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+#ifndef __OPENCV_CORE_PERSISTENCE_HPP__
+#define __OPENCV_CORE_PERSISTENCE_HPP__
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+#  error persistence.hpp header must be compiled as C++
+#endif
+
+//! @addtogroup core_c
+//! @{
+
+/** @brief "black box" representation of the file storage associated with a file on disk.
+
+Several functions that are described below take CvFileStorage\* as inputs and allow the user to
+save or to load hierarchical collections that consist of scalar values, standard CXCore objects
+(such as matrices, sequences, graphs), and user-defined objects.
+
+OpenCV can read and write data in XML (<http://www.w3c.org/XML>) or YAML (<http://www.yaml.org>)
+formats. Below is an example of 3x3 floating-point identity matrix A, stored in XML and YAML files
+using CXCore functions:
+XML:
+@code{.xml}
+    <?xml version="1.0">
+    <opencv_storage>
+    <A type_id="opencv-matrix">
+      <rows>3</rows>
+      <cols>3</cols>
+      <dt>f</dt>
+      <data>1. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 1.</data>
+    </A>
+    </opencv_storage>
+@endcode
+YAML:
+@code{.yaml}
+    %YAML:1.0
+    A: !!opencv-matrix
+      rows: 3
+      cols: 3
+      dt: f
+      data: [ 1., 0., 0., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., 1.]
+@endcode
+As it can be seen from the examples, XML uses nested tags to represent hierarchy, while YAML uses
+indentation for that purpose (similar to the Python programming language).
+
+The same functions can read and write data in both formats; the particular format is determined by
+the extension of the opened file, ".xml" for XML files and ".yml" or ".yaml" for YAML.
+ */
+typedef struct CvFileStorage CvFileStorage;
+typedef struct CvFileNode CvFileNode;
+
+//! @} core_c
+
+#include "opencv2/core/types.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/core/mat.hpp"
+
+namespace cv {
+
+/** @addtogroup core_xml
+
+XML/YAML file storages.     {#xml_storage}
+=======================
+Writing to a file storage.
+--------------------------
+You can store and then restore various OpenCV data structures to/from XML (<http://www.w3c.org/XML>)
+or YAML (<http://www.yaml.org>) formats. Also, it is possible store and load arbitrarily complex
+data structures, which include OpenCV data structures, as well as primitive data types (integer and
+floating-point numbers and text strings) as their elements.
+
+Use the following procedure to write something to XML or YAML:
+-# Create new FileStorage and open it for writing. It can be done with a single call to
+FileStorage::FileStorage constructor that takes a filename, or you can use the default constructor
+and then call FileStorage::open. Format of the file (XML or YAML) is determined from the filename
+extension (".xml" and ".yml"/".yaml", respectively)
+-# Write all the data you want using the streaming operator `<<`, just like in the case of STL
+streams.
+-# Close the file using FileStorage::release. FileStorage destructor also closes the file.
+
+Here is an example:
+@code
+    #include "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
+    #include <time.h>
+
+    using namespace cv;
+
+    int main(int, char** argv)
+    {
+        FileStorage fs("test.yml", FileStorage::WRITE);
+
+        fs << "frameCount" << 5;
+        time_t rawtime; time(&rawtime);
+        fs << "calibrationDate" << asctime(localtime(&rawtime));
+        Mat cameraMatrix = (Mat_<double>(3,3) << 1000, 0, 320, 0, 1000, 240, 0, 0, 1);
+        Mat distCoeffs = (Mat_<double>(5,1) << 0.1, 0.01, -0.001, 0, 0);
+        fs << "cameraMatrix" << cameraMatrix << "distCoeffs" << distCoeffs;
+        fs << "features" << "[";
+        for( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
+        {
+            int x = rand() % 640;
+            int y = rand() % 480;
+            uchar lbp = rand() % 256;
+
+            fs << "{:" << "x" << x << "y" << y << "lbp" << "[:";
+            for( int j = 0; j < 8; j++ )
+                fs << ((lbp >> j) & 1);
+            fs << "]" << "}";
+        }
+        fs << "]";
+        fs.release();
+        return 0;
+    }
+@endcode
+The sample above stores to XML and integer, text string (calibration date), 2 matrices, and a custom
+structure "feature", which includes feature coordinates and LBP (local binary pattern) value. Here
+is output of the sample:
+@code{.yaml}
+%YAML:1.0
+frameCount: 5
+calibrationDate: "Fri Jun 17 14:09:29 2011\n"
+cameraMatrix: !!opencv-matrix
+   rows: 3
+   cols: 3
+   dt: d
+   data: [ 1000., 0., 320., 0., 1000., 240., 0., 0., 1. ]
+distCoeffs: !!opencv-matrix
+   rows: 5
+   cols: 1
+   dt: d
+   data: [ 1.0000000000000001e-01, 1.0000000000000000e-02,
+       -1.0000000000000000e-03, 0., 0. ]
+features:
+   - { x:167, y:49, lbp:[ 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1 ] }
+   - { x:298, y:130, lbp:[ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 ] }
+   - { x:344, y:158, lbp:[ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ] }
+@endcode
+
+As an exercise, you can replace ".yml" with ".xml" in the sample above and see, how the
+corresponding XML file will look like.
