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+#ifndef _DS_ARRAY
+#define _DS_ARRAY
+
+#include "TArray.h"
+
+// x + this.width * y
+// i % width
+// i / width
+
+class DSArray {
+public:
+	int width, height;
+	int type;
+	TArray* data;
+
+	std::list<DSArray*>::iterator list_it;
+
+	DSArray(int type, int width, int height);
+	~DSArray();
+
+	
+
+	void set(int x, int y, double val);
+	double get(int x, int y);
+	void set_region( int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, double val );
+	
+	unsigned int write( char* buffer, unsigned int offset );
+	unsigned int read( char* buffer, unsigned int offset );
+	unsigned int write_compressed( char* buffer, unsigned int offset );
+	unsigned int read_compressed( char* buffer, unsigned int offset );
+	void clear( double val );
+
+	int find_index( double val, int offset );
+
+	//void resize( int new_width, int new_height ); // - to implement later on
+
+	void init_data();
+};
+
+inline DSArray::DSArray( int type, int width, int height )
+{
+	this->width = width;
+	this->height = height;
+	this->type = type;
+	this->init_data();
+}
+
+inline DSArray::~DSArray()
+{
+	delete data;
+}
+
+inline void DSArray::set( int x, int y, double val )
+{
+	data->set( x + this->width * y, val );
+}
+
+inline double DSArray::get( int x, int y )
+{
+	return data->get( x + this->width * y );
+}
+
+inline void DSArray::set_region( int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, double val )
+{
+	int range = x2 - x1 + 1;
+	for( int y = y1; y <= y2; y++ ) {
+		this->data->set_range( x1 + this->width * y, range, val );
+	}
+}
+
+inline unsigned int DSArray::write( char* buffer, unsigned int offset )
+{
+	return this->data->write( buffer, offset );
+}
+
+inline unsigned int DSArray::read( char* buffer, unsigned int offset )
+{
+	return this->data->read( buffer, offset );
+}
+
+inline unsigned int DSArray::write_compressed( char * buffer, unsigned int offset )
+{
+	return this->data->write_compressed( buffer, offset );
+}
+
+inline unsigned int DSArray::read_compressed( char * buffer, unsigned int offset )
+{
+	return this->data->read_compressed( buffer, offset );
+}
+
+inline void DSArray::clear( double val )
+{
+	this->data->set_range( 0, this->data->size, val );
+}
+
+inline int DSArray::find_index( double val, int offset )
+{
+	return this->data->find_index( val, offset );
+}
+
+inline void DSArray::init_data()
+{
+	int size = this->width * this->height;
+
+	switch( this->type ) {
+		case e_sbyte:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<sbyte>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_ubyte:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<ubyte>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_uint16:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<uint16>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_sint16:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<sint16>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_uint32:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<uint32>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_sint32:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<sint32>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_uint64:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<uint64>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_sint64:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<sint64>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_float32:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<float32>( size );
+			break;
+		case e_float64:
+			this->data = new TArray_type<float64>( size );
+			break;
+		default:
+			printf( "Unknown type in ds_array_create!" );
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+
+#endif