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/****************************************************************************
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** This file is part of the LibreCAD project, a 2D CAD program
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#ifndef RS_FILTERINTERFACE_H
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#define RS_FILTERINTERFACE_H
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#include "rs_graphic.h"
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* This is the interface that must be implemented for all
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* format filter classes. The RS_FileIO class
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* uses the methods defined in here to interact with the format
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* @author Andrew Mustun
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class RS_FilterInterface {
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RS_FilterInterface() {
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virtual ~RS_FilterInterface() {}
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* Checks if this filter can import the given file type.
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* @retval true if the filter can import the file type
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* @retval false otherwise.
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virtual bool canImport(const QString &fileName, RS2::FormatType t) const = 0;
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* Checks if this filter can export the given file type.
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* @return true if the filter can export the file type,
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virtual bool canExport(const QString &fileName, RS2::FormatType t) const = 0;
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* The implementation of this method in a inherited format
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* class should read a file from disk and put the entities
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* into the current entity container.
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virtual bool fileImport(RS_Graphic& g, const QString& file, RS2::FormatType type) = 0;
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* The implementation of this method in a inherited format
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* class should write the entities in the current entity container
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* to a file on the disk.
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virtual bool fileExport(RS_Graphic& g, const QString& file, RS2::FormatType type) = 0;
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static RS_FilterInterface * createFilter(){return NULL;}