/**
 * @module cpixelformat
 * @author Manuel Mausz, 0728348
 * @brief  Abstract class for handling different color bitcount of Bitmaps.
 *         Needed for generic use in CBitmap.
 * @date   18.04.2009
 */
 
#ifndef CPIXELFORMAT_H
#define CPIXELFORMAT_H
 
#include <fstream>
#include <stdexcept>
 
class CBitmap;
#include "cbitmap.h"
 
/**
 * @class CPixelFormat
 * @brief Abstract class for handling different color bitcount of Bitmaps.
 *
 * Needed for generic use in CBitmap.
 *
 * On error throw PixelFormatError.
 */
class CPixelFormat
{
  public:
    /**
     * @class PixelFormatError
     * @brief Exception thrown by implemententations of CPixelFormat
     */
    class PixelFormatError : public std::invalid_argument {
      public:
        /**
         * @method PixelFormatError
         * @brief  Default exception ctor
         * @param  what message to pass along
         * @return -
         * @globalvars none
         * @exception  none
         * @conditions none
         */
        PixelFormatError(const std::string& what)
          : std::invalid_argument(what)
        {}
    };
 
    /**
     * @method CBitmap
     * @brief  Default ctor
     * @param  bitmap pointer to CBitmap instance
     * @return -
     * @globalvars none
     * @exception  none
     * @conditions none
     */
    CPixelFormat(CBitmap *bitmap)
      : m_bitmap(bitmap)
    {}
 
    /**
     * @method ~CPixelFormat
     * @brief  Default dtor (virtual)
     * @param  -
     * @return -
     * @globalvars none
     * @exception  none
     * @conditions none
     */
    virtual ~CPixelFormat()
    {};
 
    /**
     * @method setPixel
     * @brief  Modifies pixel at coordinates x, y
     * @param  pixel pointer to new pixel data
     * @param  x     x-coordinate
     * @param  y     y-coordinate
     * @return -
     * @globalvars none
     * @exception  PixelFormatError
     * @conditions none
     */
    virtual void setPixel(const uint32_t *pixel, const uint32_t x, const uint32_t y) = 0;
 
    /**
     * @method getBitCount
     * @brief  returns color bitcount supported by this class
     * @param  -
     * @return color bitcount supported by this class
     * @globalvars none
     * @exception  none
     * @conditions none
     */
    virtual uint32_t getBitCount() = 0;
 
  protected:
    /* members */
    /** pointer to CBitmap instance */
    CBitmap *m_bitmap;
};
 
#endif
 
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