external-file.h

#ifndef _EXTERNAL_FILE_H_
#define _EXTERNAL_FILE_H_   

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>

#include "stream_tools.h"
#include "typedef.h"
#include "stream_tools.h"
#include "map_file.h"

/* These should all be included from the objects using this code, but I'm not 
 * linking things correctly right now.
 */

//#include "vcf_file.h"

// PLEASE LIMIT LINE LENGTH TO 79 CHARACTERS----------------------------------/


template <class External_data>
class External_file : public Base_file {
private :
protected :
    void read_binary( External_data &);     
    void write_binary(const External_data &);   

    virtual void read_text( External_data &){}; 
    virtual void write_text(const External_data&){};

    using Base_file::out_;
    using Base_file::in_;

    using Base_file::open_;
    using Base_file::read_;
    using Base_file::write_;
    using Base_file::binary_;
    using Base_file::filename_;
public:
    using Base_file::open;

    void open(const char *, const std::ios_base::openmode &);


    External_file& write(const External_data &);


    External_file& read(External_data &);               

//  void close(void);
};

#endif