#ifndef _sf_file_h
#define _sf_file_h

#include <stdio.h>
#include "_bool.h"

typedef struct sf_File *sf_file;
typedef enum {SF_UCHAR, SF_CHAR, SF_INT, SF_FLOAT, SF_COMPLEX, SF_SHORT, SF_DOUBLE} sf_datatype;

void sf_file_error(bool err);  /*< set error on opening files >*/

sf_file sf_input (char* tag);  /*< Create an input file structure >*/

void sf_fileclose (sf_file file);  /*< close a file and free allocated space >*/

bool sf_histint (sf_file file, const char* key,/*@out@*/ int* par);  /*< read an int parameter from file >*/

bool sf_histfloat (sf_file file, const char* key,/*@out@*/ float* par);  /*< read a float parameter from file >*/

char* sf_histstring (sf_file file, const char* key); /*< read a string parameter from file (returns NULL on failure) >*/

void sf_putint (sf_file file, const char* key, int par);  /*< put an int parameter to a file >*/

void sf_floatread (/*@out@*/ float* arr, size_t size, sf_file file);  /*< read a float array arr[size] from file >*/

void sf_close(void);  /*< Remove temporary files >*/

int current_read (/*@out@*/ float* arrx, float* arry, float* arrz, size_t size, sf_file file);  /*< read a float array arr[size] from file >*/

#endif