Point Cloud Library (PCL)  1.14.1-dev
metadata.h
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38 
39 #pragma once
40 
41 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
42 #include <vector>
43 #include <ostream>
44 
45 namespace pcl
46 {
47  namespace outofcore
48  {
49 
50  /** \class AbstractMetadata
51  *
52  * \brief Abstract interface for outofcore metadata file types
53  *
54  * \ingroup outofcore
55  * \author Stephen Fox (foxstephend@gmail.com)
56  */
57 
59  {
60  public:
61 
62  /** \brief Empty constructor */
64 
65  virtual
67 
68  /** \brief Write the metadata in the on-disk format, e.g. JSON. */
69  virtual void
71 
72  /** \brief Method which should read and parse metadata and store
73  * it in variables that have public getters and setters*/
74  virtual int
75  loadMetadataFromDisk (const boost::filesystem::path& path_to_metadata) = 0;
76 
77  /** \brief Should write the same ascii metadata that is saved on
78  * disk, or a human readable format of the metadata in case a binary format is being used */
79  friend std::ostream&
80  operator<<(std::ostream& os, const OutofcoreAbstractMetadata& metadata_arg);
81 
82  protected:
83 
84  /** \brief Constructs the metadata ascii which can be written to disk or piped to stdout */
85  virtual void
86  writeMetadataString (std::vector<char>& buf) =0;
87 
88  };
89 
90  }//namespace outofcore
91 }//namespace pcl
virtual void serializeMetadataToDisk()=0
Write the metadata in the on-disk format, e.g.
OutofcoreAbstractMetadata()=default
Empty constructor.
virtual void writeMetadataString(std::vector< char > &buf)=0
Constructs the metadata ascii which can be written to disk or piped to stdout.
virtual int loadMetadataFromDisk(const boost::filesystem::path &path_to_metadata)=0
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