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cxx/mount.h

@@ -132,6 +132,29 @@ struct MccMountConfig {
 };
 
 
+/*  PROHIBITED ZONE CONTEXT BASE CLASS  */
+struct MccProhibitedZoneContext {
+    // type of prohibited zone
+    enum pzgeometry_t {
+        PZ_MINALT,         // trivial minimal altitude
+        PZ_MAXALT,         // trivial maximal altitude (e.g. near-zenith zone for alt-azimuthal types)
+        PZ_ELLIPSE,        // simple circular/elliptical zone
+        PZ_PIER_MERIDIAN,  // pier-side or cross-meridian
+        PZ_CONVEXHULL      // general convex hull polygonal zone
+    };
+
+    // type of input cordinates
+    enum pzcoords_t {
+        PZCOORD_RADEC,      // catalog (FK5, IRCS, etc...)
+        PZCOORD_RADEC_APP,  // apparent RA and DEC
+        PZCOORD_HADEC_APP,  // apparent HA and DEC
+        PZCOORD_AZZD,       // apparent azimuth and zenithal distance
+    };
+
+    pzgeometry_t geometryType;
+    pzcoords_t coordType;
+};
+
 /*   MOUNT BASE TEMPLATED CLASS WITH BASIC FUNCTIONALITY   */
 
 // implements a Finite State Machine Pattern
@@ -146,6 +169,12 @@ public:
 
     enum IersDatabaseType { IERS_DB_LEAPSECS, IERS_DB_EARTH_ORIENT };
 
+    template <traits::mcc_time_duration_c DT = std::chrono::system_clock::duration>
+    struct pzcheck_result_t {
+        bool inzone{false};
+        DT time_to{DT::max()};
+        DT time_from{DT::min()};
+    };
 
     /*  Constructors and destructor  */
 
@@ -301,20 +330,51 @@ public:
         return d_t{0};
     }
 
-    // above two methods in one call
-    // returns a std::tuple with elements
-    //     0 - boolean: true - coordinates in zone, false - otherwise
-    //     1 - time duration to reach the zone (0 - if already in the zone, chrono::duration<>::max() if never reach the
-    //     zone)
-    //     2 - time duration to exit the zone (0 - if already out of the zone, chrono::duration<>::max() if never
-    //     exit the zone)
+    // returns a pzcheck_result_t with:
+    //     .inzone =  true - coordinates in zone, false - otherwise
+    //     .time_to = time duration to reach the zone (0 - if already in the zone, chrono::duration<>::max() if never
+    //                reach the zone)
+    //     .time_from = time duration to exit the zone (0 - if already out of the zone, chrono::duration<>::max() if
+    //                  never exit the zone)
+
     auto pzCheck(const MccCoordinate& xcoord,
                  const MccCoordinate& ycoord,
+                 std::derived_from<MccProhibitedZoneContext> auto const& context,
                  traits::mcc_systime_c auto const& utc = std::chrono::system_clock::now())
     {
         using d_t = std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(utc)>::duration;
 
-        return std::make_tuple(false, d_t::max(), d_t{0});
+        return pzcheck_result_t<d_t>{.inzone = false, .time_to = d_t::max(), .time_from = d_t{0}};
+    }
+
+    // template <std::ranges::output_range<pzcheck_result_t> OR, std::ranges::input_range R1, std::ranges::input_range
+    // R2>
+    template <std::ranges::range OR, std::ranges::input_range R1, std::ranges::input_range R2>
+    auto pzCheckRange(const R1& xcoord,
+                      const R2& ycoord,
+                      std::derived_from<MccProhibitedZoneContext> auto const& context)
+        requires(std::ranges::output_range<OR, pzcheck_result_t<>> &&
+                 std::derived_from<std::ranges::range_value_t<R1>, MccCoordinate> &&
+                 std::derived_from<std::ranges::range_value_t<R2>, MccCoordinate>)
+    {
+        OR res;
+
+        for (auto const& [c1, c2] : std::views::zip(xcoord, ycoord)) {
+            auto r = pzCheck(c1, c2, context);
+            std::back_inserter(res) = r;
+        }
+
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    template <std::ranges::input_range R1, std::ranges::input_range R2>
+    auto pzCheckRange(const R1& xcoord,
+                      const R2& ycoord,
+                      std::derived_from<MccProhibitedZoneContext> auto const& context)
+        requires(std::derived_from<std::ranges::range_value_t<R1>, MccCoordinate> &&
+                 std::derived_from<std::ranges::range_value_t<R2>, MccCoordinate>)
+    {
+        return pzCheckRange<std::vector<pzcheck_result_t<>>>(xcoord, ycoord, context);
     }
 
     // IERS databases updater