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#ifndef NEKTAR_LIB_UTILITIES_BASIC_UTILS_H5_H
#define NEKTAR_LIB_UTILITIES_BASIC_UTILS_H5_H

#include <exception>
#include <memory>
#include <hdf5.h>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include <boost/core/ignore_unused.hpp>

#include <LibUtilities/BasicUtils/ErrorUtil.hpp>
#include <LibUtilities/Communication/Comm.h>

namespace Nektar
{
namespace LibUtilities
{
namespace H5
{

#define H5_CONSTRUCT(ans, func, args)                                          \
    {                                                                          \
        hid_t ret = func args;                                                 \
        if (ret < 0)                                                           \
            ErrorUtil::Error(ErrorUtil::efatal,                                \
                             __FILE__,                                         \
                             __LINE__,                                         \
                             "HDF5 error in API function " #func,              \
                             0);                                               \
        ans = ret;                                                             \
    }
#define H5_CALL(func, args)                                                    \
    {                                                                          \
        herr_t ret = func args;                                                \
        if (ret < 0)                                                           \
            ErrorUtil::Error(ErrorUtil::efatal,                                \
                             __FILE__,                                         \
                             __LINE__,                                         \
                             "HDF5 error in API function " #func,              \
                             0);                                               \
    }


class Error : public std::exception
{
};

// Forward declare
class Object;
typedef std::shared_ptr<Object> ObjectSharedPtr;
class DataType;
typedef std::shared_ptr<DataType> DataTypeSharedPtr;
class CompoundDataType;
typedef std::shared_ptr<CompoundDataType> CompoundDataTypeSharedPtr;
class DataSpace;
typedef std::shared_ptr<DataSpace> DataSpaceSharedPtr;
class CanHaveAttributes;
typedef std::shared_ptr<CanHaveAttributes> CanHaveAttributesSharedPtr;
class Attribute;
typedef std::shared_ptr<Attribute> AttributeSharedPtr;
class CanHaveGroupsDataSets;
typedef std::shared_ptr<CanHaveGroupsDataSets> CanHaveGroupsDataSetsSharedPtr;
class Group;
typedef std::shared_ptr<Group> GroupSharedPtr;
class File;
typedef std::shared_ptr<File> FileSharedPtr;
class DataSet;
typedef std::shared_ptr<DataSet> DataSetSharedPtr;
class PList;
typedef std::shared_ptr<PList> PListSharedPtr;

/// HDF5 base class
class Object : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Object>
{
public:
    virtual void Close() = 0;
    inline hid_t GetId() const
    {
        return m_Id;
    }
    // Overload cast to the HDF5 ID type to make objects
    // transparently usable in the HDF5 API.
    inline operator hid_t() const
    {
        return GetId();
    }

protected:
    Object();
    Object(hid_t id);
    virtual ~Object();
    hid_t m_Id;
};

// PropertyList objects
class PList : public Object
{
public:
    /// Default options
    static PListSharedPtr Default();
    /// Properties for object creation
    static PListSharedPtr ObjectCreate();
    /// Properties for file creation
    static PListSharedPtr FileCreate();
    /// Properties for file access
    static PListSharedPtr FileAccess();
    /// Properties for dataset creation
    static PListSharedPtr DatasetCreate();
    /// Properties for dataset access
    static PListSharedPtr DatasetAccess();
    /// Properties for raw data transfer
    static PListSharedPtr DatasetXfer();
    /// Properties for file mounting
    static PListSharedPtr FileMount();
    /// Properties for group creation
    static PListSharedPtr GroupCreate();
    /// Properties for group access
    static PListSharedPtr GroupAccess();
    /// Properties for datatype creation
    static PListSharedPtr DatatypeCreate();
    /// Properties for datatype access
    static PListSharedPtr DatatypeAccess();
    /// Properties for character encoding when encoding strings or object names
    static PListSharedPtr StringCreate();
    /// Properties for attribute creation
    static PListSharedPtr AttributeCreate();
    /// Properties governing the object copying process
    static PListSharedPtr ObjectCopy();
    /// Properties governing link creation
    static PListSharedPtr LinkCreate();
    /// Properties governing link traversal when accessing objects
    static PListSharedPtr LinkAccess();