+
+Several things can be noted by looking at the sample code and the output:
+
+-   The produced YAML (and XML) consists of heterogeneous collections that can be nested. There are 2
+    types of collections: named collections (mappings) and unnamed collections (sequences). In mappings
+    each element has a name and is accessed by name. This is similar to structures and std::map in
+    C/C++ and dictionaries in Python. In sequences elements do not have names, they are accessed by
+    indices. This is similar to arrays and std::vector in C/C++ and lists, tuples in Python.
+    "Heterogeneous" means that elements of each single collection can have different types.
+
+    Top-level collection in YAML/XML is a mapping. Each matrix is stored as a mapping, and the matrix
+    elements are stored as a sequence. Then, there is a sequence of features, where each feature is
+    represented a mapping, and lbp value in a nested sequence.
+
+-   When you write to a mapping (a structure), you write element name followed by its value. When you
+    write to a sequence, you simply write the elements one by one. OpenCV data structures (such as
+    cv::Mat) are written in absolutely the same way as simple C data structures - using `<<`
+    operator.
+
+-   To write a mapping, you first write the special string `{` to the storage, then write the
+    elements as pairs (`fs << <element_name> << <element_value>`) and then write the closing
+    `}`.
+
+-   To write a sequence, you first write the special string `[`, then write the elements, then
+    write the closing `]`.
+
+-   In YAML (but not XML), mappings and sequences can be written in a compact Python-like inline
+    form. In the sample above matrix elements, as well as each feature, including its lbp value, is
+    stored in such inline form. To store a mapping/sequence in a compact form, put `:` after the
+    opening character, e.g. use `{:` instead of `{` and `[:` instead of `[`. When the
+    data is written to XML, those extra `:` are ignored.
+
+Reading data from a file storage.
+---------------------------------
+To read the previously written XML or YAML file, do the following:
+-#  Open the file storage using FileStorage::FileStorage constructor or FileStorage::open method.
+    In the current implementation the whole file is parsed and the whole representation of file
+    storage is built in memory as a hierarchy of file nodes (see FileNode)
+
+-#  Read the data you are interested in. Use FileStorage::operator [], FileNode::operator []
+    and/or FileNodeIterator.
+
+-#  Close the storage using FileStorage::release.
+
+Here is how to read the file created by the code sample above:
+@code
+    FileStorage fs2("test.yml", FileStorage::READ);
+
+    // first method: use (type) operator on FileNode.
+    int frameCount = (int)fs2["frameCount"];
+
+    String date;
+    // second method: use FileNode::operator >>
+    fs2["calibrationDate"] >> date;
+
+    Mat cameraMatrix2, distCoeffs2;
+    fs2["cameraMatrix"] >> cameraMatrix2;
+    fs2["distCoeffs"] >> distCoeffs2;
+
+    cout << "frameCount: " << frameCount << endl
+         << "calibration date: " << date << endl
+         << "camera matrix: " << cameraMatrix2 << endl
+         << "distortion coeffs: " << distCoeffs2 << endl;
+
+    FileNode features = fs2["features"];
+    FileNodeIterator it = features.begin(), it_end = features.end();
+    int idx = 0;
+    std::vector<uchar> lbpval;
+
+    // iterate through a sequence using FileNodeIterator
+    for( ; it != it_end; ++it, idx++ )
+    {
+        cout << "feature #" << idx << ": ";
+        cout << "x=" << (int)(*it)["x"] << ", y=" << (int)(*it)["y"] << ", lbp: (";
+        // you can also easily read numerical arrays using FileNode >> std::vector operator.
+        (*it)["lbp"] >> lbpval;
+        for( int i = 0; i < (int)lbpval.size(); i++ )
+            cout << " " << (int)lbpval[i];
+        cout << ")" << endl;
+    }
+    fs2.release();
+@endcode
+
+Format specification    {#format_spec}
+--------------------
+`([count]{u|c|w|s|i|f|d})`... where the characters correspond to fundamental C++ types:
+-   `u` 8-bit unsigned number
+-   `c` 8-bit signed number
+-   `w` 16-bit unsigned number
+-   `s` 16-bit signed number
+-   `i` 32-bit signed number
+-   `f` single precision floating-point number
+-   `d` double precision floating-point number
+-   `r` pointer, 32 lower bits of which are written as a signed integer. The type can be used to
+    store structures with links between the elements.
+
+`count` is the optional counter of values of a given type. For example, `2if` means that each array
+element is a structure of 2 integers, followed by a single-precision floating-point number. The
+equivalent notations of the above specification are `iif`, `2i1f` and so forth. Other examples: `u`
+means that the array consists of bytes, and `2d` means the array consists of pairs of doubles.
