options, EntityHandle& ms_handle, int start_id = 0 );

    //! Empty a vector of mesh set
    /** Empty a mesh set.
        \param ms_handles 1d vector of handles of sets being emptied
        \param num_meshsets Number of entities in 1d vector
    */
    virtual ErrorCode clear_meshset( const EntityHandle* ms_handles, const int num_meshsets );

    //! Empty a range of mesh set
    /** Empty a mesh set.
        \param ms_handles Range of handles of sets being emptied
    */
    virtual ErrorCode clear_meshset( const Range& ms_handles );

    //! get the options of a mesh set
    virtual ErrorCode get_meshset_options( const EntityHandle ms_handle, unsigned int& options ) const;

    //! set the options of a mesh set
    virtual ErrorCode set_meshset_options( const EntityHandle ms_handle, const unsigned int options );

    //! subtracts meshset2 from meshset1 - modifies meshset1
    virtual ErrorCode subtract_meshset( EntityHandle meshset1, const EntityHandle meshset2 );

    //! intersects meshset2 with meshset1 - modifies meshset1
    virtual ErrorCode intersect_meshset( EntityHandle meshset1, const EntityHandle meshset2 );

    //! unites meshset2 with meshset1 - modifies meshset1
    virtual ErrorCode unite_meshset( EntityHandle meshset1, const EntityHandle meshset2 );

    //! add entities to meshset
    virtual ErrorCode add_entities( EntityHandle meshset, const Range& entities );

    //! add entities to meshset
    virtual ErrorCode add_entities( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle* entities, const int num_entities );

    //! remove entities from meshset
    virtual ErrorCode remove_entities( EntityHandle meshset, const Range& entities );

    //! remove entities from meshset
    virtual ErrorCode remove_entities( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle* entities, const int num_entities );

    //! return true if all entities are contained in set
    virtual bool contains_entities( EntityHandle meshset,
                                    const EntityHandle* entities,
                                    int num_entities,
                                    const int operation_type = Interface::INTERSECT );

    //! replace entities
    virtual ErrorCode replace_entities( EntityHandle meshset,
                                        const EntityHandle* old_entities,
                                        const EntityHandle* new_entities,
                                        int num_entities );

    //------MeshSet Parent/Child functions------

    //! get parent meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode get_parent_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                           std::vector< EntityHandle >& parents,
                                           const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! get parent meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode get_parent_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset, Range& parents, const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! get child meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode get_child_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                          std::vector< EntityHandle >& children,
                                          const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! get child meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode get_child_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset, Range& children, const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! get contained meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode get_contained_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                              std::vector< EntityHandle >& children,
                                              const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! get contained meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode get_contained_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset,
                                              Range& children,
                                              const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! gets number of parent meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode num_parent_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset, int* number, const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! gets number of child meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode num_child_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset, int* number, const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! gets number of contained meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode num_contained_meshsets( const EntityHandle meshset, int* number, const int num_hops = 1 ) const;

    //! add a parent meshset
    virtual ErrorCode add_parent_meshset( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle parent_meshset );

    //! add parent meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode add_parent_meshsets( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle* parents, int count );

    //! add a child meshset
    virtual ErrorCode add_child_meshset( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle child_meshset );

    //! add parent meshsets
    virtual ErrorCode add_child_meshsets( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle* children, int count );

    //! adds 'parent' to child's parent list and adds 'child' to parent's child list
    virtual ErrorCode add_parent_child( EntityHandle parent, EntityHandle child );

    //! removes 'parent' to child's parent list and removes 'child' to parent's child list
    virtual ErrorCode remove_parent_child( EntityHandle parent, EntityHandle child );

    //! remove parent meshset
    virtual ErrorCode remove_parent_meshset( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle parent_meshset );

    //! remove child meshset
    virtual ErrorCode remove_child_meshset( EntityHandle meshset, const EntityHandle child_meshset );

