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/** \file TeDecoderPAM.h
 *  \brief Implements a decoder to read/write PAM (Portable Arbitrary Maps) 
 * image files ( PBM, PGM, or PPM formats).
 */
#ifndef  TEDECODERPAM_H
#define  TEDECODERPAM_H

#include "../../kernel/TeDecoderSmartMem.h"

class TeDecoderPAMFactory;

/** 
 * @brief Implements a decoder to read/write PAM (Portable Arbitrary Maps) 
 * image files (PBM, PGM, or PPM formats).
 * @note No interleaving support.
 * @note libnetpbm devel 10.26 linking required.
 * @note Both TeDecoderPAM.h and TeDecoderPAM.cpp must be compiled into 
 * application code.
 * @note TeDecoderPAM.h must be included into application main.cpp to
 * register the decoder with the TerraLib decoder factory.
 * @note Only TeUNSIGNEDCHAR and TeUNSIGNEDSHORT supported formats.
 */
class TeDecoderPAM : public TeDecoderSmartMem
{

public:

  //! @brief Empty constructor
  TeDecoderPAM ();

  //! @brief Constructor from parameters
  TeDecoderPAM ( const TeRasterParams& par );

  //! @brief Destructor
  virtual ~TeDecoderPAM ();

  //! @brief Initializes the internal structures of the decoder
  virtual void  init  ();

};

//! Implements a factory to build decoder to MEMORY raster
class TeDecoderPAMFactory : public TeDecoderFactory
{
public:

  //! Factory constructor
  TeDecoderPAMFactory(const string& name) : TeDecoderFactory(name) {}

  //! Builds the object
  virtual TeDecoder* build (const TeRasterParams& arg)
  {  return new TeDecoderPAM(arg); }
};

bool registerPAMDecoder();

namespace {
  static bool register_result = registerPAMDecoder();
};  
  
#endif

