/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
 *
 * This file is part of Orfeo Toolbox
 *
 *     https://www.orfeo-toolbox.org/
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */


#ifndef mvdSerializableInterface_h
#define mvdSerializableInterface_h

//
// Configuration include.
//// Included at first position before any other ones.
#include "ConfigureMonteverdi.h"

#include "OTBMonteverdiCoreExport.h"
/*****************************************************************************/
/* INCLUDE SECTION                                                           */

//
// Qt includes (sorted by alphabetic order)
//// Must be included before system/custom includes.
#include <QtCore>

//
// System includes (sorted by alphabetic order)

//
// ITK includes (sorted by alphabetic order)

//
// OTB includes (sorted by alphabetic order)

//
// Monteverdi includes (sorted by alphabetic order)


/*****************************************************************************/
/* PRE-DECLARATION SECTION                                                   */

//
// External classes pre-declaration.
namespace
{
}

namespace mvd
{
//
// Internal classes pre-declaration.


/*****************************************************************************/
/* CLASS DEFINITION SECTION                                                  */

/**
 * \class SerializableInterface
 *
 * \ingroup OTBMonteverdiCore
 *
 * \brief 'Template method' pattern applied to serializable objects.
 */
class OTBMonteverdiCore_EXPORT SerializableInterface
{

  /*-[ PUBLIC SECTION ]------------------------------------------------------*/

  //
  // Public types.
public:
  /**
   */
  enum Mode
  {
    MODE_BINARY = 0,
    MODE_TEXT   = 1,
  };

  //
  // Public methods.
public:
  /** \brief Destructor. */
  virtual ~SerializableInterface();

  /**
   */
  void Write(const QString& filename, Mode mode) const;

  /**
   */
  void Read(const QString& filename, Mode mode);

  /*-[ PROTECTED SECTION ]---------------------------------------------------*/

  //
  // Protected methods.
protected:
  /** \brief Constructor. */
  SerializableInterface();

  /**
   */
  virtual void virtual_Read(QIODevice* device) = 0;

  /**
   */
  virtual void virtual_Write(QIODevice& device) const = 0;

  //
  // Protected attributes.
protected:
  /*-[ PRIVATE SECTION ]-----------------------------------------------------*/

  //
  // Private methods.
private:
  //
  // Private attributes.
private:
};

} // end namespace 'mvd'.

/*****************************************************************************/
/* INLINE SECTION                                                            */

namespace mvd
{

} // end namespace 'mvd'

#endif // mvdSerializableInterface_h