    // ************************  tag  information ***************

    //! return various specific tag handles
    Tag material_tag();
    Tag neumannBC_tag();
    Tag dirichletBC_tag();
    Tag globalId_tag();
    Tag geom_dimension_tag();

    //! get/set the number of nodes
    // int total_num_nodes() const;
    // void total_num_nodes(const int val);

    //! get/set the number of elements
    // int total_num_elements() const;
    // void total_num_elements(const int val);

    // ************************  structured sequence  information ***************

    //! return a reference to the sequence manager
    SequenceManager* sequence_manager()
    {
        return sequenceManager;
    }
    const SequenceManager* sequence_manager() const
    {
        return sequenceManager;
    }

    /// create structured sequence
    ErrorCode create_scd_sequence( const HomCoord& coord_min,
                                   const HomCoord& coord_max,
                                   EntityType type,
                                   EntityID start_id_hint,
                                   EntityHandle& first_handle_out,
                                   EntitySequence*& sequence_out );

    ErrorCode add_vsequence( EntitySequence* vert_seq,
                             EntitySequence* elem_seq,
                             const HomCoord& p1,
                             const HomCoord& q1,
                             const HomCoord& p2,
                             const HomCoord& q2,
                             const HomCoord& p3,
                             const HomCoord& q3,
                             bool bb_input          = false,
                             const HomCoord* bb_min = NULL,
                             const HomCoord* bb_max = NULL );

    //! return the a_entity_factory pointer
    AEntityFactory* a_entity_factory()
    {
        return aEntityFactory;
    }
    const AEntityFactory* a_entity_factory() const
    {
        return aEntityFactory;
    }

#ifdef MOAB_HAVE_AHF
    HalfFacetRep* a_half_facet_rep()
    {
        return ahfRep;
    }
    const HalfFacetRep* a_half_facet_rep() const
    {
        return ahfRep;
    }
#endif

    //! return set of registered IO tools
    ReaderWriterSet* reader_writer_set()
    {
        return readerWriterSet;
    }

    //-----------------MeshSet Interface Functions------------------//

    void print( const EntityHandle handle, const char* prefix, bool first_call = true ) const;

    ErrorCode print_entity_tags( std::string indent_prefix, const EntityHandle handle, TagType tp ) const;

    virtual ErrorCode get_last_error( std::string& info ) const;

    virtual std::string get_error_string( const ErrorCode code ) const;

    //! check all adjacencies for consistency
    ErrorCode check_adjacencies();

    //! check some adjacencies for consistency
    ErrorCode check_adjacencies( const EntityHandle* ents, int num_ents );

    //! return whether the input handle is valid or not
    bool is_valid( const EntityHandle this_ent ) const;

    /** \brief Create an iterator over the set
     * Create a new iterator that iterates over entities with the specified type or dimension.
     * Only one of ent_type or dim can be set; use dim=-1 or ent_type=MBMAXTYPE for the other.
     * Iterators for list-type (ordered) sets are stable over set modification, unless entity
     * removed or deleted is the one at the current position of the iterator.  If the check_valid
     * parameter is passed as true, entities are checked for validity before being passed back by
     * get_next_entities function (checking entity validity can have a non-negligible cost).
     *
     * Iterators returned by this function can be deleted using the normal C++ delete function.
     * After creating the iterator through this function, further interactions are through methods
     * on the SetIterator class.
     * \param meshset The entity set associated with this iterator (use 0 for whole instance)
     * \param ent_type Entity type associated with this iterator
     * \param ent_dim Dimension associated with this iterator
     * \param chunk_size Chunk size of the iterator
     * \param check_valid If true, entities are checked for validity before being returned
     */
    virtual ErrorCode create_set_iterator( EntityHandle meshset,
                                           EntityType ent_type,
                                           int ent_dim,
                                           int chunk_size,
                                           bool check_valid,
                                           SetIterator*& set_iter );

