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//$Id: wkb.hpp 39 2005-04-10 20:39:53Z pavlenko $

#ifndef WKB_HPP
#define WKB_HPP

#include <mapnik/geometry.hpp>
#include <mapnik/ctrans.hpp>
#include <mapnik/feature.hpp>

namespace mapnik
{

/*!
 * From wikipedia.com:
 *
 * Well-known text (WKT) is a text markup language for representing vector 
 * geometry objects on a map, spatial reference systems of spatial objects 
 * and transformations between spatial reference systems. A binary equivalent,
 * known as well-known binary (WKB) is used to transfer and store the same 
 * information on databases, such as PostGIS. The formats are regulated by 
 * the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and described in their Simple Feature 
 * Access and Coordinate Transformation Service specifications.
 */
enum wkbFormat
{
    wkbGeneric=1,
    wkbSpatiaLite=2
};

class MAPNIK_DECL geometry_utils 
{
public:

    static void from_wkb (boost::ptr_vector<geometry_type>& paths,
                          const char* wkb,
                          unsigned size,
                          bool multiple_geometries = false,
                          wkbFormat format = wkbGeneric);
private:
    geometry_utils();
    geometry_utils(geometry_utils const&);
    geometry_utils& operator=(const geometry_utils&);
};
}

#endif //WKB_HPP
