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template<> inline int Type<               char >( void ){ return PLY_CHAR      ; }
template<> inline int Type< unsigned      char >( void ){ return PLY_UCHAR     ; }
template<> inline int Type<                int >( void ){ return PLY_INT       ; }
template<> inline int Type< unsigned       int >( void ){ return PLY_UINT      ; }
template<> inline int Type<          long long >( void ){ return PLY_LONGLONG  ; }
template<> inline int Type< unsigned long long >( void ){ return PLY_ULONGLONG ; }
template<> inline int Type<             float  >( void ){ return PLY_FLOAT     ; }
template<> inline int Type<             double >( void ){ return PLY_DOUBLE    ; }
template< class Real > inline int Type( void )
{
	MK_ERROR_OUT( "Unrecognized type" );
	return -1;
}

template<> const std::string Traits<               char >::name="char";
template<> const std::string Traits< unsigned      char >::name="unsigned char";
template<> const std::string Traits<                int >::name="int";
template<> const std::string Traits< unsigned       int >::name="unsigned int";
template<> const std::string Traits<               long >::name="long";
template<> const std::string Traits< unsigned      long >::name="unsigned long";
template<> const std::string Traits<          long long >::name="long long";
template<> const std::string Traits< unsigned long long >::name="unsigned long long";
template<> const std::string Traits<              float >::name="float";
template<> const std::string Traits<             double >::name="double";

template< typename Index >
GregTurk::PlyProperty Face< Index >::Properties[] = { GregTurk::PlyProperty( "vertex_indices" , Type< Index >() , Type< Index >() , offsetof( Face , vertices ) , 1 , PLY_INT , PLY_INT , offsetof( Face , nr_vertices ) ) };

struct Edge{ int v1 , v2; };
const GregTurk::PlyProperty EdgeProps[] =
{ 
	{ "v1" , PLY_INT , PLY_INT , (int)offsetof( Edge , v1 ) , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 },
	{ "v2" , PLY_INT , PLY_INT , (int)offsetof( Edge , v2 ) , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 }
};

// Read
inline int ReadHeader( std::string fileName , const GregTurk::PlyProperty *properties , int propertyNum , bool *readFlags )
{
	int file_type;
	std::vector< std::string > elist;
	float version;

	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Read( fileName , elist , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not read ply file: " , fileName );

	for( int i=0 ; i<(int)elist.size() ; i++ ) if( elist[i]=="vertex" ) for( int j=0 ; j<propertyNum ; j++ ) if( readFlags ) readFlags[j] = ply->get_property( elist[i] , &properties[j] )!=0;

	delete ply;
	return file_type;
}

inline std::vector< GregTurk::PlyProperty > ReadVertexHeader( std::string fileName , int &file_type )
{
	float version;
	std::vector< std::string > elist;
	std::vector< GregTurk::PlyProperty > properties;

	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Read( fileName , elist , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not read ply file: " , fileName );

	for( int i=0 ; i<elist.size() ; i++ )
	{
		std::string &elem_name = elist[i];
		size_t num_elems;
		std::vector< GregTurk::PlyProperty * > plist = ply->get_element_description( elem_name , num_elems );
		if( !num_elems ) continue;
		else if( !plist.size() )
		{
			delete ply;
			MK_THROW( "could not get element description for: " , elem_name );
		}
		if( elem_name=="vertex" ) for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<plist.size() ; i++ ) properties.push_back( *plist[i] );
	}
	delete ply;
	return properties;
}

inline std::vector< GregTurk::PlyProperty > ReadVertexHeader( std::string fileName ){ int file_type; return ReadVertexHeader( fileName , file_type ); }


template< class VertexFactory , typename Index >
int Read
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices , 
	std::vector< std::pair< Index , Index > > *edges ,
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > *polygons ,
	bool *vertexPropertiesFlag ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	int file_type;
	float version;
	std::vector< std::string > elist;