+
+@see @ref filestorage.cpp
+*/
+
+//! @{
+
+/** @example filestorage.cpp
+A complete example using the FileStorage interface
+*/
+
+////////////////////////// XML & YAML I/O //////////////////////////
+
+class CV_EXPORTS FileNode;
+class CV_EXPORTS FileNodeIterator;
+
+/** @brief XML/YAML file storage class that encapsulates all the information necessary for writing or reading
+data to/from a file.
+ */
+class CV_EXPORTS_W FileStorage
+{
+public:
+    //! file storage mode
+    enum Mode
+    {
+        READ        = 0, //!< value, open the file for reading
+        WRITE       = 1, //!< value, open the file for writing
+        APPEND      = 2, //!< value, open the file for appending
+        MEMORY      = 4, //!< flag, read data from source or write data to the internal buffer (which is
+                         //!< returned by FileStorage::release)
+        FORMAT_MASK = (7<<3), //!< mask for format flags
+        FORMAT_AUTO = 0,      //!< flag, auto format
+        FORMAT_XML  = (1<<3), //!< flag, XML format
+        FORMAT_YAML = (2<<3)  //!< flag, YAML format
+    };
+    enum
+    {
+        UNDEFINED      = 0,
+        VALUE_EXPECTED = 1,
+        NAME_EXPECTED  = 2,
+        INSIDE_MAP     = 4
+    };
+
+    /** @brief The constructors.
+
+    The full constructor opens the file. Alternatively you can use the default constructor and then
+    call FileStorage::open.
+     */
+    CV_WRAP FileStorage();
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param source Name of the file to open or the text string to read the data from. Extension of the
+    file (.xml or .yml/.yaml) determines its format (XML or YAML respectively). Also you can append .gz
+    to work with compressed files, for example myHugeMatrix.xml.gz. If both FileStorage::WRITE and
+    FileStorage::MEMORY flags are specified, source is used just to specify the output file format (e.g.
+    mydata.xml, .yml etc.).
+    @param flags Mode of operation. See  FileStorage::Mode
+    @param encoding Encoding of the file. Note that UTF-16 XML encoding is not supported currently and
+    you should use 8-bit encoding instead of it.
+    */
+    CV_WRAP FileStorage(const String& source, int flags, const String& encoding=String());
+
+    /** @overload */
+    FileStorage(CvFileStorage* fs, bool owning=true);
+
+    //! the destructor. calls release()
+    virtual ~FileStorage();
+
+    /** @brief Opens a file.
+
+    See description of parameters in FileStorage::FileStorage. The method calls FileStorage::release
+    before opening the file.
+    @param filename Name of the file to open or the text string to read the data from.
+       Extension of the file (.xml or .yml/.yaml) determines its format (XML or YAML respectively).
+        Also you can append .gz to work with compressed files, for example myHugeMatrix.xml.gz. If both
+        FileStorage::WRITE and FileStorage::MEMORY flags are specified, source is used just to specify
+        the output file format (e.g. mydata.xml, .yml etc.).
+    @param flags Mode of operation. One of FileStorage::Mode
+    @param encoding Encoding of the file. Note that UTF-16 XML encoding is not supported currently and
+    you should use 8-bit encoding instead of it.
+     */
+    CV_WRAP virtual bool open(const String& filename, int flags, const String& encoding=String());
+
+    /** @brief Checks whether the file is opened.
+
+    @returns true if the object is associated with the current file and false otherwise. It is a
+    good practice to call this method after you tried to open a file.
+     */
+    CV_WRAP virtual bool isOpened() const;
+
+    /** @brief Closes the file and releases all the memory buffers.
+
+    Call this method after all I/O operations with the storage are finished.
+     */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void release();
+
+    /** @brief Closes the file and releases all the memory buffers.
+
+    Call this method after all I/O operations with the storage are finished. If the storage was
+    opened for writing data and FileStorage::WRITE was specified
+     */
+    CV_WRAP virtual String releaseAndGetString();
+
+    /** @brief Returns the first element of the top-level mapping.
+    @returns The first element of the top-level mapping.
+     */
+    CV_WRAP FileNode getFirstTopLevelNode() const;
+
+    /** @brief Returns the top-level mapping
+    @param streamidx Zero-based index of the stream. In most cases there is only one stream in the file.
+    However, YAML supports multiple streams and so there can be several.
+    @returns The top-level mapping.
+     */
+    CV_WRAP FileNode root(int streamidx=0) const;
+
+    /** @brief Returns the specified element of the top-level mapping.
+    @param nodename Name of the file node.
+    @returns Node with the given name.
+     */
+    FileNode operator[](const String& nodename) const;
+
+    /** @overload */
+    CV_WRAP FileNode operator[](const char* nodename) const;
+
+    /** @brief Returns the obsolete C FileStorage structure.
+    @returns Pointer to the underlying C FileStorage structure
+     */
+    CvFileStorage* operator *() { return fs.get(); }
+
+    /** @overload */
+    const CvFileStorage* operator *() const { return fs.get(); }
+
+    /** @brief Writes multiple numbers.
+
+    Writes one or more numbers of the specified format to the currently written structure. Usually it is
+    more convenient to use operator `<<` instead of this method.
