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#pragma once

#include <pcl/common/common.h>

#include <istream>
#include <ostream>

namespace pcl {

/** Class representing a decision tree. */
template <class NodeType>
class PCL_EXPORTS DecisionTree {
public:
  /** Constructor. */
  DecisionTree() : root_() {}

  /** Destructor. */
  virtual ~DecisionTree() {}

  /** Sets the root node of the tree.
   *
   * \param[in] root the root node
   */
  void
  setRoot(const NodeType& root)
  {
    root_ = root;
  }

  /** Returns the root node of the tree. */
  NodeType&
  getRoot()
  {
    return root_;
  }

  /** Serializes the decision tree.
   *
   * \param[out] stream the destination for the serialization
   */
  void
  serialize(::std::ostream& stream) const
  {
    root_.serialize(stream);
  }

  /** Deserializes the decision tree.
   *
   * \param[in] stream the source for the deserialization
   */
  void
  deserialize(::std::istream& stream)
  {
    root_.deserialize(stream);
  }

private:
  /** The root node of the decision tree. */
  NodeType root_;
};

} // namespace pcl