    PList();
    ~PList();
    void Close();
    void SetChunk(const std::vector<hsize_t> &dims);
    void SetDeflate(const unsigned level = 1);
    void SetMpio(CommSharedPtr comm);
    void SetDxMpioCollective();
    void SetDxMpioIndependent();

private:
    PList(hid_t cls);
};

/// Mixin for objects that contain groups and datasets (Group and File)
class CanHaveGroupsDataSets : public virtual Object
{
public:
    class LinkIterator
    {
    public:
        LinkIterator(CanHaveGroupsDataSetsSharedPtr grp, hsize_t idx = 0);
        const std::string &operator*();
        LinkIterator &operator++();
        bool operator==(const LinkIterator &other) const;
        inline bool operator!=(const LinkIterator &other) const
        {
            return !(*this == other);
        }
        inline hsize_t GetPos() const
        {
            return m_idx;
        }

        inline std::string GetName()  const
        {
            return m_currentName;
        }

    private:
        static herr_t helper(hid_t g_id,
                             const char *name,
                             const H5L_info_t *info,
                             void *op_data);
        CanHaveGroupsDataSetsSharedPtr m_grp;
        hsize_t m_idx;
        hsize_t m_next;
        hsize_t m_size;
        std::string m_currentName;
    };

    // Create a group with the given name. The createPL can be
    // omitted to use the default properties.
    GroupSharedPtr CreateGroup(const std::string &name,
                               PListSharedPtr createPL = PList::Default(),
                               PListSharedPtr accessPL = PList::Default());

    // Create a dataset with the name, type and space.
    // The createPL can be omitted to use the defaults.
    DataSetSharedPtr CreateDataSet(const std::string &name,
                                   DataTypeSharedPtr type,
                                   DataSpaceSharedPtr space,
                                   PListSharedPtr createPL = PList::Default(),
                                   PListSharedPtr accessPL = PList::Default());

    // Create a dataset containing the data supplied
    // The createPL can be omitted to use the defaults
    template <class T>
    DataSetSharedPtr CreateWriteDataSet(
        const std::string &name,
        const std::vector<T> &data,
        PListSharedPtr createPL = PList::Default(),
        PListSharedPtr accessPL = PList::Default());

    // Open an existing group.
    // The accessPL can be omitted to use the defaults
    GroupSharedPtr OpenGroup(const std::string &name,
                             PListSharedPtr accessPL = PList::Default()) const;

    // Open an existing dataset
    // The accessPL can be omitted to use the defaults
    DataSetSharedPtr OpenDataSet(
        const std::string &name,
        PListSharedPtr accessPL      = PList::Default()) const;

    bool ContainsDataSet(std::string nm);

    virtual hsize_t GetNumElements() = 0;
    LinkIterator begin();
    LinkIterator end();

    friend class key_iterator;
};

/// Mixin for objects that can have attributes (Group, DataSet, DataType)
class CanHaveAttributes : public virtual Object
{
public:
    class AttrIterator
    {
    public:
        AttrIterator(CanHaveAttributesSharedPtr obj, hsize_t idx = 0);
        const std::string &operator*();
        AttrIterator &operator++();
        bool operator==(const AttrIterator &other) const;
        inline bool operator!=(const AttrIterator &other) const
        {
            return !(*this == other);
        }
        inline hsize_t GetPos() const
        {
            return m_idx;
        }

    private:
        static herr_t helper(hid_t g_id,
                             const char *name,
                             const H5A_info_t *info,
                             void *op_data);
        CanHaveAttributesSharedPtr m_obj;
        hsize_t m_idx;
        hsize_t m_next;
        hsize_t m_size;
        std::string m_currentName;
    };

    AttributeSharedPtr CreateAttribute(const std::string &name,
                                       DataTypeSharedPtr type,
                                       DataSpaceSharedPtr space);
    AttributeSharedPtr OpenAttribute(const std::string &name);

    template <class T>
    void SetAttribute(const std::string &name, const T &value);
    template <class T>
    void SetAttribute(const std::string &name, const std::vector<T> &value);

    template <class T> void GetAttribute(const std::string &name, T &value);
    template <class T>
    void GetAttribute(const std::string &name, std::vector<T> &value);

    int GetNumAttr() const;
    AttrIterator attr_begin();
    AttrIterator attr_end();
};

