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rasdaman GmbH.
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/
/**
 * SOURCE: convertor.cc
 *
 * MODULE:  conversion
 *
 * CLASSES: r_Convertor_Factory
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 * 		Create convertors out of data formats
*/

#include "raslib/mddtypes.hh"
#include "raslib/error.hh"


class r_Convertor;
class r_Minterval;
class r_Type;


//@ManMemo: Module {\bf conversion}

/*@Doc:
  r_Convertor_Factory is a class encapsulating static functions to
  create convertors out of data formats. The alternative of making
  this functionality static members of r_Converstor would have meant
  that all code using just one convertor would have to link the libs
  of all convertors, rendering it unusable.
*/

class r_Convertor_Factory
{
  public:
  /// check for support
  static bool is_supported( r_Data_Format fmt );
  /// creating from r_Type
  static r_Convertor *create( r_Data_Format fmt, const char *src, const r_Minterval &interv,
			      const r_Type *tp ) throw(r_Error);
  /// creating from internal type
  static r_Convertor *create( r_Data_Format fmt, const char *src, const r_Minterval &interv,
			      int type ) throw(r_Error);
};