albaStorable.h

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/*=========================================================================
 
 Program: ALBA (Agile Library for Biomedical Applications)
 Module: albaStorable
 Authors: Marco Petrone
 
 Copyright (c) BIC
 All rights reserved. See Copyright.txt or
 
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notice for more information.
 
=========================================================================*/
#ifndef __albaStorable_h__
#define __albaStorable_h__
 
#include "albaConfigure.h"
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// forward declarations :
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class albaStorageElement;
class albaObject;
 
class ALBA_EXPORT albaStorable
{
public:
  albaStorable():m_Storable(true) {}
  int Store(albaStorageElement *element);
  int Restore(albaStorageElement *element);
 
  albaObject *CastToObject();
 
  static albaStorable* SafeCastToObject(albaObject *o);
 
  bool IsStorable() {return m_Storable;}
protected:
  virtual int InternalStore(albaStorageElement *node)=0;
 
  virtual int InternalRestore(albaStorageElement *node)=0;
 
  bool m_Storable; 
};
#endif // __albaStorable_h__