/// HDF5 DataSpace wrapper
class DataSpace : public Object
{
public:
    static DataSpaceSharedPtr Null();
    static DataSpaceSharedPtr Scalar();
    static DataSpaceSharedPtr OneD(hsize_t size);

    DataSpace();
    DataSpace(hsize_t size, hsize_t max = H5S_UNLIMITED - 1);
    DataSpace(const std::vector<hsize_t> &dims);
    DataSpace(const std::vector<hsize_t> &dims,
              const std::vector<hsize_t> &max_dims);
    ~DataSpace();

    void Close();

    void SelectRange(const hsize_t start, const hsize_t count);
    void AppendRange(const hsize_t start, const hsize_t count);

    void SelectRange(const std::vector<hsize_t> start,
                     const std::vector<hsize_t> count);
    void AppendRange(const std::vector<hsize_t> start,
                     const std::vector<hsize_t> count);

    void SetSelection(const hsize_t num_elmt,
                      const std::vector<hsize_t> &coords);

    void ClearRange();

    hsize_t GetSize();
    std::vector<hsize_t> GetDims();

private:
    DataSpace(hid_t id);
    friend class Attribute;
    friend class DataSet;
};

// Policy class for the DataTypesTraits controlling whether data
// has to be converted in anyway before writing. (It could perhaps
// be DataTypeTraitsTraits but that's too horrible a name.)
//
// Default policy is to not convert at all.
template <class T> struct DataTypeConversionPolicy
{
    static const bool MustConvert = false;
    typedef T ConvertedType;
    typedef T ConvertedVectorElemType;
    static ConvertedType Convert(const T &obj);
    static T Deconvert(const ConvertedType &obj);
};

/// Traits class for HDF5 data types.
template <class T> struct DataTypeTraits
{
    typedef DataTypeConversionPolicy<T> Converter;

    /***
     * Define this for a specialision for any HDF5 NATIVE type you want to use.
     * See http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/UG/UG_frame11Datatypes.html
     */
    static const hid_t NativeType;

    typedef typename Converter::ConvertedType ConvertedType;

    static ConvertedType Convert(const T &obj);
    static T Deconvert(const ConvertedType &obj);
    /**
     * Get the address of the start of the data.
     * Default implementation just uses "&"
     */
    static const void *GetAddress(const ConvertedType &obj);
    static void *GetAddress(ConvertedType &obj);
    /**
     * Return a DataType object representing T.
     * Default implementation just calls PredefinedDataType::Native<T>()
     */
    static DataTypeSharedPtr GetType();
    static DataTypeSharedPtr GetType(const T &obj);
};

/// Wrap and HDF5 data type object. Technically this can have attributes, but
/// not really bothered.
class DataType : public Object
{
public:
    static DataTypeSharedPtr String(size_t len = 0);
    template <class T> static DataTypeSharedPtr OfObject(const T &obj)
    {
        boost::ignore_unused(obj);
        return DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
    }
    virtual void Close();
    DataTypeSharedPtr Copy() const;

protected:
    DataType(hid_t id);
};

class CompoundDataType : public DataType
{
public:
    static CompoundDataTypeSharedPtr Create(size_t sz);

    void Add(std::string name, size_t offset, hid_t type)
    {
        H5Tinsert(m_Id, name.c_str(), offset, type);
    }
    void AddString(std::string name, size_t offset, size_t size)
    {
        hid_t strtype = H5Tcopy (H5T_C_S1);
        H5Tset_size (strtype, size);
        H5Tinsert(m_Id, name.c_str(), offset, strtype);
    }
    void Close();
private:
    CompoundDataType(hid_t);
};

/// Predefined HDF data types that must not be closed when done with.
class PredefinedDataType : public DataType
{
public:
    template <class T> static DataTypeSharedPtr Native();
    static DataTypeSharedPtr CS1();
    void Close();

private:
    PredefinedDataType(hid_t);
};

