vector_loadsave.h

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#pragma once

#include <mrpt/utils/utils_defs.h>

namespace mrpt
{
        namespace system
        {
                /** A useful function for debugging, which saves a std::vector into a text file (compat. with MATLAB)
                * \return Returns false on any error, true on everything OK.
                */
                bool  BASE_IMPEXP vectorToTextFile( const std::vector<float> &vec, const std::string &fileName, bool append = false, bool byRows=false );
                //! \overload
                bool  BASE_IMPEXP vectorToTextFile( const std::vector<double> &vec, const std::string &fileName, bool append = false, bool byRows=false );
                //! \overload
                bool  BASE_IMPEXP vectorToTextFile( const std::vector<int> &vec, const std::string &fileName, bool append = false, bool byRows=false );
                //! \overload
                bool  BASE_IMPEXP vectorToTextFile( const std::vector<size_t> &vec, const std::string &fileName, bool append = false, bool byRows=false );
                //! \overload
                template <class EIGEN_MATRIX>
                bool vectorToTextFile( const EIGEN_MATRIX &vec, const std::string &fileName ) {
                        try {
                                vec.saveToTextFile(fileName);
                                return true;
                        } catch(...) {return false;}
                }

                /** Load a std::vector from a text file (compat. with MATLAB)
                * \return Returns false on any error, true on everything OK.
                * \sa loadBinaryFile
                */
                bool  BASE_IMPEXP vectorFromTextFile( std::vector<double> &vec, const std::string &fileName, const bool byRows=false );

                /** Saves a vector directly as a binary dump to a file:
                * \return Returns false on any error, true on everything OK.
                * \sa loadBinaryFile
                */
                bool BASE_IMPEXP vectorToBinaryFile( const vector_byte &vec, const std::string &fileName );

                /** Loads a entire file as a vector of bytes.
                * \return Returns false on any error, true on everything OK.
                * \sa vectorToBinaryFile
                */
                bool BASE_IMPEXP loadBinaryFile( vector_byte &out_data, const std::string &fileName );


        } // End of namespace
} // End of namespace