/*=============================================================================

Library: CTK

Copyright (c) 2010 Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) All Rights Reserved.

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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=============================================================================*/

#ifndef __ctkModuleDescriptionReader_h
#define __ctkModuleDescriptionReader_h

#include "CTKModuleDescriptionExport.h"
#include "ctkModuleDescriptionReaderInterface.h"

class QIODevice;
/** 
 * \brief Base XML Reader of ModuleDescription
 *
 * This specialized ctkModuleDescriptionReaderInterface can initialize
 * a module description from an XML file. update() must be reimplemented
 * in inherited classes.
 */
class CTK_MODULDESC_EXPORT ctkModuleDescriptionReader :
  public ctkModuleDescriptionReaderInterface
{
  Q_OBJECT
public:
  ctkModuleDescriptionReader();

  //! xml is the content of the XML file
  void setInput(QIODevice * device);
  QIODevice* input()const;

protected:
  QIODevice*           Device;
};

#endif