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+"""Helper object for files containing one or more MCParticle collections"""
+
+from DDSim.Helper.Input import Input
+
+class MCParticles( Input ):
+  """Configuration for the generator-level InputFiles"""
+  def __init__( self ):
+    super(MCParticles, self).__init__()
+    self._parameters["MCParticleCollectionName"] = "MCParticle"
+
+  @property
+  def mcParticleCollectionName( self ):
+    """Set the name of the collection containing the MCParticle input.
+    Default is "MCParticle".
+    """
+    return self._parameters["MCParticleCollectionName"]
+  @particlesPerEvent.setter
+  def particlesPerEvent( self, val ):
+    self._parameters["MCParticleCollectionName"] = val
+