#ifndef CLITKVOXIMAGEIO_H
#define CLITKVOXIMAGEIO_H

/**
 ===================================================================
 * @file   clitkVoxImageIO.h
 * @author David Sarrut <David.Sarrut@creatis.insa-lyon.fr>
 * @date   17 May 2006 08:01:35

 * @brief  

 ===================================================================*/

// clitk include
#include "clitkCommon.h"

// itk include
#include "itkImageIOBase.h"

namespace clitk {
  
  //====================================================================
  // Class for reading Vox Image file format
  class VoxImageIO: public itk::ImageIOBase
  {
  public: 
	/** Standard class typedefs. */
	typedef VoxImageIO              Self;
	typedef itk::ImageIOBase        Superclass;
	typedef itk::SmartPointer<Self> Pointer;	
	typedef signed short int        PixelType;
	
	VoxImageIO():Superclass() { mustWriteHeader = false; }

	/** Method for creation through the object factory. */
	itkNewMacro(Self);
	
	/** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
	itkTypeMacro(VoxImageIO, ImageIOBase);
	
	/*-------- This part of the interface deals with reading data. ------ */
	virtual void ReadImageInformation();
	virtual bool CanReadFile( const char* FileNameToRead );
	virtual void Read(void * buffer);

	/*-------- This part of the interfaces deals with writing data. ----- */
	virtual void WriteImageInformation(bool keepOfStream);
	virtual void WriteImageInformation() { WriteImageInformation(false); }
	virtual bool CanWriteFile(const char* filename);
	virtual void Write(const void* buffer);
	
  protected:
	bool mustWriteHeader;
	int m_HeaderSize;
	std::ofstream file;

  }; // end class VoxImageIO  

} // end namespace

  // explicit template instantiation
template class itk::CreateObjectFunction<clitk::VoxImageIO>;

#endif /* end #define CLITKVOXIMAGEIO_H */