#ifndef MESHWRITER_H
#define MESHWRITER_H

#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkPolyData.h>
#include <string>
#include <vtkAlgorithmOutput.h>






class MeshWriter {
public:
    MeshWriter();
    
     // Destructor
    ~MeshWriter();

    // Write a VTK mesh to the specified file format based on user choice.
    // Supported formats: .vtk, .vtp, .stl, .obj, .ply
    // Returns true if the write operation is successful, false otherwise.
    bool WriteMesh(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>& polydata, const std::string& fileName);
//  bool WriteGeometry(vtkAlgorithmOutput* outputPort, const std::string& fileName); 
       
private:
    // Private helper functions for writing to specific formats
    bool WriteVTK(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>& polydata, const std::string& fileName);
    bool WriteVTP(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>& polydata, const std::string& fileName);
    bool WriteSTL(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>& polydata, const std::string& fileName);
    bool WriteOBJ(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>& polydata, const std::string& fileName);
    bool WritePLY(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>& polydata, const std::string& fileName);
};



/*
class MeshReader {
public:
    // Function to read a mesh from the specified input file in various formats (vtk, vtp, stl, obj).
    // Returns true on success, false on failure.
    static bool ReadMesh(const std::string& inputFileName, const std::string& format);
};*/


#endif // MESHWRITER_H