#ifndef READER_INC
#define READER_INC

#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
#include <vector>

#include "IO/Mesh.h"
#include "IO/MeshDatabase.h"
#include "shared_ptr.h"


namespace IO {


//! Get the path to a file
std::string getPath( const std::string& filename );


//! List the timesteps in the given directors (dumps.LBPM)
std::vector<std::string> readTimesteps( const std::string& filename );


//! Read the list of mesh databases for the given timestep
std::vector<IO::MeshDatabase> getMeshList( const std::string& path, const std::string& timestep );


//! Read the given mesh domain
std::shared_ptr<IO::Mesh> getMesh( const std::string& path, const std::string& timestep, 
    const MeshDatabase& meshDatabase, int domain );


/*!
 * @brief Read the given variable
 * @details  This function reads the variable data provided for the current timestep
 * @param[in] path          The path to the file
 * @param[in] timestep      The timestep iteration
 * @param[in] meshDatabase  The mesh database (see getMeshList)
 * @param[in] domain        The index of the domain we want to read
 * @param[in] variable      The variable name to read
 * @return                  Returns the variable data as a linear array
 */
std::shared_ptr<IO::Variable> getVariable( const std::string& path, const std::string& timestep, 
    const MeshDatabase& meshDatabase, int domain, const std::string& variable );


/*!
 * @brief Reformat the variable to match the mesh
 * @details  This function modifies the dimensions of the array to match the mesh
 * @param[in] mesh          The underlying mesh
 * @param[in/out] variable  The variable name to read
 */
void reformatVariable( const IO::Mesh& mesh, IO::Variable& var );


} // IO namespace

#endif