D:/Projects/CEGUI/Silly/include/SILLYImageLoader.h

/***********************************************************************
    filename:   SILLYImageLoader.h
    created:    10 Jun 2006
    author:     Olivier Delannoy

    purpose:    Abstract class for all image loader 
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _SILLYImageLoader_h_ 
#define _SILLYImageLoader_h_
#include "SILLYBase.h"
// Start of section namespace SILLY 
namespace SILLY
{
class DataSource;               // Forward declaration
class ImageContext;             // Forward declaration
 
class SILLY_EXPORT ImageLoader
{
protected:
     ImageLoader(const char* name);
public:
        
    virtual ~ImageLoader();

    virtual ImageContext* loadHeader(PixelFormat& formatSource, DataSource* data) = 0;


    virtual bool loadImageData(PixelOrigin origin, DataSource* data, ImageContext* context) = 0;
    
    void destroyContext(ImageContext* context);
    
    const char* getIdentifierString() const;
private:
    const char* d_name; 

};
  
} // End of section namespace SILLY 

// Inclue inline function when needed 
#ifdef SILLY_OPT_INLINE
#include "SILLYImageLoader.icpp"
#endif 

#endif // end of guard _SILLYImageLoader_h_

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