    /** \brief Remove the set iterator from the instance's list
     * \param set_iter Set iterator being removed
     */
    ErrorCode remove_set_iterator( SetIterator* set_iter );

    /** \brief Get all set iterators associated with the set passed in
     * \param meshset Meshset for which iterators are requested
     * \param set_iters Set iterators for the set
     */
    ErrorCode get_set_iterators( EntityHandle meshset, std::vector< SetIterator* >& set_iters );

    //-----------------Memory Functions------------------//

    /**\brief Calculate amount of memory used to store MOAB data
     *
     * This function calculates the amount of memory used to store
     * MOAB data.
     *
     * There are two possible values for each catagory of memory use.
     * The exact value and the amortized value.  The exact value is the
     * amount of memory used to store the data for the specified entities.
     * The amortized value includes the exact value and an amortized
     * estimate of the memory consumed in overhead for storing the values
     * (indexing structures, access structures, etc.)
     *
     * Note: If ent_array is NULL, the total memory used by MOAB for storing
     *       data will be returned in the address pointed to by
     *       total_amortized_storage, if total_amortized_storage is not NULL.
     *
     *\param ent_array Array of entities for which to estimate the memory use.
     *                 If NULL, estimate is done for all entities.
     *\param num_ents The length of ent_array.  Not used if ent_rray is NULL.
     *\param total_(amortized_)storage The sum of the memory entity, adjacency, and all tag storage.
     *\param (amortized_)entity_storage The storage for the entity definitions
     *                 (connectivity arrays for elements, coordinates for vertices,
     *                  list storage within sets, etc.)
     *\param (amortized_)adjacency_storage The storage for adjacency data.
     *\param tag_array  An array of tags for which to calculate the memory use.
     *\param num_tags   The lenght of tag_array
     *\param (amortized_)tag_storage If tag_array is not NULL, then one value
     *                   for each tag specifying the memory used for storing that
     *                   tag.  If tag_array is NULL and this value is not, the
     *                   location at which to store the total memory used for
     *                   all tags.
     */
    void estimated_memory_use( const EntityHandle* ent_array                   = 0,
                               unsigned long num_ents                          = 0,
                               unsigned long long* total_storage               = 0,
                               unsigned long long* total_amortized_storage     = 0,
                               unsigned long long* entity_storage              = 0,
                               unsigned long long* amortized_entity_storage    = 0,
                               unsigned long long* adjacency_storage           = 0,
                               unsigned long long* amortized_adjacency_storage = 0,
                               const Tag* tag_array                            = 0,
                               unsigned num_tags                               = 0,
                               unsigned long long* tag_storage                 = 0,
                               unsigned long long* amortized_tag_storage       = 0 );

    /**\brief Calculate amount of memory used to store MOAB data
     *
     * This function calculates the amount of memory used to store
     * MOAB data.
     *
     * There are two possible values for each catagory of memory use.
     * The exact value and the amortized value.  The exact value is the
     * amount of memory used to store the data for the specified entities.
     * The amortized value includes the exact value and an amortized
     * estimate of the memory consumed in overhead for storing the values
     * (indexing structures, access structures, etc.)
     *
     *\param ents      Entities for which to estimate the memory use.
     *\param total_(amortized_)storage The sum of the memory entity, adjacency, and all tag storage.
     *\param (amortized_)entity_storage The storage for the entity definitions
     *                 (connectivity arrays for elements, coordinates for vertices,
     *                  list storage within sets, etc.)
     *\param (amortized_)adjacency_storage The storage for adjacency data.
     *\param tag_array  An array of tags for which to calculate the memory use.
     *\param num_tags   The lenght of tag_array
     *\param (amortized_)tag_storage If tag_array is not NULL, then one value
     *                   for each tag specifying the memory used for storing that
     *                   tag.  If tag_array is NULL and this value is not, the
     *                   location at which to store the total memory used for
     *                   all tags.
     */
    void estimated_memory_use( const Range& ents,
                               unsigned long long* total_storage               = 0,
                               unsigned long long* total_amortized_storage     = 0,
                               unsigned long long* entity_storage              = 0,
                               unsigned long long* amortized_entity_storage    = 0,
                               unsigned long long* adjacency_storage           = 0,
                               unsigned long long* amortized_adjacency_storage = 0,
                               const Tag* tag_array                            = 0,
                               unsigned num_tags                               = 0,
                               unsigned long long* tag_storage                 = 0,
                               unsigned long long* amortized_tag_storage       = 0 );

    void print_database() const;

