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+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Copyright 2010
+//
+// This file is part of starlight.
+//
+// starlight is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// starlight is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with starlight. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// File and Version Information:
+// $Rev:: $: revision of last commit
+// $Author:: $: author of last commit
+// $Date:: $: date of last commit
+//
+// Description:
+//
+//
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+#ifndef FILEWRITER_H
+#define FILEWRITER_H
+
+
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include "upcevent.h"
+
+
+class fileWriter
+{
+public:
+
+ /** Default constructor */
+ fileWriter();
+
+ /** Constructor with filename */
+ fileWriter(const std::string& fileName);
+
+ /** Destructor */
+ virtual ~fileWriter();
+
+ /** open the file */
+ int open();
+
+ /** open file with given filename */
+ int open(const std::string& fileName);
+
+ /** close the file */
+ int close();
+
+ /** Set the filename we're writing to */
+ void setFileName(const std::string& fileName) { _fileName = fileName; }
+
+protected:
+
+ /** The file name */
+ std::string _fileName;
+
+ /** The file stream */
+ std::ofstream _fileStream;
+};
+
+
+#endif // FILEWRITER_H