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

#ifndef _R_CONV_NTF_HH_
#define _R_CONV_NTF_HH_

#include "conversion/convertor.hh"

//@ManMemo: Module {\bf conversion}

/*@Doc:
  NTF convertor class.
  Completely native implementation, doesn't use external libs.
*/

class r_Conv_NTF : public r_Convert_Memory
{
  public:

  /// constructor using an r_Type object
  r_Conv_NTF( const char *src, const r_Minterval &interv, const r_Type *tp ) throw(r_Error);

  /// constructor using convert_type_e shortcut
  r_Conv_NTF( const char *src, const r_Minterval &interv, int tp ) throw(r_Error);

  /// destructor
  ~r_Conv_NTF( void );

  /// convert to NTF
  virtual r_convDesc &convertTo( const char *options=NULL ) throw(r_Error);

  /// convert from NTF
  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:

  ///keeps the block index
  char *bl_num, *bl_size, *d_offset;

};

#endif