WWriter.h

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#ifndef WWRITER_H
#define WWRITER_H

#include <string>

#include "../WExportDataHandler.h"

/**
 * Write some data to the given file. This base class is just for file
 * management (file exists, etc.) Subclasses may use those mechanisms and
 * specify their file format which is not the purpose of this base class.
 */
class OWDATAHANDLER_EXPORT WWriter // NOLINT
{
public:
    /**
     * Creates a writer object for writing something to a file. Use the flags
     * to specify the behaviour.
     *
     * \param fname path to the target file where stuff will be written to
     * \param overwrite If true existing files will be overwritten
     */
    WWriter( std::string fname, bool overwrite = false );

    /**
     * Reset file name and checks if the file already exists in case of
     * non overwriting is specified.
     *
     * \param fname file name
     */
    void setFileName( std::string fname );

protected:
    std::string m_fname; //!< Absolute path of the file to write to
    bool m_overwrite; //!< flag indicating if the file may be overwritten (true) or not (false)

private:
};

#endif  // WWRITER_H