	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Read( fileName , elist , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not read ply file: " , fileName );

	if( comments )
	{
		comments->reserve( comments->size() + ply->comments.size() );
		for( int i=0 ; i<(int)ply->comments.size() ; i++ ) comments->push_back( ply->comments[i] );
	}

	for( int i=0 ; i<elist.size() ; i++ )
	{
		std::string &elem_name = elist[i];
		size_t num_elems;
		std::vector< GregTurk::PlyProperty * > plist = ply->get_element_description( elem_name , num_elems );
		if( !num_elems ) continue;
		else if( !plist.size() )
		{
			delete ply;
			MK_THROW( "could not get element description for: " , elem_name );
		}
#if 1
		if( elem_name=="vertex" )
		{
			for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyReadNum() ; i++)
			{
				GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticReadProperty(i) : vFactory.plyReadProperty(i);
				int hasProperty = ply->get_property( elem_name , &prop );
				if( vertexPropertiesFlag ) vertexPropertiesFlag[i] = (hasProperty!=0);
			}
			vertices.resize( num_elems , vFactory() );

			char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
			for( size_t j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ )
			{
				if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->get_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
				else
				{
					ply->get_element( (void *)buffer );
					vFactory.fromBuffer( buffer , vertices[j] );
				}
			}
			delete[] buffer;
		}
#else
		if( elem_name=="vertex" )
		{
			for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyReadNum() ; i++)
			{
				GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticReadProperty(i) : vFactory.plyReadProperty(i);
				int hasProperty = ply->get_property( elem_name , &prop );
				if( vertexPropertiesFlag ) vertexPropertiesFlag[i] = (hasProperty!=0);
			}
			vertices.resize( num_elems , vFactory() );

			char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
			for( size_t j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ )
			{
				if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->get_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
				else
				{
					ply->get_element( (void *)buffer );
					vFactory.fromBuffer( buffer , vertices[j] );
				}
			}
			delete[] buffer;
		}
#endif
		else if( elem_name=="face" && polygons )
		{
			ply->get_property( elem_name , &Face< Index >::Properties[0] );
			polygons->resize( num_elems );
			for( int j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ )
			{
				Face< Index > ply_face;
				ply->get_element( (void *)&ply_face );
				(*polygons)[j].resize( ply_face.nr_vertices );
				for( unsigned int k=0 ; k<ply_face.nr_vertices ; k++ ) (*polygons)[j][k] = ply_face.vertices[k];
				free( ply_face.vertices );
			}  // for, read faces
		}  // if face
		else if( elem_name=="edge" && edges )
		{
			ply->get_property( elem_name , &EdgeProps[0] );
			ply->get_property( elem_name , &EdgeProps[1] );
			edges->resize( num_elems );
			for( int j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ )
			{
				Edge ply_edge;
				ply->get_element( (void*)&ply_edge );
				(*edges)[j].first = ply_edge.v1 , (*edges)[j].second = ply_edge.v2;
			}
		}
		else ply->get_other_element( elem_name , num_elems );

		for( int j=0 ; j<plist.size() ; j++ ) delete plist[j];
	}  // for each type of element
	delete ply;
	return file_type;
}

template< class VertexFactory >
int ReadVertices
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	bool* vertexPropertiesFlag ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	return Read< VertexFactory , unsigned int >( fileName , vFactory , vertices , nullptr , nullptr , vertexPropertiesFlag , comments );
}

template< typename VertexFactory , typename Real , unsigned int Dim , typename Index >
int ReadTriangles
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	std::vector< SimplexIndex< 2 , Index > > &triangles ,
	std::function< Point< Real , Dim > ( typename VertexFactory::VertexType ) > VertexToPointFunctor ,
	bool* vertexPropertiesFlag ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	MinimalAreaTriangulation< Real , Dim > MAT;
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > polygons;
	int file_type = ReadPolygons( fileName , vFactory , vertices , polygons , vertexPropertiesFlag , comments );
	std::vector< Point3D< Real > > poly;
	std::vector< SimplexIndex< 2 , Index > > tris;

	triangles.clear();
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<polygons.size() ; i++ )
	{
		poly.resize( polygons[i].size( ) );
		for( unsigned int j=0 ; j<polygons[i].size() ; j++ ) poly[j] = VertexToPointFunctor( vertices[ polygons[i][j] ] );
		MAT.GetTriangulation( poly , tris );
		for( unsigned int j=0 ; j<tris.size() ; j++ )
		{
			SimplexIndex< 2 , Index > tri;
			tri[0] = polygons[i][ tris[j][0] ];
			tri[1] = polygons[i][ tris[j][1] ];
			tri[2] = polygons[i][ tris[j][2] ];
			triangles.push_back( tri );
		}
	}
	return file_type;
}


