DCAttribute.hpp

#ifndef DCATTRIBUTE_H
#define DCATTRIBUTE_H

#include <hdf5.h>

#include "splash/DCException.hpp"
#include "splash/Dimensions.hpp"

namespace splash
{
    class AttributeInfo;

    class DCAttribute
    {
    public:
        static void readAttribute(const char *name,
                hid_t parent,
                void *dst) throw (DCException);

        static AttributeInfo readAttributeInfo(const char *name,
                hid_t parent) throw (DCException);

        static void writeAttribute(const char *name,
                const hid_t type,
                hid_t parent,
                const void *src) throw (DCException);


        static void writeAttribute(const char *name,
                const hid_t type,
                hid_t parent,
                uint32_t ndims,
                Dimensions dims,
                const void *src) throw (DCException);

    private:
        DCAttribute();

        static std::string getExceptionString(const char *name, std::string msg);
    };
}

#endif /* DCATTRIBUTE_H */