    // Copyright (C) 2009  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
    // License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
    #ifndef DLIB_CvIMAGE_H_
    #define DLIB_CvIMAGE_H_

    #include "cv_image_abstract.h"
    #include "../algs.h"
    #include "../pixel.h"
    #include "../matrix/matrix_mat.h"

    namespace dlib
    {

        template <
            typename pixel_type
            >
        class cv_image
        {
        public:
            typedef pixel_type type;
            typedef default_memory_manager mem_manager_type;

            cv_image (const cv::Mat img)
            {
                DLIB_CASSERT(img.depth() == cv::DataType<typename pixel_traits<pixel_type>::basic_pixel_type>::depth &&
                             img.channels() == pixel_traits<pixel_type>::num,
                             "The pixel type you gave doesn't match pixel used by the open cv Mat object.");
                IplImage temp = img;
                init(&temp);
            }

            cv_image (const IplImage img)
            {
                init(&img);
            }

            cv_image (const IplImage* img)
            {
                init(img);
            }

            cv_image() : _data(0), _widthStep(0), _nr(0), _nc(0) {}

            unsigned long size () const { return static_cast<unsigned long>(_nr*_nc); }

            inline pixel_type* operator[](const long row )
            {
                // make sure requires clause is not broken
                DLIB_ASSERT(0 <= row && row < nr(),
                    "\tpixel_type* cv_image::operator[](row)"
                    << "\n\t you have asked for an out of bounds row "
                    << "\n\t row:  " << row
                    << "\n\t nr(): " << nr()
                    << "\n\t this:  " << this
                    );

                return reinterpret_cast<pixel_type*>( _data + _widthStep*row);
            }

            inline const pixel_type* operator[](const long row ) const
            {
                // make sure requires clause is not broken
                DLIB_ASSERT(0 <= row && row < nr(),
                    "\tconst pixel_type* cv_image::operator[](row)"
                    << "\n\t you have asked for an out of bounds row "
                    << "\n\t row:  " << row
                    << "\n\t nr(): " << nr()
                    << "\n\t this:  " << this
                    );

                return reinterpret_cast<const pixel_type*>( _data + _widthStep*row);
            }

            long nr() const { return _nr; }
            long nc() const { return _nc; }
            long width_step() const { return _widthStep; }

            cv_image& operator=( const cv_image& item)
            {
                _data = item._data;
                _widthStep = item._widthStep;
                _nr = item._nr;
                _nc = item._nc;
                return *this;
            }

            cv_image& operator=( const IplImage* img)
            {
                init(img);
                return *this;
            }

            cv_image& operator=( const IplImage img)
            {
                init(&img);
                return *this;
            }

            cv_image& operator=( const cv::Mat img)
            {
                IplImage temp = img;
                init(&temp);
                return *this;
            }

        private:

            void init (const IplImage* img)
            {
                DLIB_CASSERT( img->dataOrder == 0, "Only interleaved color channels are supported with cv_image");
                DLIB_CASSERT((img->depth&0xFF)/8*img->nChannels == sizeof(pixel_type),
                             "The pixel type you gave doesn't match the size of pixel used by the open cv image struct");

                _data = img->imageData;
                _widthStep = img->widthStep;
                _nr = img->height;
                _nc = img->width;

            }

            char* _data;
            long _widthStep;
            long _nr;
            long _nc;
        };

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        template <
            typename T
            >
        const matrix_op<op_array2d_to_mat<cv_image<T> > > mat (
            const cv_image<T>& m
        )
        {
            typedef op_array2d_to_mat<cv_image<T> > op;
            return matrix_op<op>(op(m));
        }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    }

    #endif // DLIB_CvIMAGE_H_