//-*-c++-*-
#ifndef FILEQUEUE_HH
#define FILEQUEUE_HH
// Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Ohio Board of Regents and the University of
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// $Id: 
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "FileData.hh"

class FileQueue {
public:
  FileQueue();
  FileQueue(const char*);
  FileQueue(int);
  ~FileQueue();
  void open(const char*);
  void insert(FileData*);
  void close();
  
  // We instantiate a out file queue for writing output to stdout.  This
  // is done as follows: FileQueue is newed with the constructor having
  // the argument FileQueue::standardOut.  This tells the file queue to
  // output all the data that it recieves to stdout and not to a file.
  // The file id is also accessed as FileQueue::standardOut.
  static int standardOut;
  
  char* outFileName;
  
private:
  ostream *outFile;
  // to determine if it is a normal output file or pipe to stdout
  int statusBit;
};
#endif