%%---------------------------------------------------
%%-- Load the base class and modify current macros.
%%---------------------------------------------------

\newif\if@usecppsyntax \@usecppsyntaxfalse

\DeclareOption{cpp}{\@usecppsyntaxtrue}
\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{report}}
\ProcessOptions

%%--Set the section number depth.
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
\setcounter{page}{2}

%%--Include some required packages.
\RequirePackage{amsmath}
\RequirePackage{amssymb}
%\RequirePackage{doublespace}
\RequirePackage{float}


%%--Create a vertical skip for the distance between the title and
%%--the first line of text on the prolog pages.
\newskip\thesisvskip
\thesisvskip 36pt

%%--------------------------------------------
%%-- Prolog pages construction.
%%--------------------------------------------

%%--Macros used for the construction of the title page.
\newcommand{\thesisTitle}[1]{\gdef\thesis@title{#1}}
\newcommand{\thesisYear}[1]{\gdef\thesis@year{#1}}
\newcommand{\thesisMonth}[1]{\gdef\thesis@month{#1}}
\newcommand{\thesisAbstract}[1]{\gdef\thesis@abstract{#1}}
\newcommand{\thesisAcknowledge}[1]{\gdef\thesis@ack{#1}}
\newcommand{\thesisDedication}[1]{\gdef\thesis@Dedication{#1}}
\newcommand{\thesisAdvisor}[1]{\gdef\ThesisAdvisor{#1}}

%  \thesisAuthor macro
%     defines two TeX variables (only usable in this file)
%  \ thesis@author  is assumed to be a "short" version of the author's name
%        used on the title page
%  \thesis@authorx is assumed to be the full name of the author
%        used on the approval, the UMI abstract, and the vita pages
%  For example
%     \thesisAuthor{A. Goode Student}
%        sets both \thesis@author and \ thesis@authorx to 
%        "A. Goode Student"
%     \thesisAuthor[Aloysius Goode Student]{A. Good Student}
%        sets \thesis@author  to "A. Goode Student" and
%             \thesis@authorx to "Aloysius Goode Student"
%
\newcommand{\thesisAuthor}[2][\empty]{
    \gdef\thesis@author{#2}
    \ifx#1\empty \let\thesis@authorx\thesis@author 
    \else \gdef\thesis@authorx{#1}\fi}


\def\thesis@abstract{\empty}
\def\thesis@ack{\empty}

%%--The prolog pages.
\newcommand{\makeThesisProlog}{
	\setcounter{page}{1}
	\renewcommand{\thepage}{\roman{page}}
	\pagestyle{plain}
	\thispagestyle{empty}

 	%-title page
	\maketitlepage

        % supervision page
  	\begin{center}
   	   \vspace*{3in}
  	   \vbox{\large This thesis was carried out under the supervision of\\
		\Large \ThesisAdvisor
           }
  	\end{center}
       
	%-dedication page
	\newpage
  	\begin{center}
   	   \vspace*{3in}
  	   \thesis@Dedication
  	\end{center}

        \newpage

	%acknowledgements
	  \newpage 
	  \begin{center}
	    \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgments}
	    \Large\acknowledgeName\vskip\thesisvskip
	  \end{center}
	  \input{\thesis@ack}

	%abstract
	  \newpage
  	\pagestyle{headings}
	\markboth{}{Abstract}
	\thispagestyle{empty}
	  \begin{center}
	    \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
	    \Large\abstractName\vskip\thesisvskip
	  \end{center}
	  \input{\thesis@abstract}
          \newpage


	%-TOC pages
  	\pagestyle{plain}
	\thispagestyle{empty}
	  \tableofcontents
 	  \newpage
	  \setcounter{page}{1}
	  \renewcommand{\thepage}{\arabic{page}}
	  \pagestyle{headings}%\let\sectionmark\@gobble
}


%%--Page titles.
\def\acknowledgeName{ACKNOWLEDGMENTS}
\def\acknowledgeName{Acknowledgments}
\def\abstractName{Abstract}

%%--The title page.
\newcommand{\maketitlepage}{
  \begin{titlepage}
  \begin{center}
	\vspace*{24pt}
	\vfill
	{\Huge \thesis@title}
	\vfill
	\vspace*{24pt}
        \vfill
%        \makebox{\vbox{\hrule width 1in}}
        \vfill
	\vbox{\large Thesis by \\ \Large \thesis@authorx}
	\vspace*{18pt}
 	\vbox{\large
	  In partial fulfillment\\
	  of the requirements for the degree of\\
	  Doctor of Philosophy}
	\vspace*{36pt}
	\vfill 
%	\makebox{\vbox{\hrule width 1in}}
	\vfill 
%	\vspace*{36pt}
	\vfill 
	\vbox{\Large Submitted to The Senate of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\\ 
           \vspace*{12pt} \thesis@year}
	\vfill 
  \end{center}
  \end{titlepage}}