+    @param fmt Specification of each array element, see @ref format_spec "format specification"
+    @param vec Pointer to the written array.
+    @param len Number of the uchar elements to write.
+     */
+    void writeRaw( const String& fmt, const uchar* vec, size_t len );
+
+    /** @brief Writes the registered C structure (CvMat, CvMatND, CvSeq).
+    @param name Name of the written object.
+    @param obj Pointer to the object.
+    @see ocvWrite for details.
+     */
+    void writeObj( const String& name, const void* obj );
+
+    /** @brief Returns the normalized object name for the specified name of a file.
+    @param filename Name of a file
+    @returns The normalized object name.
+     */
+    static String getDefaultObjectName(const String& filename);
+
+    Ptr<CvFileStorage> fs; //!< the underlying C FileStorage structure
+    String elname; //!< the currently written element
+    std::vector<char> structs; //!< the stack of written structures
+    int state; //!< the writer state
+};
+
+template<> CV_EXPORTS void DefaultDeleter<CvFileStorage>::operator ()(CvFileStorage* obj) const;
+
+/** @brief File Storage Node class.
+
+The node is used to store each and every element of the file storage opened for reading. When
+XML/YAML file is read, it is first parsed and stored in the memory as a hierarchical collection of
+nodes. Each node can be a “leaf” that is contain a single number or a string, or be a collection of
+other nodes. There can be named collections (mappings) where each element has a name and it is
+accessed by a name, and ordered collections (sequences) where elements do not have names but rather
+accessed by index. Type of the file node can be determined using FileNode::type method.
+
+Note that file nodes are only used for navigating file storages opened for reading. When a file
+storage is opened for writing, no data is stored in memory after it is written.
+ */
+class CV_EXPORTS_W_SIMPLE FileNode
+{
+public:
+    //! type of the file storage node
+    enum Type
+    {
+        NONE      = 0, //!< empty node
+        INT       = 1, //!< an integer
+        REAL      = 2, //!< floating-point number
+        FLOAT     = REAL, //!< synonym or REAL
+        STR       = 3, //!< text string in UTF-8 encoding
+        STRING    = STR, //!< synonym for STR
+        REF       = 4, //!< integer of size size_t. Typically used for storing complex dynamic structures where some elements reference the others
+        SEQ       = 5, //!< sequence
+        MAP       = 6, //!< mapping
+        TYPE_MASK = 7,
+        FLOW      = 8,  //!< compact representation of a sequence or mapping. Used only by YAML writer
+        USER      = 16, //!< a registered object (e.g. a matrix)
+        EMPTY     = 32, //!< empty structure (sequence or mapping)
+        NAMED     = 64  //!< the node has a name (i.e. it is element of a mapping)
+    };
+    /** @brief The constructors.
+
+    These constructors are used to create a default file node, construct it from obsolete structures or
+    from the another file node.
+     */
+    CV_WRAP FileNode();
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param fs Pointer to the obsolete file storage structure.
+    @param node File node to be used as initialization for the created file node.
+    */
+    FileNode(const CvFileStorage* fs, const CvFileNode* node);
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param node File node to be used as initialization for the created file node.
+    */
+    FileNode(const FileNode& node);
+
+    /** @brief Returns element of a mapping node or a sequence node.
+    @param nodename Name of an element in the mapping node.
+    @returns Returns the element with the given identifier.
+     */
+    FileNode operator[](const String& nodename) const;
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param nodename Name of an element in the mapping node.
+    */
+    CV_WRAP FileNode operator[](const char* nodename) const;
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param i Index of an element in the sequence node.
+    */
+    CV_WRAP FileNode operator[](int i) const;
+
+    /** @brief Returns type of the node.
+    @returns Type of the node. See FileNode::Type
+     */
+    CV_WRAP int type() const;
+
+    //! returns true if the node is empty
+    CV_WRAP bool empty() const;
+    //! returns true if the node is a "none" object
+    CV_WRAP bool isNone() const;
+    //! returns true if the node is a sequence
+    CV_WRAP bool isSeq() const;
+    //! returns true if the node is a mapping
+    CV_WRAP bool isMap() const;
+    //! returns true if the node is an integer
+    CV_WRAP bool isInt() const;
+    //! returns true if the node is a floating-point number
+    CV_WRAP bool isReal() const;
+    //! returns true if the node is a text string
+    CV_WRAP bool isString() const;
+    //! returns true if the node has a name
+    CV_WRAP bool isNamed() const;
+    //! returns the node name or an empty string if the node is nameless
+    CV_WRAP String name() const;
+    //! returns the number of elements in the node, if it is a sequence or mapping, or 1 otherwise.
+    CV_WRAP size_t size() const;
+    //! returns the node content as an integer. If the node stores floating-point number, it is rounded.
