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+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify //
+// it under the terms of the version 3 of the GNU General Public License //
+// as published by the Free Software Foundation. //
+// //
+// This program 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 this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. //
+// //
+// Written by Francois Fleuret, (C) IDIAP //
+// Contact <francois.fleuret@idiap.ch> for comments & bug reports //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef LABELLED_IMAGE_POOL_FILE_H
+#define LABELLED_IMAGE_POOL_FILE_H
+
+#include "labelled_image_pool.h"
+#include "labelled_image.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+
+class LabelledImagePoolFile : public LabelledImagePool {
+ int _nb_images;
+ LabelledImage **_images;
+ streampos *_image_stream_positions;
+ int *_image_nb_refs;
+ ifstream *_stream;
+
+public:
+ LabelledImagePoolFile(char *file_name);
+ virtual ~LabelledImagePoolFile();
+
+ virtual int nb_images();
+
+ // grab_image(n) does _NOT_ build the rich structure. One has to call
+ // compute_rich_structure() for that!
+ virtual LabelledImage *grab_image(int n_image);
+ virtual void release_image(int n_image);
+};
+
+#endif