include/gdb/terrainWriter.h

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/*******************************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 2004 MAK Technologies, Inc.
** All rights reserved.
*******************************************************************************/
/*******************************************************************************
** $RCSfile: terrainWriter.h,v $ $Revision: 1.7 $ $State: Exp $
*******************************************************************************/

#ifndef terrainWriter_H_
#define terrainWriter_H_

#include "gdb/gdbDefines.h"
#include <vlutil/vlFilename.h>

class DtTerrainDatabase;

class DT_DLL_gdb DtTerrainWriter
{
public:
  
   // default constructor
   DtTerrainWriter();

   // initialization function
   virtual bool writeTerrain(const DtFilename& filename, 
      DtTerrainDatabase *terrain) = 0;

   // destructor
   virtual ~DtTerrainWriter();

   virtual DtTerrainDatabase *terrainDb();

   virtual const DtString dataType() const = 0;

protected:

   // is called inside of writeTerrain to initialize myTerrainDatabase and myFilename
   void init(const char* filename, DtTerrainDatabase *terrain);

   // copy constructor
   DtTerrainWriter(const DtTerrainWriter& orig);

   // assignment operator
   DtTerrainWriter& operator=(const DtTerrainWriter& orig);

protected:

   DtTerrainDatabase* myTerrainDatabase;
   DtFilename         myFilename;

};

inline DtTerrainDatabase* DtTerrainWriter::terrainDb()
{
   return myTerrainDatabase;
}

#endif