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TiledFileHelper.h
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1 //# TiledFileHelper.h: Helper class for tiled access to an array in a file
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27 
28 #ifndef TABLES_TILEDFILEHELPER_H
29 #define TABLES_TILEDFILEHELPER_H
30 
31 
32 //# Includes
33 #include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
36 
37 
38 namespace casacore { //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - BEGIN
39 
40 // <summary>
41 // Helper class for tiled access to an array in a file.
42 // </summary>
43 
44 // <use visibility=local>
45 
46 // <reviewed reviewer="" date="" tests="tTiledFileAccess.cc">
47 // </reviewed>
48 
49 // <prerequisite>
50 //# Classes you should understand before using this one.
51 // <li> Description of Tiled Storage Manager in module file
52 // <linkto module=Tables:TiledStMan>Tables.h</linkto>
53 // </prerequisite>
54 
55 // <synopsis>
56 // TiledFileHelper is a helper class for class
57 // <linkto class=TiledFileAccess>TiledFileAccess</linkto>.
58 // It sets up a table description containing one array column
59 // to make it possible to use the
60 // <linkto class=TiledStMan>tiled storage manager</linkto>
61 // to access an array in an arbitrary file.
62 // </synopsis>
63 
64 // <motivation>
65 // This class was created to be able to read an image in a FITS file.
66 // </motivation>
67 
68 //# <todo asof="$DATE:$">
69 //# A List of bugs, limitations, extensions or planned refinements.
70 //# </todo>
71 
72 
74 {
75 public:
76  // Create a TiledFileHelper object.
77  // Tell if the data is stored in big or little endian canonical format.
79  DataType dtype, const TSMOption&,
80  Bool writable, Bool bigEndian);
81 
83 
84  virtual const TableDesc& getDesc() const;
85 
87  { return fileSet_p[0]; }
88 
89  // Return the class name.
90  virtual String dataManagerType() const;
91 
92  // These functions are pure virtual, but not needed here.
93  // They throw an exception.
94  // <group>
95  virtual DataManager* clone() const;
96  virtual Bool flush (AipsIO&, Bool);
97  virtual void create (uInt);
98  virtual TSMCube* getHypercube (uInt);
99  virtual TSMCube* getHypercube (uInt, IPosition&);
100  virtual void readHeader (uInt, Bool);
101  // </group>
102 
103 private:
104  // Forbid copy constructor and assignment.
105  // <group>
108  // </group>
109 
110 
112 };
113 
114 
115 
116 } //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - END
117 
118 #endif
A Vector of integers, for indexing into Array&lt;T&gt; objects.
Definition: IPosition.h:119
Tiled hypercube in a table.
Definition: TSMCube.h:105
AipsIO is the object persistency mechanism of Casacore.
Definition: AipsIO.h:168
TiledFileHelper & operator=(const TiledFileHelper &)
Helper class for tiled access to an array in a file.
String fileName() const
Compose a unique filename from the table name and sequence number.
Base class for Tiled Storage Manager classes.
Definition: TiledStMan.h:107
virtual TSMCube * getHypercube(uInt)
PtrBlock< TSMFile * > fileSet_p
The assembly of all TSMFile objects.
Definition: TiledStMan.h:508
Options for the Tiled Storage Manager Access.
Definition: TSMOption.h:116
bool Bool
Define the standard types used by Casacore.
Definition: aipstype.h:42
virtual const TableDesc & getDesc() const
Get the table description needed for the hypercolumn description.
File object for Tiled Storage Manager.
Definition: TSMFile.h:81
TableExprNode shape(const TableExprNode &array)
Function operating on any scalar or array resulting in a Double array containing the shape...
Definition: ExprNode.h:1944
virtual DataManager * clone() const
These functions are pure virtual, but not needed here.
virtual void create(uInt)
Let the data manager initialize itself for a new table.
virtual Bool flush(AipsIO &, Bool)
Flush and optionally fsync the data.
Abstract base class for a data manager.
Definition: DataManager.h:224
virtual void readHeader(uInt, Bool)
Let a derived class read the header info.
String: the storage and methods of handling collections of characters.
Definition: String.h:223
Define the structure of a Casacore table.
Definition: TableDesc.h:187
TiledFileHelper(const String &fileName, const IPosition &shape, DataType dtype, const TSMOption &, Bool writable, Bool bigEndian)
Create a TiledFileHelper object.
virtual String dataManagerType() const
Return the class name.
unsigned int uInt
Definition: aipstype.h:51
#define casacore
&lt;X11/Intrinsic.h&gt; #defines true, false, casacore::Bool, and String.
Definition: X11Intrinsic.h:42