/// HDF5 Attribute Wrapper
class Attribute : public Object
{
public:
    ~Attribute();
    void Close();
    DataSpaceSharedPtr GetSpace() const;

private:
    Attribute(hid_t id) : Object(id)
    {
    }
    static AttributeSharedPtr Create(hid_t parent,
                                     const std::string &name,
                                     DataTypeSharedPtr type,
                                     DataSpaceSharedPtr space);
    static AttributeSharedPtr Open(hid_t parent, const std::string &name);
    friend class CanHaveAttributes;
};

/// HDF5 file wrapper
class File : public CanHaveGroupsDataSets
{
public:
    static FileSharedPtr Create(const std::string &filename,
                                unsigned mode,
                                PListSharedPtr createPL = PList::Default(),
                                PListSharedPtr accessPL = PList::Default());
    static FileSharedPtr Open(const std::string &filename,
                              unsigned mode,
                              PListSharedPtr accessPL = PList::Default());
    ~File();
    void Close();
    virtual hsize_t GetNumElements();

private:
    File(hid_t id);
};

/// HDF5 Group wrapper
class Group : public CanHaveAttributes, public CanHaveGroupsDataSets
{
public:
    ~Group();
    void Close();
    virtual hsize_t GetNumElements();
    std::vector<std::string> GetElementNames();
    CanHaveAttributesSharedPtr operator[](hsize_t idx);
    CanHaveAttributesSharedPtr operator[](const std::string &key);

private:
    Group(hid_t id);
    friend class CanHaveGroupsDataSets;
};

class DataSet : public CanHaveAttributes
{
public:
    ~DataSet();
    void Close();
    DataSpaceSharedPtr GetSpace() const;

    template <class T> void Write(const std::vector<T> &data)
    {
        DataTypeSharedPtr mem_t = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
        H5_CALL(
            H5Dwrite,
            (m_Id, mem_t->GetId(), H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &data[0]));
    }
    template <class T>
    void Write(const std::vector<T> &data,
               DataSpaceSharedPtr filespace,
               PListSharedPtr dxpl = PList::Default())
    {
        DataTypeSharedPtr mem_t     = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
        DataSpaceSharedPtr memspace = DataSpace::OneD(data.size());

        H5_CALL(H5Dwrite,
                (m_Id, mem_t->GetId(), memspace->GetId(), filespace->GetId(),
                 dxpl->GetId(), &data[0]) );
    }

    template <class T>
    void Write(const std::vector<T> &data,
               DataSpaceSharedPtr filespace,
               DataTypeSharedPtr dt,
               PListSharedPtr dxpl = PList::Default())
    {
        DataSpaceSharedPtr memspace = DataSpace::OneD(data.size());

        H5Dwrite(m_Id,
                 dt->GetId(),
                 memspace->GetId(),
                 filespace->GetId(),
                 dxpl->GetId(),
                 &data[0]);
    }

    void WriteString(std::string s,
                     DataSpaceSharedPtr filespace,
                     DataTypeSharedPtr type,
                     PListSharedPtr dxpl = PList::Default())
    {
        H5_CALL(
            H5Dwrite,
            (m_Id, type->GetId(), H5S_ALL, filespace->GetId(), dxpl->GetId(), s.c_str()));
    }

    void WriteVectorString(std::vector<std::string> s,
                     DataSpaceSharedPtr filespace,
                     DataTypeSharedPtr type,
                     PListSharedPtr dxpl = PList::Default())
    {
        const char** ret;
        ret = new const char*[s.size()];
        for (size_t i = 0; i < s.size(); ++i) {
            ret[i] = s[i].c_str();
        }
        H5Dwrite(m_Id, type->GetId(), H5S_ALL, filespace->GetId(), dxpl->GetId(), ret);
    }

    template <class T> void Read(std::vector<T> &data)
    {
        DataTypeSharedPtr mem_t  = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
        DataSpaceSharedPtr space = GetSpace();
        ASSERTL0(H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(space->GetId()) == 1,
                 "vector data not 1D");
        hsize_t len, maxdim;
        H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(space->GetId(), &len, &maxdim);

        data.resize(len);

