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00028 #ifndef  PLY_IMPORT_EXPORT_H
00029 #define  PLY_IMPORT_EXPORT_H
00030 
00031 #include <mrpt/utils/utils_defs.h>
00032 #include <mrpt/utils/CStringList.h>
00033 #include <mrpt/utils/TColor.h>
00034 #include <mrpt/math/lightweight_geom_data.h>
00035 
00036 namespace mrpt
00037 {
00038         namespace utils
00039         {
00040                 /** A virtual base class that implements the capability of importing 3D point clouds and faces from a file in the Stanford PLY format.
00041                   * \sa http://www.mrpt.org/Support_for_the_Stanford_3D_models_file_format_PLY
00042                   * \sa PLY_Exporter
00043                  * \ingroup mrpt_base_grp
00044                   */
00045                 class BASE_IMPEXP PLY_Importer
00046                 {
00047                 public:
00048                         /** Loads from a PLY file.
00049                           * \param[in]  filename The filename to open. It can be either in binary or text format.
00050                           * \param[out] file_comments If provided (!=NULL) the list of comment strings stored in the file will be returned.
00051                           * \param[out] file_obj_info If provided (!=NULL) the list of "object info" strings stored in the file will be returned.
00052                           * \return false on any error in the file format or reading it. To obtain more details on the error you can call getLoadPLYErrorString()
00053                           */
00054                         bool loadFromPlyFile(
00055                                 const std::string         &filename,
00056                                 CStringList  *file_comments = NULL,
00057                                 CStringList  *file_obj_info = NULL );
00058 
00059                         /** Return a description of the error if loadFromPlyFile() returned false, or an empty string if the file was loaded without problems. */
00060                         std::string getLoadPLYErrorString() const { return m_ply_import_last_error; }
00061 
00062                 protected:
00063                         /** @name PLY Import virtual methods to implement in base classes
00064                             @{ */
00065 
00066                         /** In a base class, reserve memory to prepare subsequent calls to PLY_import_set_vertex */
00067                         virtual void PLY_import_set_vertex_count(const size_t N) = 0;
00068 
00069                         /** In a base class, reserve memory to prepare subsequent calls to PLY_import_set_face */
00070                         virtual void PLY_import_set_face_count(const size_t N) = 0;
00071 
00072                         /** In a base class, will be called after PLY_import_set_vertex_count() once for each loaded point.
00073                           *  \param pt_color Will be NULL if the loaded file does not provide color info.
00074                           */
00075                         virtual void PLY_import_set_vertex(const size_t idx, const mrpt::math::TPoint3Df &pt, const mrpt::utils::TColorf *pt_color = NULL) = 0;
00076 
00077                         /** @} */
00078 
00079                 private:
00080                         std::string  m_ply_import_last_error;
00081 
00082                 }; // End of class def.
00083 
00084 
00085                 /** A virtual base class that implements the capability of exporting 3D point clouds and faces to a file in the Stanford PLY format.
00086                   * \sa http://www.mrpt.org/Support_for_the_Stanford_3D_models_file_format_PLY
00087                   * \sa PLY_Importer
00088                  * \ingroup mrpt_base_grp
00089                   */
00090                 class BASE_IMPEXP PLY_Exporter
00091                 {
00092                 public:
00093                         /** Saves to a PLY file.
00094                           * \param[in]  filename The filename to be saved.
00095                           * \param[in] file_comments If provided (!=NULL) the list of comment strings stored in the file will be returned.
00096                           * \param[in] file_obj_info If provided (!=NULL) the list of "object info" strings stored in the file will be returned.
00097                           * \return false on any error writing the file. To obtain more details on the error you can call getSavePLYErrorString()
00098                           */
00099                         bool saveToPlyFile(
00100                                 const std::string  & filename,
00101                                 bool save_in_binary = false,
00102                                 const CStringList  & file_comments = CStringList(),
00103                                 const CStringList  & file_obj_info = CStringList() ) const;
00104 
00105                         /** Return a description of the error if loadFromPlyFile() returned false, or an empty string if the file was loaded without problems. */
00106                         std::string getSavePLYErrorString() const { return m_ply_export_last_error; }
00107 
00108                 protected:
00109                         /** @name PLY Export virtual methods to implement in base classes
00110                             @{ */
00111 
00112                         /** In a base class, return the number of vertices */
00113                         virtual size_t PLY_export_get_vertex_count() const = 0;
00114 
00115                         /** In a base class, return the number of faces */
00116                         virtual size_t PLY_export_get_face_count() const = 0;
00117 
00118                         /** In a base class, will be called after PLY_export_get_vertex_count() once for each exported point.
00119                           *  \param pt_color Will be NULL if the loaded file does not provide color info.
00120                           */
00121                         virtual void PLY_export_get_vertex(
00122                                 const size_t idx,
00123                                 mrpt::math::TPoint3Df &pt,
00124                                 bool &pt_has_color,
00125                                 mrpt::utils::TColorf &pt_color) const = 0;
00126 
00127                         /** @} */
00128 
00129                 private:
00130                         mutable std::string  m_ply_export_last_error;
00131 
00132                 }; // End of class def.
00133 
00134         } // End of namespace
00135 } // end of namespace
00136 #endif



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