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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>
-
-namespace br
-{
-
-/*!
- * \ingroup outputs
- * \brief Matrix-like output for heat maps.
- * \author Scott Klum \cite sklum
- */
-class heatOutput : public MatrixOutput
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(int patches READ get_patches WRITE set_patches RESET reset_patches STORED false)
-    BR_PROPERTY(int, patches, -1)
-
-    ~heatOutput()
-    {
-        if (file.isNull() || targetFiles.isEmpty() || queryFiles.isEmpty()) return;
-
-        QStringList lines;
-        for (int i=0; i<data.rows; i++) {
-            lines.append(toString(i,0));
-        }
-        QtUtils::writeFile(file, lines);
-    }
-
-    void initialize(const FileList &targetFiles, const FileList &queryFiles)
-    {
-        if (patches == -1) qFatal("Heat output requires the number of patches");
-        Output::initialize(targetFiles, queryFiles);
-        data.create(patches, 1, CV_32FC1);
-    }
-};
-
-BR_REGISTER(Output, heatOutput)
-
-} // namespace br
-
-#include "output/heat.moc"