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== Database == | == Database == | ||
− | The '''Database''' class | + | The '''Database''' class is a virtual class which declares a handle to a writable database. |
It is derived from '''ConstDatabase''' and expanded by methods to modify the database's content. | It is derived from '''ConstDatabase''' and expanded by methods to modify the database's content. | ||
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+ | == FileDatabase == | ||
+ | The '''FileDatabase''' class provides a handle to writable file-based database derived from '''Database'''. | ||
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+ | == MemoryDatabase == | ||
+ | The '''MemoryDatabase''' class provides a handle to writable in-memory database derived from '''Database'''. |
Revision as of 11:42, 27 November 2008
Contents
Application Domain
The C++ interface is a object oriented API to BRL-CAD's core libraries around librt. The target group are developers of applications which use BRL-CAD as module.
Furthermore, this interface should be a good reference to the use of BRL-CAD's standard C interface.
Requirements
The interface should be self-contained
I.e. source code using this interface should not need to include any other BRL-CAD header file (nor TCL, openNURBS, ...).
As a consequence the interface will hide implementation details. Therefore the implementation can be changed without affecting an application using this interface.
Main Classes
ConstDatabase
The ConstDatabase class provides a handle to read-only database content.
If it is associated with a file the file will be opened read-only. I.e. multiple instances of this class can refer to the same file.
Database
The Database class is a virtual class which declares a handle to a writable database. It is derived from ConstDatabase and expanded by methods to modify the database's content.
FileDatabase
The FileDatabase class provides a handle to writable file-based database derived from Database.
MemoryDatabase
The MemoryDatabase class provides a handle to writable in-memory database derived from Database.