template< typename VertexFactory , typename Index >
int ReadTriangles
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	std::vector< SimplexIndex< 2 , Index > > &triangles ,
	bool* vertexPropertiesFlag ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > polygons;
	int file_type = ReadPolygons( fileName , vFactory , vertices , polygons , vertexPropertiesFlag , comments );
	triangles.resize( polygons.size() );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<polygons.size() ; i++ )
	{
		if( polygons[i].size()!=3 ) MK_ERROR_OUT( "Polygon is not a triangle: " , polygons[i].size() , " != " , 3 );
		for( int j=0 ; j<3 ; j++ ) triangles[i][j] = polygons[i][j];
	}
	return file_type;
}

template< typename VertexFactory , typename Index >
int ReadPolygons
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > &polygons ,
	bool *readFlags ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	std::vector< std::string > elist;
	int file_type;
	float version;
	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Read( fileName , elist , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not read ply file: " , fileName );

	if( comments )
	{
		comments->reserve( comments->size() + ply->comments.size() );
		for( int i=0 ; i<(int)ply->comments.size() ; i++ ) comments->push_back( ply->comments[i] );
	}

	for( int i=0 ; i<(int)elist.size() ; i++ )
	{
		std::string &elem_name = elist[i];
		size_t num_elems;
		std::vector< GregTurk::PlyProperty * > plist = ply->get_element_description( elem_name , num_elems );
		if( !num_elems ) continue;
		else if( !plist.size() )
		{
			delete ply;
			MK_THROW( "could not get element description for: " , elem_name );
		}
		if( elem_name=="vertex" )
		{
			for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyReadNum() ; i++)
			{
				GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticReadProperty(i) : vFactory.plyReadProperty(i);
				int hasProperty = ply->get_property( elem_name , &prop );
				if( readFlags ) readFlags[i] = (hasProperty!=0);
			}
			vertices.resize( num_elems , vFactory() );

			char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
			for( size_t j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ )
			{
				if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->get_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
				else
				{
					ply->get_element( (void *)buffer );
					vFactory.fromBuffer( buffer , vertices[j] );
				}
			}
			delete[] buffer;
		}
		else if( elem_name=="face" )
		{
			ply->get_property( elem_name , &Face< Index >::Properties[0] );
			polygons.resize( num_elems );
			for( unsigned int j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ )
			{
				Face< Index > ply_face;
				ply->get_element( (void *)&ply_face );
				polygons[j].resize( ply_face.nr_vertices );
				for( unsigned int k=0 ; k<ply_face.nr_vertices ; k++ ) polygons[j][k] = ply_face.vertices[k];
				free( ply_face.vertices );
			}  // for, read faces
		}  // if face
		else ply->get_other_element( elem_name , num_elems );

		for( int j=0 ; j<(int)plist.size() ; j++ ) delete plist[j];
	}  // for each type of element

	delete ply;

	return file_type;
}

template< typename VertexFactory , typename Polygon >
int ReadPolygons
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType >& vertices ,
	std::vector< Polygon >& polygons ,
	GregTurk::PlyProperty *polygonProperties ,
	int polygonPropertyNum ,
	bool *vertexPropertiesFlag ,
	bool *polygonPropertiesFlag ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	std::vector< std::string > elist = { std::string( "vertex" ) , std::string( "face" ) };
	int file_type;
	float version;

	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Read( fileName , elist , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not read ply file: " , fileName );

	if( comments )
	{
		comments->reserve( comments->size() + ply->comments.size() );
		for( int i=0 ; i<ply->comments.size() ; i++ ) comments->push_back( ply->comments[i] );
	}

	for( int i=0 ; i<elist.size() ; i++ )
	{
		std::string &elem_name = elist[i];
		size_t num_elems;
		std::vector< GregTurk::PlyProperty * > plist = ply->get_element_description( elem_name , num_elems );
		if( !plist.size() )
		{
			delete ply;
			MK_THROW( "Failed to read property list: " , elem_name );
		}		
		if( elem_name=="vertex" )
		{
			for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyReadNum() ; i++ )
			{
				GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticReadProperty(i) : vFactory.plyReadProperty(i);
				int hasProperty = ply->get_property( elem_name , &prop );
				if( vertexPropertiesFlag ) vertexPropertiesFlag[i] = (hasProperty!=0);
			}
			vertices.resize( num_elems , vFactory() );

			char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
			for( size_t j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ )
			{
				if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->get_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
				else
				{
					ply->get_element( (void *)buffer );
					vFactory.fromBuffer( buffer , vertices[j] );
				}
			}
			delete[] buffer;
		}
		else if( elem_name=="face" )
		{
			for( int i=0 ; i<polygonPropertyNum ; i++ )
			{
				int hasProperty = ply->get_property( elem_name , &polygonProperties[i] );
				if( polygonPropertiesFlag ) polygonPropertiesFlag[i] = (hasProperty!=0);
			}
			polygons.resize( num_elems );
			for( size_t j=0 ; j<num_elems ; j++ ) ply->get_element( (void *)&polygons[j] );
		}
		else ply->get_other_element( elem_name , num_elems );

		for( int j=0 ; j<plist.size() ; j++ ) delete plist[j];
	}
	delete ply;
	return file_type;
}

template< class VertexFactory , typename Index >
int ReadTetrahedra
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	std::vector< SimplexIndex< 3 , Index > > &tetrahedra ,
	bool* vertexPropertiesFlag ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > polygons;
	int file_type = ReadPolygons( fileName , vFactory , vertices , polygons , vertexPropertiesFlag , comments );

	for( int i=0 ; i<polygons.size() ; i++ ) if( polygons[i].size()!=4 ) MK_ERROR_OUT( "Expected polygon with four vertices" );
	tetrahedra.resize( polygons.size() );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<polygons.size() ; i++ ) for( int j=0 ; j<4 ; j++ ) tetrahedra[i][j] = polygons[i][j];
	return file_type;
}

template< class VertexFactory , unsigned int K , typename Index >
int ReadSimplices
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	std::vector< SimplexIndex< K , Index > > &simplexIndices ,
	bool *vertexPropertiesFlag ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > polygons;
	int file_type = ReadPolygons( fileName , vFactory , vertices , polygons , vertexPropertiesFlag , comments );

	for( int i=0 ; i<polygons.size() ; i++ ) if( polygons[i].size()!=K+1 ) MK_THROW( "Expected polygon with " , K+1 , " vertices" );
	simplexIndices.resize( polygons.size() );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<polygons.size() ; i++ ) for( int j=0 ; j<=K ; j++ ) simplexIndices[i][j] = polygons[i][j];
	return file_type;
}

template< class VertexFactory , unsigned int K , typename Index >
void WriteSimplices
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	const std::vector< SimplexIndex< K , Index > > &simplexIndices ,
	int file_type ,
	std::vector< std::string > *comments=NULL
)
{
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > polygons( simplexIndices.size() );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<simplexIndices.size() ; i++ )
	{
		polygons[i].resize( K+1 );
		for( unsigned int k=0 ; k<=K ; k++ ) polygons[i][k] = simplexIndices[i][k];
	}
	WritePolygons( fileName , vFactory , vertices , polygons , file_type , comments );
}

// Write
template< typename VertexFactory , typename Index >
void Write
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices , 
	const std::vector< std::pair< Index , Index > > *edges , 
	const std::vector< std::vector< Index > > *polygons,
	int file_type ,
	const std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	int nr_vertices =            (int) vertices.size()    ;
	int nr_edges    = edges    ? (int)   edges->size() : 0;
	int nr_faces    = polygons ? (int)polygons->size() : 0;
	float version;
	std::vector< std::string > elist = { std::string( "vertex" ) , std::string( "edge" ) , std::string( "face" ) };

	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Write( fileName , elist , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not write ply file: " , fileName );

	//
	// describe vertex, edge, and face properties
	//
	{
		ply->element_count( "vertex", nr_vertices );
		for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyWriteNum() ; i++ )
		{
			GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticWriteProperty(i) : vFactory.plyWriteProperty(i);
			ply->describe_property( "vertex" , &prop );
		}
	}
	{
		ply->element_count( "edge" , nr_edges );
		ply->describe_property( "edge" , &EdgeProps[0] );
		ply->describe_property( "edge" , &EdgeProps[1] );
	}
	{
		ply->element_count( "face" , nr_faces );
		ply->describe_property( "face" , &Face< Index >::Properties[0] );
	}

	// Write in the comments
	if( comments ) for( int i=0 ; i<comments->size() ; i++ ) ply->put_comment( (*comments)[i] );
	ply->header_complete();

	// write vertices
	ply->put_element_setup( elist[0] );
	{
		char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
		for( size_t j=0 ; j<(int)vertices.size() ; j++ )
		{
			if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->put_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
			else
			{
				vFactory.toBuffer( vertices[j] , buffer );
				ply->put_element( (void *)buffer );
			}
		}
		delete[] buffer;
	}

