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/**
 * INCLUDE: csv.hh
 *
 * MODULE:  conversion
 *
 * CLASSES: r_Conv_CSV
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 *
 * Provides interface to convert data to other formats.
 *
*/

#ifndef _R_CONV_CSV_HH_
#define _R_CONV_CSV_HH_

#include "conversion/convertor.hh"
#include <ostream>

//@ManMemo: Module {\bf conversion}

/*@Doc:
  CSV convertor class.

  Supported parameters are

  \begin{tabular}{lcl}
  comptype && string && the compression type to use (see below)\\
  quality && int && quality parameter for JPEG compression\\
  skiphuff && int && skipping parameter for Huffman coding\\
  \end{tabular}

  The compression type defaults to deflate but may be one of the
  following

  \begin{tabular}{ll}
  none && no compression\\
  rle && Run Length Coding\\
  huffman && Huffman coding\\
  deflate && ZIP deflate\\
  \end{tabular}

*/
class r_Conv_CSV : public r_Convertor
{
  public:
  /// constructor using an r_Type object. Exception if the type isn't atomic.
  r_Conv_CSV( const char *src, const r_Minterval &interv, const r_Type *tp) throw(r_Error);
  /// constructor using convert_type_e shortcut
  r_Conv_CSV( const char *src, const r_Minterval &interv, int tp ) throw(r_Error);
  /// destructor
  ~r_Conv_CSV( void );

  /// convert to CSV
  virtual r_convDesc &convertTo( const char *options=NULL ) throw(r_Error);
  /// convert from CSV
  virtual r_convDesc &convertFrom( const char *options=NULL ) throw(r_Error);
  /// cloning
  virtual r_Convertor *clone( void ) const;
  /// identification
  virtual const char *get_name( void ) const;
  virtual r_Data_Format get_data_format( void ) const;


  private:
  template <class baseType, class castType>
  void print(std::ofstream &f, baseType* val, int *dims, int dim);

};

#endif