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// Author : Frederic Pons (OpenCascade)

#ifndef __XAO_XAOEXPORTER_HXX__
#define __XAO_XAOEXPORTER_HXX__

#include "XAO_Xao.hxx"
#include "XAO_Geometry.hxx"
#include "XAO_Group.hxx"
#include "XAO_Field.hxx"

namespace XAO
{
    /**
     * @class XaoExporter
     * Util class for import/export XAO.
     */
    class XaoExporter
    {
    public:
        /**
         * Saves the XAO object to a file.
         * @param xaoObject the object to export.
         * @param fileName the path of the file to create.
         * @return true if the export was successful, false otherwise.
         */
        static const bool saveToFile(Xao* xaoObject, const std::string& fileName)
        throw (XAO_Exception);

        /**
         * Saves the XAO object to a XML string.
         * @param xaoObject the object to export.
         * @return the XML string.
         */
        static const std::string saveToXml(Xao* xaoObject)
        throw (XAO_Exception);

        /**
         * Reads a XAO object from a file.
         * @param fileName the path of the file to read.
         * @param xaoObject the XAO object.
         * @return true if the XAO object was read successful, false otherwise.
         */
        static const bool readFromFile(const std::string& fileName, Xao* xaoObject)
        throw (XAO_Exception);

        /**
         * Reads a XAO object from an XML string.
         * @param xml the XML string.
         * @param xaoObject the XAO object.
         * @return true if the XAO object was read successful, false otherwise.
         */
        static const bool setXML(const std::string& xml, Xao* xaoObject)
        throw (XAO_Exception);
    };
}


#endif /* __XAO_XAOEXPORTER_HXX__ */