        H5_CALL(
            H5Dread,
            (m_Id, mem_t->GetId(), H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &data[0]));
    }
    template <class T>
    void Read(std::vector<T> &data,
              DataSpaceSharedPtr filespace,
              PListSharedPtr dxpl = PList::Default())
    {
        DataTypeSharedPtr mem_t = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
        hsize_t len;
        len = H5Sget_select_npoints(filespace->GetId());

        data.resize(len);

        DataSpaceSharedPtr memspace = DataSpace::OneD(len);
        H5_CALL(H5Dread, (m_Id, mem_t->GetId(), memspace->GetId(),
                          filespace->GetId(), dxpl->GetId(), &data[0]));
    }
    template <class T>
    void Read(std::vector<T> &data,
              DataSpaceSharedPtr filespace,
              std::vector<std::vector<int> > &coords,
              PListSharedPtr dxpl = PList::Default())
    {
        DataTypeSharedPtr mem_t = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
        hsize_t len;

        int w = coords[0].size();

        hsize_t *cds = new hsize_t[coords.size() * w];
        for(int i = 0; i < coords.size(); i++)
        {
            for(int j = 0; j < coords[i].size(); j++)
            {
                cds[i * w + j] = hsize_t(coords[i][j]);
            }
        }

        H5Sselect_elements(filespace->GetId(),
                           H5S_SELECT_SET,
                           coords.size(),
                           cds);

        delete[] cds;

        len = H5Sget_select_npoints(filespace->GetId());
        DataSpaceSharedPtr memspace = DataSpace::OneD(len);

        data.resize(len);

        H5_CALL(H5Dread, (m_Id, mem_t->GetId(), memspace->GetId(),
                          filespace->GetId(), dxpl->GetId(), &data[0]));

        H5Sselect_all(filespace->GetId());
    }

    void ReadVectorString(std::vector<std::string> &data,
                          DataSpaceSharedPtr filespace,
                          PListSharedPtr dxpl = PList::Default())
    {
        char **rdata;
        DataTypeSharedPtr tp = DataType::String();
        std::vector<hsize_t> dims = filespace->GetDims();
        rdata = (char **) malloc (dims[0] * sizeof(char *));

        H5_CALL(H5Dread, (m_Id, tp->GetId(), H5S_ALL, filespace->GetId(), dxpl->GetId(), rdata));

        for(int i = 0; i < dims[0]; i++)
        {
            data.push_back(std::string(rdata[i]));
        }
    }

private:
    DataSet(hid_t id);
    friend class CanHaveGroupsDataSets;
};

template <class T>
typename DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::ConvertedType DataTypeConversionPolicy<
    T>::Convert(const T &obj)
{
    return obj;
}

template <class T>
T DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::Deconvert(
    const typename DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::ConvertedType &obj)
{
    return obj;
}

template <class T> DataTypeSharedPtr DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType()
{
    return PredefinedDataType::Native<T>();
}

template <class T>
const void *DataTypeTraits<T>::GetAddress(
    const DataTypeTraits<T>::ConvertedType &obj)
{
    return &obj;
}

template <class T>
void *DataTypeTraits<T>::GetAddress(DataTypeTraits<T>::ConvertedType &obj)
{
    return &obj;
}

template <class T>
typename DataTypeTraits<T>::ConvertedType DataTypeTraits<T>::Convert(
    const T &obj)
{
    return Converter::Convert(obj);
}

template <class T>
T DataTypeTraits<T>::Deconvert(
    const typename DataTypeTraits<T>::ConvertedType &obj)
{
    return Converter::Deconvert(obj);
}
template <> struct DataTypeConversionPolicy<std::string>
{
    static const bool MustConvert = true;
    typedef const char *ConvertedType;
    typedef const char *ConvertedVectorElemType;
    inline static ConvertedType Convert(const std::string &obj)
    {
        return obj.c_str();
    }
    inline static std::string Deconvert(const ConvertedType &obj)
    {
        return std::string(obj);
    }
};