    /** \name Sequence Option controllers */

    /**@{*/

    /** \brief Interface to control memory allocation for sequences
     * Provide a factor that controls the size of the sequence that gets allocated.
     * This is typically useful in the parallel setting when a-priori, the number of ghost entities
     * and the memory required for them within the same sequence as the owned entities are unknown.
     * The default factor is 1.0 but this can be appropriately updated at runtime so that we do not
     * have broken sequences.
     */
    virtual double get_sequence_multiplier() const;

    /** \brief Interface to control memory allocation for sequences
     * Provide a factor that controls the size of the sequence that gets allocated.
     * This is typically useful in the parallel setting when a-priori, the number of ghost entities
     * and the memory required for them within the same sequence as the owned entities are unknown.
     * The default factor is 1.0 but this can be appropriately updated at runtime so that we do not
     * have broken sequences.
     *
     * \param meshset User specified multiplier (should be greater than 1.0)
     */
    virtual void set_sequence_multiplier( double factor );

    /**@}*/

  private:
    /**\brief Do not allow copying */
    Core( const Core& copy );
    /**\brief Do not allow copying */
    Core& operator=( const Core& copy );

    void estimated_memory_use_internal( const Range* ents,
                                        unsigned long long* total_storage,
                                        unsigned long long* total_amortized_storage,
                                        unsigned long long* entity_storage,
                                        unsigned long long* amortized_entity_storage,
                                        unsigned long long* adjacency_storage,
                                        unsigned long long* amortized_adjacency_storage,
                                        const Tag* tag_array,
                                        unsigned num_tags,
                                        unsigned long long* tag_storage,
                                        unsigned long long* amortized_tag_storage );

    //! database init and de-init routines
    ErrorCode initialize();
    void deinitialize();

    //! return the entity set representing the whole mesh
    EntityHandle get_root_set();

    //!\brief Clean up after a file reader returns failure.
    //!
    //! Delete all entities not contained in initial_entities
    //! and all tags not contained in initial_tags.
    void clean_up_failed_read( const Range& initial_ents, std::vector< Tag > initial_tags );

    // other interfaces for MB
    WriteUtil* mMBWriteUtil;
    ReadUtil* mMBReadUtil;
    ScdInterface* scdInterface;

    //! store the total number of elements defined in this interface
    // int totalNumElements;

    //! store the total number of nodes defined in this interface
    // int totalNumNodes;

    //! the overall geometric dimension of this mesh
    int geometricDimension;

    Tag materialTag;
    Tag neumannBCTag;
    Tag dirichletBCTag;
    Tag geomDimensionTag;
    Tag globalIdTag;

    //! tag server for this interface
    std::list< TagInfo* > tagList;
    inline bool valid_tag_handle( const TagInfo* t ) const
    {
        return std::find( tagList.begin(), tagList.end(), t ) != tagList.end();
    }

    SequenceManager* sequenceManager;

    AEntityFactory* aEntityFactory;

    ReaderWriterSet* readerWriterSet;

    Error* mError;
    bool mpiFinalize;
    int writeMPELog;
    bool initErrorHandlerInCore;

    //! list of iterators
    std::vector< SetIterator* > setIterators;

#ifdef MOAB_HAVE_AHF
    HalfFacetRep* ahfRep;
    bool mesh_modified;
#endif
};

}  // namespace moab

#endif  // MOAB_IMPL_GENERAL_HPP