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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
+ * Hootenanny is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * The following copyright notices are generated automatically. If you
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+ * This will properly maintain the copyright information. DigitalGlobe
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+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2020 DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com/)
+ */
+
+#include "RelationMemberNodeCounter.h"
+
+// hoot
+
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+RelationMemberNodeCounter::RelationMemberNodeCounter()
+{
+}
+
+int RelationMemberNodeCounter::numNodes(const ConstRelationPtr& relation) const
+{
+ int count = 0;
+ const std::vector<RelationData::Entry> members = relation->getMembers();
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < members.size(); i++)
+ {
+ const RelationData::Entry member = members[i];
+ const ElementType type = member.getElementId().getType();
+ if (type == ElementType::Node)
+ {
+ count++;
+ }
+ else if (type == ElementType::Way)
+ {
+ ConstWayPtr way = _map->getWay(member.getElementId().getId());
+ if (way)
+ {
+ count += way->getNodeCount();
+ }
+ }
+ else if (type == ElementType::Relation)
+ {
+ ConstRelationPtr relation = _map->getRelation(member.getElementId().getId());
+ if (relation)
+ {
+ count += numNodes(relation);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ return count;
+}
+
+}