/* file.h
   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under 
   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
*/

#ifndef __INCLUDED_FILE_H__
#define __INCLUDED_FILE_H__

// C++ headers
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

// project headers
#include "game.h"


namespace game {

/// a class to open data files
class File : public std::ifstream 
{
public:
	/// open the file for reading
	void open(const char * filename, std::ios_base::openmode mode = std::ios_base::in );

}; // class File

}  // namesoace game

#endif // __INCLUDED_GAME_H__