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#ifndef _H5Library_H

#define _H5Library_H

​

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE

namespace H5 {

#endif

​

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

#define NOTATEXIT       (-10)   // just in case the HDF5 library use more

    // negative constants. Note: the solution used for the atexit/global

    // destructors is not reliable, and desperately needs improvement

    // It is not even working, inifiteloop message still printed when

    // calling H5close

#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

​

class H5_DLLCPP H5Library {

   public:

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

    static bool need_cleanup; // indicates if H5close should be called

#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

​

    // Initializes the HDF5 library.

    static void open();

​

    // Flushes all data to disk, closes files, and cleans up memory.

    static void close();

​

    // Instructs library not to install atexit cleanup routine

    static void dontAtExit();

​

    // Returns the HDF library release number.

    static void getLibVersion( unsigned& majnum, unsigned& minnum, unsigned& relnum );

​

    // Verifies that the arguments match the version numbers compiled

    // into the library

    static void checkVersion( unsigned majnum, unsigned minnum, unsigned relnum );