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+/*******************************************************************************
+
+ Copyright (c) 2009, Charles McGarvey
+ All rights reserved.
+
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+
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+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef _DESERIALIZER_HH_
+#define _DESERIALIZER_HH_
+
+/**
+ * @file deserializer.hh
+ * Deserialize structures and types from input on a stream.
+ */
+
+#include <istream>
+#include <string>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+
+namespace dc {
+
+
+class serializable;
+typedef boost::shared_ptr<serializable> serializable_ptr;
+
+class deserializer_impl;
+
+class deserializer
+{
+public:
+ deserializer(const std::string& filePath, bool comments = false,
+ bool check = false);
+ deserializer(std::istream& input, bool comments = false, bool check = false);
+
+ serializable_ptr deserialize();
+
+ serializable* pullNext();
+ void pop();
+
+ struct parser_error : std::runtime_error
+ {
+ explicit parser_error(const std::string& what_arg) :
+ std::runtime_error(what_arg) {}
+ };
+
+private:
+ boost::shared_ptr<deserializer_impl> impl;
+};
+
+
+} // namespace dc
+
+
+#endif // _DESERIALIZER_HH_
+