+    operator int() const;
+    //! returns the node content as float
+    operator float() const;
+    //! returns the node content as double
+    operator double() const;
+    //! returns the node content as text string
+    operator String() const;
+#ifndef OPENCV_NOSTL
+    operator std::string() const;
+#endif
+
+    //! returns pointer to the underlying file node
+    CvFileNode* operator *();
+    //! returns pointer to the underlying file node
+    const CvFileNode* operator* () const;
+
+    //! returns iterator pointing to the first node element
+    FileNodeIterator begin() const;
+    //! returns iterator pointing to the element following the last node element
+    FileNodeIterator end() const;
+
+    /** @brief Reads node elements to the buffer with the specified format.
+
+    Usually it is more convenient to use operator `>>` instead of this method.
+    @param fmt Specification of each array element. See @ref format_spec "format specification"
+    @param vec Pointer to the destination array.
+    @param len Number of elements to read. If it is greater than number of remaining elements then all
+    of them will be read.
+     */
+    void readRaw( const String& fmt, uchar* vec, size_t len ) const;
+
+    //! reads the registered object and returns pointer to it
+    void* readObj() const;
+
+    // do not use wrapper pointer classes for better efficiency
+    const CvFileStorage* fs;
+    const CvFileNode* node;
+};
+
+
+/** @brief used to iterate through sequences and mappings.
+
+A standard STL notation, with node.begin(), node.end() denoting the beginning and the end of a
+sequence, stored in node. See the data reading sample in the beginning of the section.
+ */
+class CV_EXPORTS FileNodeIterator
+{
+public:
+    /** @brief The constructors.
+
+    These constructors are used to create a default iterator, set it to specific element in a file node
+    or construct it from another iterator.
+     */
+    FileNodeIterator();
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param fs File storage for the iterator.
+    @param node File node for the iterator.
+    @param ofs Index of the element in the node. The created iterator will point to this element.
+    */
+    FileNodeIterator(const CvFileStorage* fs, const CvFileNode* node, size_t ofs=0);
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param it Iterator to be used as initialization for the created iterator.
+    */
+    FileNodeIterator(const FileNodeIterator& it);
+
+    //! returns the currently observed element
+    FileNode operator *() const;
+    //! accesses the currently observed element methods
+    FileNode operator ->() const;
+
+    //! moves iterator to the next node
+    FileNodeIterator& operator ++ ();
+    //! moves iterator to the next node
+    FileNodeIterator operator ++ (int);
+    //! moves iterator to the previous node
+    FileNodeIterator& operator -- ();
+    //! moves iterator to the previous node
+    FileNodeIterator operator -- (int);
+    //! moves iterator forward by the specified offset (possibly negative)
+    FileNodeIterator& operator += (int ofs);
+    //! moves iterator backward by the specified offset (possibly negative)
+    FileNodeIterator& operator -= (int ofs);
+
+    /** @brief Reads node elements to the buffer with the specified format.
+
+    Usually it is more convenient to use operator `>>` instead of this method.
+    @param fmt Specification of each array element. See @ref format_spec "format specification"
+    @param vec Pointer to the destination array.
+    @param maxCount Number of elements to read. If it is greater than number of remaining elements then
+    all of them will be read.
+     */
+    FileNodeIterator& readRaw( const String& fmt, uchar* vec,
+                               size_t maxCount=(size_t)INT_MAX );
+
+    struct SeqReader
+    {
+      int          header_size;
+      void*        seq;        /* sequence, beign read; CvSeq      */
+      void*        block;      /* current block;        CvSeqBlock */
+      schar*       ptr;        /* pointer to element be read next */
+      schar*       block_min;  /* pointer to the beginning of block */
+      schar*       block_max;  /* pointer to the end of block */
+      int          delta_index;/* = seq->first->start_index   */
+      schar*       prev_elem;  /* pointer to previous element */
+    };
+
+    const CvFileStorage* fs;
+    const CvFileNode* container;
+    SeqReader reader;
+    size_t remaining;
+};
+
+//! @} core_xml
+
+/////////////////// XML & YAML I/O implementation //////////////////
+
+//! @relates cv::FileStorage
+//! @{
+
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, int value );
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, float value );
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, double value );
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const String& value );
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Mat& value );
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const SparseMat& value );
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const std::vector<KeyPoint>& value);
+CV_EXPORTS void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const std::vector<DMatch>& value);
+
+CV_EXPORTS void writeScalar( FileStorage& fs, int value );
+CV_EXPORTS void writeScalar( FileStorage& fs, float value );
+CV_EXPORTS void writeScalar( FileStorage& fs, double value );
+CV_EXPORTS void writeScalar( FileStorage& fs, const String& value );
+
+//! @}
+
+//! @relates cv::FileNode
+//! @{
+
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, int& value, int default_value);
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, float& value, float default_value);
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, double& value, double default_value);
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, String& value, const String& default_value);
