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**  File Author(s):
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**    Magnus Norddahl
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*/

//! clanCore="I/O Data"
//! header=core.h

#ifndef header_endian
#define header_endian

#ifdef CL_API_DLL
#ifdef CL_CORE_EXPORT
#define CL_API_CORE __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define CL_API_CORE __declspec(dllimport)
#endif
#else
#define CL_API_CORE
#endif

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif

//: Endianess management class.
//- !group=Core/IO Data!
//- !header=core.h!
//- <p>The CL_Endian class is used to convert between different endianess. There
//- are also a set of defines to the lazy developer:</p>
//- <p>#define SWAP_IF_BIG(i)<br>
//- #define SWAP_IF_LITTLE(i)<br>
//- #define SWAP_IF_BIG_ALOT(i, times)<br>
//- #define SWAP_IF_LITTLE_ALOT(i, times)<br>
//- #define IS_SYSTEM_64BIT()</p>
//- <p>Each of these defines call CL_Endian::is_system_big() and CL_Endian::swap.</p>
class CL_API_CORE CL_Endian
{
public:
//! Operations:
	//: Swaps larger amounts of data between little and big endian.
	//param data: Data to be swapped.
	//param type_size: Size of datatype to be swapped.
	//param total_times: Number of 'type_size' size data chunks to be swapped.
	static void swap(void *data, int type_size, int total_times=1);

//! Attributes:
	//: Returns true if big endian system.
	//return: True if big endian system, false otherwise.
	static bool is_system_big();

	//: Returns true if 64 bit system.
	//return: True if 64 bit, false otherwise.
	static bool is_system_64bit();
};

// Defines to the lazy developer:
#define SWAP_IF_BIG(i) if (CL_Endian::is_system_big()) CL_Endian::swap(&i, sizeof(i))
#define SWAP_IF_LITTLE(i) if (!CL_Endian::is_system_big()) CL_Endian::swap(&i, sizeof(i))

#define SWAP_IF_BIG_ALOT(i, times) if (CL_Endian::is_system_big()) CL_Endian::swap(&i, sizeof(i), times)
#define SWAP_IF_LITTLE_ALOT(i, times) if (!CL_Endian::is_system_big()) CL_Endian::swap(&i, sizeof(i), times)

#define IS_SYSTEM_64BIT() CL_Endian::is_system_64bit()

#endif