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+/* LICENSE BLOCK
+Part of mde: a Modular D game-oriented Engine
+Copyright © 2007-2008 Diggory Hardy
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+/**
+* Interface for writers.
+*/
+module mde.file.mergetag.iface.IWriter;
+
+import mde.file.mergetag.DataSet;
+
+
+/** Interface for all mergetag writers (MTTWriter etc.).
+*/
+interface IWriter {
+    DataSet dataset ();                 /// Get the DataSet
+    void dataset (DataSet);             /// Set the DataSet
+    
+    void write ();                      /// Commence writing
+}
+
+/**
+* Enumeration for specifying the writing method ("Params" section shows possible values).
+*
+* Params:
+* FromExtension = Determine writing format from file name extension (must be one of .mtb or .mtt).
+* Binary = Use binary mode (adds extension .mtb without checking for an existing extension).
+* Text = Use text mode (adds extension .mtt without checking for an existing extension).
+* Both = Write simultaneously in binary and text modes (with appropriate extensions added to each
+* file name.
+*/
+enum WriterMethod : byte {
+    FromExtension = -1,
+    Binary = 1,
+    Text = 2,
+    Both = 3
+}