#ident "@(#) libVIDF.h 1.6 05/08/19 SwRI"

#ifndef _LIBVIDF_H_
#define _LIBVIDF_H_

#include "SDDAS_types.h"
#include "vidf_defs.h"   /* for VIDF_DEFS */
#include "vidf_codes.h"  /* for the return codes */
#include "vidf_tensor_defs.h"  /* for tensor specific information */
#include "Time_t.h"   /* for Time_t */

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/* error code conversion */
void vidf_error_message_str (SDDAS_SHORT, char *, int);

int InitializeVIDFFromFile (char *);
void CloseVIDF ();

/* compatibility mode   */
/* does not check times */

SDDAS_LONG read_idf (SDDAS_ULONG data_key, const char *exten,
                     SDDAS_USHORT vnum, void *var, SDDAS_SHORT quan, SDDAS_SHORT num,
                     SDDAS_LONG start, SDDAS_SHORT len);


/* New VIDF calls */

int ReadVIDF (SDDAS_ULONG data_key, 
              SDDAS_SHORT btime_yr, SDDAS_SHORT btime_day,
              SDDAS_LONG btime_sec, SDDAS_LONG btime_nsec,
              SDDAS_SHORT etime_yr, SDDAS_SHORT etime_day,
              SDDAS_LONG etime_sec, SDDAS_LONG etime_nsec,
              void *var, VIDF_DEFS what, SDDAS_SHORT num,
              SDDAS_LONG start, SDDAS_SHORT len);

/* does not check time or data key - only use if you use InitializeVIDFFromFile */

int ReadFromCurrentVIDF (void *var, VIDF_DEFS what, SDDAS_SHORT num,
                         SDDAS_LONG start, SDDAS_SHORT len);


#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif