convert.hh

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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//
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//
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//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef OST_IO_CONVERT_H
#define OST_IO_CONVERT_H


#include <boost/detail/endian.hpp>

namespace ost { namespace io {

enum Endianess {
  OST_BIG_ENDIAN,OST_LITTLE_ENDIAN,OST_VAX_DATA,
#ifdef BOOST_BIG_ENDIAN
  OST_LOCAL_ENDIAN = OST_BIG_ENDIAN
#else
  OST_LOCAL_ENDIAN = OST_LITTLE_ENDIAN
#endif
};



template<int CONVERSIONTYPE, class VALUETYPE>
class Convert{
public:
  static VALUETYPE From(const VALUETYPE& value);
  static VALUETYPE To(const VALUETYPE& value);
  static void FromIP(VALUETYPE* value);
  static void ToIP(VALUETYPE* value);
};


}  // io ns



} // ost ns


#endif