	// write edges
	if( nr_edges )
	{
		Edge ply_edge;
		ply->put_element_setup( "edge" );
		for( int i=0 ; i<nr_edges ; i++ )
		{
			ply_edge.v1 = (*edges)[i].first , ply_edge.v2 = (*edges)[i].second;
			ply->put_element( (void*)&ply_edge );
		}
	}

	// write faces
	if( nr_faces )
	{
		Face< Index > ply_face;
		int maxFaceVerts=3;
		ply_face.nr_vertices = 3;
		ply_face.vertices = new Index[3];

		ply->put_element_setup( "face" );
		for( int i=0 ; i<nr_faces ; i++ )
		{
			int face_size = (int)(*polygons)[i].size();
			if( face_size>maxFaceVerts )
			{
				delete[] ply_face.vertices;
				maxFaceVerts = face_size;
				ply_face.vertices = new Index[face_size];
			}
			ply_face.nr_vertices = face_size;
			for( unsigned int j=0 ; j<ply_face.nr_vertices ; j++ ) ply_face.vertices[j] = (*polygons)[i][j];
			ply->put_element( (void*)&ply_face );
		}
		delete[] ply_face.vertices;
	}
	delete ply;
}

template< class VertexFactory >
void WriteVertices
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	int file_type ,
	const std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	int nr_vertices = int(vertices.size());
	float version;
	std::vector< std::string > elem_names = { std::string( "vertex" ) };
	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Write( fileName , elem_names , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not write ply file: " , fileName );

	//
	// describe vertex and face properties
	//
	ply->element_count( "vertex", nr_vertices );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyWriteNum() ; i++ )
	{
		GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticWriteProperty(i) : vFactory.plyWriteProperty(i);
		ply->describe_property( "vertex" , &prop );
	}

	// Write in the comments
	if( comments ) for( int i=0 ; i<comments->size() ; i++ ) ply->put_comment( (*comments)[i] );
	ply->header_complete();

	// write vertices
	ply->put_element_setup( elem_names[0] );
	for( int i=0 ; i<(int)vertices.size() ; i++ ) ply->put_element( (void *)&vertices[i] );

	delete ply;
}

template< class VertexFactory , typename Index >
void WriteTriangles
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	const std::vector< SimplexIndex< 2 , Index > > &triangles ,
	int file_type ,
	const std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > polygons( triangles.size() );
	for( int i=0 ; i<triangles.size() ; i++ )
	{
		polygons[i].resize( 3 );
		for( int j=0 ; j<3 ; j++ ) polygons[i][j] = triangles[i][j];
	}
	WritePolygons( fileName , vFactory , vertices , polygons , file_type , comments );
}

template< class VertexFactory , typename Index >
void WritePolygons
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	const std::vector< std::vector< Index > > &polygons ,
	int file_type ,
	const std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	int nr_vertices = int(vertices.size());
	int nr_faces = int(polygons.size());
	float version;
	std::vector< std::string > elem_names = { std::string( "vertex" ) , std::string( "face" ) };
	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Write( fileName , elem_names , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not write ply file: " , fileName );

	//
	// describe vertex and face properties
	//
	ply->element_count( "vertex", nr_vertices );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyWriteNum() ; i++)
	{
		GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticWriteProperty(i) : vFactory.plyWriteProperty(i);
		ply->describe_property( "vertex" , &prop );
	}
	ply->element_count( "face" , nr_faces );
	ply->describe_property( "face" , &Face< Index >::Properties[0] );

	// Write in the comments
	if( comments ) for( size_t i=0 ; i<comments->size() ; i++ ) ply->put_comment( (*comments)[i] );
	ply->header_complete();

	// write vertices
	ply->put_element_setup( elem_names[0] );
	char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
	for( size_t j=0 ; j<(int)vertices.size() ; j++ )
	{
		if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->put_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
		else
		{
			vFactory.toBuffer( vertices[j] , buffer );
			ply->put_element( (void *)buffer );
		}
	}
	delete[] buffer;

