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-/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright 2012 The MITRE Corporation                                      *
- *                                                                           *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");           *
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.          *
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at                                   *
- *                                                                           *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            *
- *                                                                           *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software       *
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,         *
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  *
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and       *
- * limitations under the License.                                            *
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
-
-#include <openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h>
-#include <openbr/core/qtutils.h>
-
-using namespace cv;
-
-namespace br
-{
-
-/*!
- * \ingroup formats
- * \brief Reads a NIST LFFS file.
- * \author Josh Klontz \cite jklontz
- */
-class lffsFormat : public Format
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-    Template read() const
-    {
-        QByteArray byteArray;
-        QtUtils::readFile(file.name, byteArray);
-        return Mat(1, byteArray.size(), CV_8UC1, byteArray.data()).clone();
-    }
-
-    void write(const Template &t) const
-    {
-        QByteArray byteArray((const char*)t.m().data, t.m().total()*t.m().elemSize());
-        QtUtils::writeFile(file.name, byteArray);
-    }
-};
-
-BR_REGISTER(Format, lffsFormat)
-
-} // namespace br
-
-#include "format/lffs.moc"