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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);
};