#ifndef OSGDB_READFILE
#define OSGDB_READFILE 1

#include <osg/Node>
#include <osg/Image>

#include <osgDB/Export>

#include <string>

namespace osgDB {

/** Read an osg::Object from file. 
  * Return valid osg::Object on sucess,
  * return NULL on failure.
  * The osgDB::Registry is used to load the appropriate ReaderWriter plugin
  * for the filename extension, and this plugin then handles the request
  * to read the specified file.*/
OSGDB_EXPORT extern osg::Object* readObjectFile(const std::string& filename);

/** Read an osg::Image from file. 
  * Return valid osg::Image on sucess,
  * return NULL on failure.
  * The osgDB::Registry is used to load the appropriate ReaderWriter plugin
  * for the filename extension, and this plugin then handles the request
  * to read the specified file.*/
OSGDB_EXPORT extern osg::Image*  readImageFile(const std::string& filename);

/** Read an osg::Node from file. 
  * Return valid osg::Node on sucess,
  * return NULL on failure.
  * The osgDB::Registry is used to load the appropriate ReaderWriter plugin
  * for the filename extension, and this plugin then handles the request
  * to read the specified file.*/
OSGDB_EXPORT extern osg::Node*   readNodeFile(const std::string& filename);

};

#endif