#include "Exceptions.hh"
#include "properties/Metric.hh"

using namespace cadabra;

Metric::Metric()
	{
	//	tab_t tab;
	//	tab.add_box(0,0);
	//	tab.add_box(0,1);
	//	tabs.push_back(tab);
	}

std::string Metric::name() const
	{
	return "Metric";
	}

bool Metric::parse(Kernel&, keyval_t& keyvals)
	{
	keyval_t::const_iterator kv=keyvals.find("signature");
	signature=1;
	if(kv!=keyvals.end())
		signature=to_long(*(kv->second->multiplier));
	return true;
	}

void Metric::validate(const Kernel&, const Ex& tr) const
	{
	if(tr.number_of_children(tr.begin())!=2)
		throw ArgumentException("Metric: needs exactly 2 indices.");
	}

void Metric::latex(std::ostream& str) const
	{
	str << name();
	}