#ifndef __AH_EXAMPLE_H
#define __AH_EXAMPLE_H

#include <fstream>

std::fstream* make_fstream( const char* name, char mode );
void close_fstream( std::fstream& stream ); // does not deallocate, python will do it eventually (I think).

struct example
{
  float x;

  example( float xx = 0 );
  example( std::istream& in_stream ); // for pyROOT

  void pickle( std::ostream& out_stream ) const; // for pyROOT
  void dump() const; // easier to use from iPython/pyROOT, which fails to call this method if it is renamed "print"

  friend std::ostream& operator<< ( std::ostream& out_stream, const example& ex );
  friend std::istream& operator>> ( std::istream& in_stream, example& ex );
};

#endif