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, Mat& mat, const Mat& default_mat = Mat() );
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, SparseMat& mat, const SparseMat& default_mat = SparseMat() );
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, std::vector<KeyPoint>& keypoints);
+CV_EXPORTS void read(const FileNode& node, std::vector<DMatch>& matches);
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Point_<_Tp>& value, const Point_<_Tp>& default_value)
+{
+    std::vector<_Tp> temp; FileNodeIterator it = node.begin(); it >> temp;
+    value = temp.size() != 2 ? default_value : Point_<_Tp>(saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[0]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[1]));
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Point3_<_Tp>& value, const Point3_<_Tp>& default_value)
+{
+    std::vector<_Tp> temp; FileNodeIterator it = node.begin(); it >> temp;
+    value = temp.size() != 3 ? default_value : Point3_<_Tp>(saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[0]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[1]),
+                                                            saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[2]));
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Size_<_Tp>& value, const Size_<_Tp>& default_value)
+{
+    std::vector<_Tp> temp; FileNodeIterator it = node.begin(); it >> temp;
+    value = temp.size() != 2 ? default_value : Size_<_Tp>(saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[0]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[1]));
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Complex<_Tp>& value, const Complex<_Tp>& default_value)
+{
+    std::vector<_Tp> temp; FileNodeIterator it = node.begin(); it >> temp;
+    value = temp.size() != 2 ? default_value : Complex<_Tp>(saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[0]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[1]));
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Rect_<_Tp>& value, const Rect_<_Tp>& default_value)
+{
+    std::vector<_Tp> temp; FileNodeIterator it = node.begin(); it >> temp;
+    value = temp.size() != 4 ? default_value : Rect_<_Tp>(saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[0]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[1]),
+                                                          saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[2]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[3]));
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp, int cn> static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Vec<_Tp, cn>& value, const Vec<_Tp, cn>& default_value)
+{
+    std::vector<_Tp> temp; FileNodeIterator it = node.begin(); it >> temp;
+    value = temp.size() != cn ? default_value : Vec<_Tp, cn>(&temp[0]);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Scalar_<_Tp>& value, const Scalar_<_Tp>& default_value)
+{
+    std::vector<_Tp> temp; FileNodeIterator it = node.begin(); it >> temp;
+    value = temp.size() != 4 ? default_value : Scalar_<_Tp>(saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[0]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[1]),
+                                                            saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[2]), saturate_cast<_Tp>(temp[3]));
+}
+
+static inline void read(const FileNode& node, Range& value, const Range& default_value)
+{
+    Point2i temp(value.start, value.end); const Point2i default_temp = Point2i(default_value.start, default_value.end);
+    read(node, temp, default_temp);
+    value.start = temp.x; value.end = temp.y;
+}
+
+//! @}
+
+/** @brief Writes string to a file storage.
+@relates cv::FileStorage
+ */
+CV_EXPORTS FileStorage& operator << (FileStorage& fs, const String& str);
+
+//! @cond IGNORED
+
+namespace internal
+{
+    class CV_EXPORTS WriteStructContext
+    {
+    public:
+        WriteStructContext(FileStorage& _fs, const String& name, int flags, const String& typeName = String());
+        ~WriteStructContext();
+    private:
+        FileStorage* fs;
+    };
+
+    template<typename _Tp, int numflag> class VecWriterProxy
+    {
+    public:
+        VecWriterProxy( FileStorage* _fs ) : fs(_fs) {}
+        void operator()(const std::vector<_Tp>& vec) const
+        {
+            size_t count = vec.size();
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                write(*fs, vec[i]);
+        }
+    private:
+        FileStorage* fs;
+    };
+
+    template<typename _Tp> class VecWriterProxy<_Tp, 1>
+    {
+    public:
+        VecWriterProxy( FileStorage* _fs ) : fs(_fs) {}
+        void operator()(const std::vector<_Tp>& vec) const
+        {
+            int _fmt = DataType<_Tp>::fmt;
+            char fmt[] = { (char)((_fmt >> 8) + '1'), (char)_fmt, '\0' };
+            fs->writeRaw(fmt, !vec.empty() ? (uchar*)&vec[0] : 0, vec.size() * sizeof(_Tp));
+        }
+    private:
+        FileStorage* fs;
+    };
+
+    template<typename _Tp, int numflag> class VecReaderProxy
+    {
+    public:
+        VecReaderProxy( FileNodeIterator* _it ) : it(_it) {}
+        void operator()(std::vector<_Tp>& vec, size_t count) const
+        {
+            count = std::min(count, it->remaining);
+            vec.resize(count);
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++, ++(*it))
+                read(**it, vec[i], _Tp());
+        }
+    private:
+        FileNodeIterator* it;
+    };
+
+    template<typename _Tp> class VecReaderProxy<_Tp, 1>
+    {
+    public:
+        VecReaderProxy( FileNodeIterator* _it ) : it(_it) {}
+        void operator()(std::vector<_Tp>& vec, size_t count) const
+        {
+            size_t remaining = it->remaining;
+            size_t cn = DataType<_Tp>::channels;
+            int _fmt = DataType<_Tp>::fmt;
+            char fmt[] = { (char)((_fmt >> 8)+'1'), (char)_fmt, '\0' };
