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+/**
+ * \brief VP Stages. File stage declaration
+ * \author Sylvain Gaeremynck <sylvain.gaeremynck@parrot.fr>
+ * \author Aurelien Morelle <aurelien.morelle@parrot.fr>
+ * \author Thomas Landais <thomas.landais@parrot.fr>
+ * \version 2.0
+ * \date first release 16/03/2007
+ * \date modification 19/03/2007
+ */
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////
+// INCLUDES
+
+#ifndef _VP_STAGES_IO_FILE_H_
+#define _VP_STAGES_IO_FILE_H_
+
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup VP_SDK
+ * @{ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup VP_Stages
+ * @{ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup vp_stages_io_file input/output file stage
+ * @{ */
+
+#include <VP_Api/vp_api.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////
+// TYEPDEFS
+
+typedef struct _vp_stages_input_file_config_
+{
+ char *name;
+ FILE *f;
+ uint32_t buffer_size;
+ bool_t loop;
+} vp_stages_input_file_config_t;
+
+typedef struct _vp_stages_output_file_config_
+{
+ char *name;
+ FILE *f;
+ uint32_t flush_every_nb;
+
+} vp_stages_output_file_config_t;
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////
+// FUNCTIONS
+
+/**
+ * @fn Open the input file stage
+ * @param vp_stages_input_file_config_t *cfg
+ * @todo A COMMENTER + Verification de l'open
+ * @return VP_SUCCESS
+ */
+C_RESULT
+vp_stages_input_file_stage_open(vp_stages_input_file_config_t *cfg);
+
+/**
+ * @fn Transform the input file stage
+ * @param vp_stages_input_file_config_t *cfg
+ * @param vp_api_io_data_t *in
+ * @param vp_api_io_data_t *out
+ * @todo A COMMENTER
+ * @return VP_SUCCESS
+ */
+C_RESULT
+vp_stages_input_file_stage_transform(vp_stages_input_file_config_t *cfg, vp_api_io_data_t *in, vp_api_io_data_t *out);
+
+/**
+ * @fn Close the input file stage
+ * @param vp_stages_input_file_config_t *cfg
+ * @todo A COMMENTER
+ * @return VP_SUCCESS
+ */
+C_RESULT
+vp_stages_input_file_stage_close(vp_stages_input_file_config_t *cfg);
+
+
+/**
+ * @fn Open the output file stage
+ * @param vp_stages_output_file_config_t *cfg
+ * @todo A COMMENTER
+ * @return VP_SUCCESS
+ */
+C_RESULT
+vp_stages_output_file_stage_open(vp_stages_output_file_config_t *cfg);
+
+/**
+ * @fn Open the output file stage
+ * @param vp_stages_output_file_config_t *cfg
+ * @param vp_api_io_data_t *in
+ * @param vp_api_io_data_t *out
+ * @todo A COMMENTER
+ * @return VP_SUCCESS
+ */
+C_RESULT
+vp_stages_output_file_stage_transform(vp_stages_output_file_config_t *cfg, vp_api_io_data_t *in, vp_api_io_data_t *out);
+
+/**
+ * @fn Open the output file stage
+ * @param vp_stages_output_file_config_t *cfg
+ * @todo A COMMENTER
+ * @return VP_SUCCESS
+ */
+C_RESULT
+vp_stages_output_file_stage_close(vp_stages_output_file_config_t *cfg);
+
+// vp_stages_io_file
+/** @} */
+// VP_Stages
+/** @} */
+// VP_SDK
+/** @} */
+
+#endif // ! _VP_STAGES_IO_FILE_H_