reintegration of LatCore & folder restructuration

lib/Io/IoObject.hpp

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+/*
+ * IoObject.hpp, part of LatAnalyze 3
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 - 2016 Antonin Portelli
+ *
+ * LatAnalyze 3 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * LatAnalyze 3 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with LatAnalyze 3.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef Latan_IoObject_hpp_
+#define Latan_IoObject_hpp_
+
+#include <LatAnalyze/Global.hpp>
+
+BEGIN_LATAN_NAMESPACE
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ *                        Abstract class for IO objects                       *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+class IoObject
+{
+public:
+    // conserve order for datafile retro-compatibility!
+    enum class IoType: short int
+    {
+        noType     = 0,
+        dMat       = 1,
+        dMatSample = 2,
+        dSample    = 3
+    };
+public:
+    // destructor
+    virtual ~IoObject(void) = default;
+    // access
+    virtual IoType getType(void) const = 0;
+};
+
+END_LATAN_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // Latan_IoObject_hpp_