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#ifndef __creaImageIOSimpleView_h_INCLUDED__
#define __creaImageIOSimpleView_h_INCLUDED__


#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
#include "boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp"
#include <boost/utility.hpp>
#include "creaImageIOImageReader.h"

namespace creaImageIO
{
	class SimpleView
	{
	public:
		/// Ctor
		SimpleView(){}

		///Dtor
		~SimpleView(){}
		
		/// read file(s) and return a vector of vtkImageData 
		bool readFile( std::vector<std::string> i_filenames, 												// in information names
										std::vector<std::string> i_attr,											// in information attributes names
										std::vector<std::map <std::string,std::string> > &i_imgAttr,	// out information attributes names-values
										std::vector< vtkImageData *> &i_img);									// out information vtkImageData

		/// read a directory and return a vector of vtkImageData 
		bool readDirectory(	const std::string i_pathname, 											// in information names
									std::vector<std::string> i_attr,											// in information attributes names
									std::vector<std::map <std::string , std::string> > &i_imgAttr,	// out information attributes names-values
									std::vector<vtkImageData *> &i_imgs);									// out information vtkImageData




	};
}

#endif