+            size_t remaining1 = remaining / cn;
+            count = count < remaining1 ? count : remaining1;
+            vec.resize(count);
+            it->readRaw(fmt, !vec.empty() ? (uchar*)&vec[0] : 0, count*sizeof(_Tp));
+        }
+    private:
+        FileNodeIterator* it;
+    };
+
+} // internal
+
+//! @endcond
+
+//! @relates cv::FileStorage
+//! @{
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const _Tp& value)
+{
+    write(fs, String(), value);
+}
+
+template<> inline
+void write( FileStorage& fs, const int& value )
+{
+    writeScalar(fs, value);
+}
+
+template<> inline
+void write( FileStorage& fs, const float& value )
+{
+    writeScalar(fs, value);
+}
+
+template<> inline
+void write( FileStorage& fs, const double& value )
+{
+    writeScalar(fs, value);
+}
+
+template<> inline
+void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& value )
+{
+    writeScalar(fs, value);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Point_<_Tp>& pt )
+{
+    write(fs, pt.x);
+    write(fs, pt.y);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Point3_<_Tp>& pt )
+{
+    write(fs, pt.x);
+    write(fs, pt.y);
+    write(fs, pt.z);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Size_<_Tp>& sz )
+{
+    write(fs, sz.width);
+    write(fs, sz.height);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Complex<_Tp>& c )
+{
+    write(fs, c.re);
+    write(fs, c.im);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Rect_<_Tp>& r )
+{
+    write(fs, r.x);
+    write(fs, r.y);
+    write(fs, r.width);
+    write(fs, r.height);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp, int cn> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Vec<_Tp, cn>& v )
+{
+    for(int i = 0; i < cn; i++)
+        write(fs, v.val[i]);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Scalar_<_Tp>& s )
+{
+    write(fs, s.val[0]);
+    write(fs, s.val[1]);
+    write(fs, s.val[2]);
+    write(fs, s.val[3]);
+}
+
+static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const Range& r )
+{
+    write(fs, r.start);
+    write(fs, r.end);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write( FileStorage& fs, const std::vector<_Tp>& vec )
+{
+    cv::internal::VecWriterProxy<_Tp, DataType<_Tp>::fmt != 0> w(&fs);
+    w(vec);
+}
+
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Point_<_Tp>& pt )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, pt);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Point3_<_Tp>& pt )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, pt);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Size_<_Tp>& sz )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, sz);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Complex<_Tp>& c )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, c);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Rect_<_Tp>& r )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, r);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp, int cn> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Vec<_Tp, cn>& v )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, v);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Scalar_<_Tp>& s )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, s);
+}
+
+static inline
+void write(FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const Range& r )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+FileNode::FLOW);
+    write(fs, r);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void write( FileStorage& fs, const String& name, const std::vector<_Tp>& vec )
+{
+    cv::internal::WriteStructContext ws(fs, name, FileNode::SEQ+(DataType<_Tp>::fmt != 0 ? FileNode::FLOW : 0));
+    write(fs, vec);
+}
+
+//! @} FileStorage
+
+//! @relates cv::FileNode
+//! @{
+
+static inline
+void read(const FileNode& node, bool& value, bool default_value)
+{
+    int temp;
+    read(node, temp, (int)default_value);
+    value = temp != 0;
+}
+
+static inline
+void read(const FileNode& node, uchar& value, uchar default_value)
+{
+    int temp;
+    read(node, temp, (int)default_value);
+    value = saturate_cast<uchar>(temp);
+}
+
+static inline
+void read(const FileNode& node, schar& value, schar default_value)
+{
+    int temp;
+    read(node, temp, (int)default_value);
+    value = saturate_cast<schar>(temp);
+}
+
+static inline
+void read(const FileNode& node, ushort& value, ushort default_value)
+{
+    int temp;
+    read(node, temp, (int)default_value);
+    value = saturate_cast<ushort>(temp);
+}
+
+static inline
+void read(const FileNode& node, short& value, short default_value)
+{
+    int temp;
+    read(node, temp, (int)default_value);
+    value = saturate_cast<short>(temp);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void read( FileNodeIterator& it, std::vector<_Tp>& vec, size_t maxCount = (size_t)INT_MAX )
+{
+    cv::internal::VecReaderProxy<_Tp, DataType<_Tp>::fmt != 0> r(&it);
+    r(vec, maxCount);
+}
+
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void read( const FileNode& node, std::vector<_Tp>& vec, const std::vector<_Tp>& default_value = std::vector<_Tp>() )
+{
+    if(!node.node)
+        vec = default_value;
+    else
+    {
+        FileNodeIterator it = node.begin();
+        read( it, vec );
+    }
+}
+
+//! @} FileNode
+
+//! @relates cv::FileStorage
+//! @{
+
+/** @brief Writes data to a file storage.
+ */
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+FileStorage& operator << (FileStorage& fs, const _Tp& value)
+{
+    if( !fs.isOpened() )
+        return fs;
+    if( fs.state == FileStorage::NAME_EXPECTED + FileStorage::INSIDE_MAP )
+        CV_Error( Error::StsError, "No element name has been given" );
+    write( fs, fs.elname, value );
+    if( fs.state & FileStorage::INSIDE_MAP )
+        fs.state = FileStorage::NAME_EXPECTED + FileStorage::INSIDE_MAP;
+    return fs;
+}
+
+/** @brief Writes data to a file storage.