template <> inline DataTypeSharedPtr DataTypeTraits<std::string>::GetType()
{
    return DataType::String();
}

template <class T> DataTypeSharedPtr PredefinedDataType::Native()
{
    return DataTypeSharedPtr(
        new PredefinedDataType(DataTypeTraits<T>::NativeType));
}

template <typename T>
void CanHaveAttributes::SetAttribute(const std::string &name, const T &value)
{
    DataTypeSharedPtr type   = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
    DataSpaceSharedPtr space = DataSpace::Scalar();
    AttributeSharedPtr attr  = CreateAttribute(name, type, space);

    typename DataTypeTraits<T>::ConvertedType conv =
        DataTypeTraits<T>::Convert(value);
    H5_CALL(
        H5Awrite,
        (attr->GetId(), type->GetId(), DataTypeTraits<T>::GetAddress(conv)));
}

template <typename T>
void CanHaveAttributes::SetAttribute(const std::string &name,
                                     const std::vector<T> &value)
{
    typedef std::vector<
        typename DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::ConvertedVectorElemType>
        Vec;
    Vec converted_vals;
    DataTypeSharedPtr type   = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
    DataSpaceSharedPtr space = DataSpace::OneD(value.size());
    AttributeSharedPtr attr  = CreateAttribute(name, type, space);

    const void *converted_buf = NULL;
    if (DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::MustConvert)
    {
        converted_vals.resize(value.size());
        for (size_t i = 0; i < value.size(); ++i)
        {
            converted_vals[i] = DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::Convert(value[i]);
        }
        converted_buf = &converted_vals[0];
    }
    else
    {
        converted_buf = &value[0];
    }

    H5_CALL(H5Awrite, (attr->GetId(), type->GetId(), converted_buf));
}

template <typename T>
void CanHaveAttributes::GetAttribute(const std::string &name, T &value)
{
    DataTypeSharedPtr type   = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
    DataSpaceSharedPtr space = DataSpace::Scalar();
    AttributeSharedPtr attr  = OpenAttribute(name);

    typename DataTypeTraits<T>::ConvertedType conv;

    H5_CALL(
        H5Aread,
        (attr->GetId(), type->GetId(), DataTypeTraits<T>::GetAddress(conv)));
    value = DataTypeTraits<T>::Deconvert(conv);
}

template <typename T>
void CanHaveAttributes::GetAttribute(const std::string &name,
                                     std::vector<T> &value)
{
    typedef std::vector<
        typename DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::ConvertedVectorElemType>
        Vec;
    Vec converted_vals;
    DataTypeSharedPtr type   = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
    AttributeSharedPtr attr  = OpenAttribute(name);
    DataSpaceSharedPtr space = attr->GetSpace();
    ASSERTL0(H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(space->GetId()) == 1,
             "vector data not 1D");
    hsize_t len, maxdim;
    H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(space->GetId(), &len, &maxdim);

    value.resize(len);
    void *converted_buf = NULL;
    if (DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::MustConvert)
    {
        converted_vals.resize(len);
        converted_buf = &converted_vals[0];
    }
    else
    {
        converted_buf = &value[0];
    }

    H5_CALL(H5Aread, (attr->GetId(), type->GetId(), converted_buf));

    if (DataTypeConversionPolicy<T>::MustConvert)
    {
        typename Vec::iterator src             = converted_vals.begin(),
                               end             = converted_vals.end();
        typename std::vector<T>::iterator dest = value.begin();
        for (; src != end; ++src, ++dest)
        {
            *dest = DataTypeTraits<T>::Deconvert(*src);
        }
    }
}

template <class T>
DataSetSharedPtr CanHaveGroupsDataSets::CreateWriteDataSet(
    const std::string &name,
    const std::vector<T> &data,
    PListSharedPtr createPL,
    PListSharedPtr accessPL)
{
    DataTypeSharedPtr type   = DataTypeTraits<T>::GetType();
    DataSpaceSharedPtr space = DataSpace::OneD(data.size());
    DataSetSharedPtr dataset =
        CreateDataSet(name, type, space, createPL, accessPL);
    dataset->Write(data);
    return dataset;
}
}
}
}

#endif