MarshallingService.hpp

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  tag: FMTC  do nov 2 13:06:11 CET 2006  MarshallingService.hpp

                        MarshallingService.hpp -  description
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    begin                : do november 02 2006
    copyright            : (C) 2006 FMTC
    email                : peter.soetens@fmtc.be

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#ifndef ORO_MARSHALLING_ACCESS_HPP
#define ORO_MARSHALLING_ACCESS_HPP

#include <string>
#include "../marsh/rtt-marsh-config.h"
#include "../rtt-fwd.hpp"
#include "../Service.hpp"

namespace RTT
{ namespace marsh {

    class RTT_MARSH_API MarshallingService
        : public Service
    {
    public:
        typedef boost::shared_ptr<MarshallingService> shared_ptr;

        static shared_ptr Create(TaskContext* parent);

        MarshallingService(TaskContext* parent);

        bool loadProperties(const std::string& filename) const;

        bool storeProperties(const std::string& filename) const;

        bool readProperties(const std::string& filename) const;

        bool updateProperties(const std::string& filename) const;

        bool readProperty(const std::string& name,const std::string& filename);

        bool writeProperties(const std::string& filename) const;

        bool updateFile(const std::string& filename) const;

        bool writeProperty(const std::string& name, const std::string& filename);

    };
}}

#endif