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+#ifndef INTERFACE_H
+#define INTERFACE_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <set>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+#include "math.h"
+
+// filters to select which objects/variables (not) to select
+typedef std::set<int> IfObjectFilter;
+typedef std::set<std::string> IfElementFilter;
+
+// interface-class .. holds long-time stuff for reflecting on a per class (template), per file (instance) and per direction (class) basis 
+template<class T>
+class InputInterface {
+public:
+  // A. the methods you want to call
+  // creation
+  InputInterface<T>(int fd, bool binary, IfObjectFilter ifo, IfElementFilter ife);
+  bool readEntireFile();
+  bool readFileUntil(double time);
+  double peekNextTime(); // read a line ahead (if possible) and check at what time it occurs
+
+  // B. internal state
+  bool binary;  
+  int fd;
+  std::string buf;
+  size_t rpos, npos, wpos;
+  static const size_t buf_size = 32768;
+  bool eof;
+  IfObjectFilter ifo;
+  IfElementFilter ife;
+
+  // C. internal functions
+  bool garantueeBuf(size_t size); // returns only after wpos - rpos >= size, but reads as much as possible without blocking
+  bool garantueeLine();
+
+  template<class Tval> bool bufRead(Tval &val, bool proccedRPos);
+};
+
+template<class T>
+class OutputInterface {
+public:
+  OutputInterface<T>(int fd, bool binary, IfObjectFilter *ifo, IfElementFilter *ife);
+
+  bool pushObject(T *o); // serialize one object
+  bool pushClass(); // serialize the entire class (selective by filter)
+  bool isContained(typename T::id_type id);
+
+  // internal state
+  int fd;
+  std::string buf;
+  bool binary;
+  IfObjectFilter *ifo;
+  IfElementFilter *ife;
+
+  // internal functions
+  template<class Tval> bool bufWrite(Tval &val);
+};
+
+#endif // INTERFACE_H