	// write faces
	Face< Index > ply_face;
	int maxFaceVerts = 3;
	ply_face.nr_vertices = maxFaceVerts;
	ply_face.vertices = new Index[ maxFaceVerts ];

	ply->put_element_setup( elem_names[1] );
	for( int i=0 ; i<nr_faces ; i++ )
	{
		if( (int)polygons[i].size()>maxFaceVerts )
		{
			delete[] ply_face.vertices;
			maxFaceVerts = (int)polygons[i].size();
			ply_face.vertices=new Index[ maxFaceVerts ];
		}
		ply_face.nr_vertices = (int)polygons[i].size();
		for( unsigned int j=0 ; j<ply_face.nr_vertices ; j++ ) ply_face.vertices[j] = polygons[i][j];
		ply->put_element( (void *)&ply_face );
	}
	delete[] ply_face.vertices;
	delete ply;
}

template< class VertexFactory , typename Polygon >
void WritePolygons
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	const std::vector< Polygon > &polygons ,
	GregTurk::PlyProperty* polygonProperties , int polygonPropertyNum ,
	int file_type ,
	const std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	int nr_vertices = int(vertices.size());
	int nr_faces = int(polygons.size());
	float version;
	std::vector< std::string > elem_names = { std::string( "vertex" ) , std::string( "face" ) };
	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Write( fileName , elem_names , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not write ply file: " , fileName );

	//
	// describe vertex and face properties
	//
	ply->element_count( "vertex", nr_vertices );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyWriteNum() ; i++)
	{
		GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticWriteProperty(i) : vFactory.plyWriteProperty(i);
		ply->describe_property( "vertex" , &prop );
	}
	ply->element_count( "face" , nr_faces );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<(unsigned int)polygonPropertyNum ; i++ ) ply->describe_property( "face" , polygonProperties + i );

	// Write in the comments
	if( comments ) for( size_t i=0 ; i<comments->size() ; i++ ) ply->put_comment( (*comments)[i] );
	ply->header_complete();

	// write vertices
	ply->put_element_setup( elem_names[0] );
	char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
	for( size_t j=0 ; j<(int)vertices.size() ; j++ )
	{
		if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->put_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
		else
		{
			vFactory.toBuffer( vertices[j] , buffer );
			ply->put_element( (void *)buffer );
		}
	}
	delete[] buffer;

	// write faces
	ply->put_element_setup( elem_names[1] );
	for( int i=0 ; i<nr_faces ; i++ ) ply->put_element( (void *)&polygons[i] );
	delete ply;
}

template< class VertexFactory >
void WritePoints
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	int file_type ,
	const std::vector< std::string > *comments=NULL
)
{
	int nr_vertices = int(vertices.size());
	float version;
	std::vector< std::string > elem_names = { std::string( "vertex" ) };
	GregTurk::PlyFile *ply = GregTurk::PlyFile::Write( fileName , elem_names , file_type , version );
	if( !ply ) MK_THROW( "could not write ply file: " , fileName );

	//
	// describe vertex and face properties
	//
	ply->element_count( "vertex", nr_vertices );
	for( unsigned int i=0 ; i<vFactory.plyWriteNum() ; i++)
	{
		GregTurk::PlyProperty prop = vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ? vFactory.plyStaticWriteProperty(i) : vFactory.plyWriteProperty(i);
		ply->describe_property( "vertex" , &prop );
	}

	// Write in the comments
	if( comments ) for( size_t i=0 ; i<comments->size() ; i++ ) ply->put_comment( (*comments)[i] );
	ply->header_complete();

	// write vertices
	ply->put_element_setup( elem_names[0] );
	char *buffer = new char[ vFactory.bufferSize() ];
	for( size_t j=0 ; j<(int)vertices.size() ; j++ )
	{
		if( vFactory.isStaticallyAllocated() ) ply->put_element( (void *)&vertices[j] );
		else
		{
			vFactory.toBuffer( vertices[j] , buffer );
			ply->put_element( (void *)buffer );
		}
	}
	delete[] buffer;
	delete ply;
}

template< class VertexFactory , typename Index >
void WriteTetrahedra
(
	std::string fileName ,
	const VertexFactory &vFactory ,
	const std::vector< typename VertexFactory::VertexType > &vertices ,
	const std::vector< SimplexIndex< 3 , Index > > &tetrahedra ,
	int file_type ,
	const std::vector< std::string > *comments
)
{
	std::vector< std::vector< Index > > polygons( tetrahedra.size() );
	for( int i=0 ; i<tetrahedra.size() ; i++ )
	{
		polygons[i].resize( 4 );
		for( int j=0 ; j<4 ; j++ ) polygons[i][j] = tetrahedra[i][j];
	}
	WritePolygons( fileName , vFactory , vertices , polygons , file_type , comments );
}

inline int DefaultFileType( void ){ return PLY_ASCII; }