+ */
+static inline
+FileStorage& operator << (FileStorage& fs, const char* str)
+{
+    return (fs << String(str));
+}
+
+/** @brief Writes data to a file storage.
+ */
+static inline
+FileStorage& operator << (FileStorage& fs, char* value)
+{
+    return (fs << String(value));
+}
+
+//! @} FileStorage
+
+//! @relates cv::FileNodeIterator
+//! @{
+
+/** @brief Reads data from a file storage.
+ */
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+FileNodeIterator& operator >> (FileNodeIterator& it, _Tp& value)
+{
+    read( *it, value, _Tp());
+    return ++it;
+}
+
+/** @brief Reads data from a file storage.
+ */
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+FileNodeIterator& operator >> (FileNodeIterator& it, std::vector<_Tp>& vec)
+{
+    cv::internal::VecReaderProxy<_Tp, DataType<_Tp>::fmt != 0> r(&it);
+    r(vec, (size_t)INT_MAX);
+    return it;
+}
+
+//! @} FileNodeIterator
+
+//! @relates cv::FileNode
+//! @{
+
+/** @brief Reads data from a file storage.
+ */
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void operator >> (const FileNode& n, _Tp& value)
+{
+    read( n, value, _Tp());
+}
+
+/** @brief Reads data from a file storage.
+ */
+template<typename _Tp> static inline
+void operator >> (const FileNode& n, std::vector<_Tp>& vec)
+{
+    FileNodeIterator it = n.begin();
+    it >> vec;
+}
+
+//! @} FileNode
+
+//! @relates cv::FileNodeIterator
+//! @{
+
+static inline
+bool operator == (const FileNodeIterator& it1, const FileNodeIterator& it2)
+{
+    return it1.fs == it2.fs && it1.container == it2.container &&
+        it1.reader.ptr == it2.reader.ptr && it1.remaining == it2.remaining;
+}
+
+static inline
+bool operator != (const FileNodeIterator& it1, const FileNodeIterator& it2)
+{
+    return !(it1 == it2);
+}
+
+static inline
+ptrdiff_t operator - (const FileNodeIterator& it1, const FileNodeIterator& it2)
+{
+    return it2.remaining - it1.remaining;
+}
+
+static inline
+bool operator < (const FileNodeIterator& it1, const FileNodeIterator& it2)
+{
+    return it1.remaining > it2.remaining;
+}
+
+//! @} FileNodeIterator
+
+//! @cond IGNORED
+
+inline FileNode FileStorage::getFirstTopLevelNode() const { FileNode r = root(); FileNodeIterator it = r.begin(); return it != r.end() ? *it : FileNode(); }
+inline FileNode::FileNode() : fs(0), node(0) {}
+inline FileNode::FileNode(const CvFileStorage* _fs, const CvFileNode* _node) : fs(_fs), node(_node) {}
+inline FileNode::FileNode(const FileNode& _node) : fs(_node.fs), node(_node.node) {}
+inline bool FileNode::empty() const    { return node   == 0;    }
+inline bool FileNode::isNone() const   { return type() == NONE; }
+inline bool FileNode::isSeq() const    { return type() == SEQ;  }
+inline bool FileNode::isMap() const    { return type() == MAP;  }
+inline bool FileNode::isInt() const    { return type() == INT;  }
+inline bool FileNode::isReal() const   { return type() == REAL; }
+inline bool FileNode::isString() const { return type() == STR;  }
+inline CvFileNode* FileNode::operator *() { return (CvFileNode*)node; }
+inline const CvFileNode* FileNode::operator* () const { return node; }
+inline FileNode::operator int() const    { int value;    read(*this, value, 0);     return value; }
+inline FileNode::operator float() const  { float value;  read(*this, value, 0.f);   return value; }
+inline FileNode::operator double() const { double value; read(*this, value, 0.);    return value; }
+inline FileNode::operator String() const { String value; read(*this, value, value); return value; }
+inline FileNodeIterator FileNode::begin() const { return FileNodeIterator(fs, node); }
+inline FileNodeIterator FileNode::end() const   { return FileNodeIterator(fs, node, size()); }
+inline void FileNode::readRaw( const String& fmt, uchar* vec, size_t len ) const { begin().readRaw( fmt, vec, len ); }
+inline FileNode FileNodeIterator::operator *() const  { return FileNode(fs, (const CvFileNode*)(const void*)reader.ptr); }
+inline FileNode FileNodeIterator::operator ->() const { return FileNode(fs, (const CvFileNode*)(const void*)reader.ptr); }
+inline String::String(const FileNode& fn): cstr_(0), len_(0) { read(fn, *this, *this); }
+
+//! @endcond
+
+} // cv
+
+#endif // __OPENCV_CORE_PERSISTENCE_HPP__
+