BxBinxFileWriter.h

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// Binx
// $Id: BxBinxFileWriter_8h-source.html,v 1.1.1.1 2006/04/19 14:19:02 edikt2 Exp $
//
// BinX writer class
// ##################################################################
/*

//  edikt::BinX
//  www.edikt.org
//  support@edikt.org

// Copyright (c) 2003 The University of Edinburgh.

*/

#ifndef __BxBinxFileWriter__
#define __BxBinxFileWriter__

#include <stdio.h>

#include "BxBinxFile.h"
#include "BxDataObjects.h"

class BxDataObject;
class BxDataset;
class BxArray;
class BxUnion;

class DECLSPEC BxBinxFileWriter : public BxBinxFile
{
public:
    BxBinxFileWriter();
    BxBinxFileWriter(const char * filename);
    virtual ~BxBinxFileWriter();

    virtual char * className() const { return "BxBinxFileWriter"; } //<Returns the null-terminated string "BxBinaryFileWrite".

    bool save();
    bool save(const char * filename);   // save as
    bool saveDataBinx(FILE *); // save file as a DataBinx document

    bool createBinxFile(const char * filename);
    bool addTypeDefinition(BxDataObject *);
    bool removeTypeDefinition(const char * typeName);

private:
    void clear();
    bool writeDocument(FILE *);
    bool writeDefinitions(FILE *);
    bool writeFileStructures(FILE *);
    bool writeDataset(FILE *,BxDataset *);
    bool writeArray(FILE *,BxArray *);
    bool writeUnion(FILE *,BxUnion *);
    void writePrimitives(FILE *,BxDataObject * pd, bool addAttributes);
    void writeAttributes(FILE *,BxDataObject * pd, bool useType);
    FILE * createFile(const char * filename);

private:
    BxDataObjects  definitions_;   //the BinX document definitions secdtion, defining abstract data types
    FILE * fileptr_; //< file pointer to the created BinX file
};

#endif

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