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// C++ informative line for the emacs editor: -*- C++ -*-
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
 * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
 * All rights reserved.                                                      *
 *                                                                           *
 * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
 * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
 * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
 * distribution tree, or in https://www.hdfgroup.org/licenses.               *
 * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
 * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */

#ifndef H5Library_H
#define H5Library_H

namespace H5 {

/*! \class H5Library
    \brief Class H5Library operates the HDF5 library globably.

    It is not necessary to construct an instance of H5Library to use the
    methods.
*/
class H5_DLLCPP H5Library {
  public:
    // 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);

    // Walks through all the garbage collection routines for the library,
    // which are supposed to free any unused memory they have allocated.
    static void garbageCollect();

    // Sets limits on the different kinds of free lists.
    static void setFreeListLimits(int reg_global_lim, int reg_list_lim, int arr_global_lim, int arr_list_lim,
                                  int blk_global_lim, int blk_list_lim);

    // Initializes C++ library and registers terminating functions at exit.
    // Only for the library functions, not for user-defined functions.
    static void initH5cpp(void);

    // Sends request for terminating the HDF5 library.
    static void termH5cpp(void);

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

  private:
    // Default constructor - no instance ever created from outsiders
    H5Library();

    // Destructor
    ~H5Library();
#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

}; // end of H5Library
} // namespace H5

#endif // H5Library_H