/*
// Line.h: interface for the C_Line class.
*/
#if !defined(UTILS_IMAGE_FILE_H)
#define UTILS_IMAGE_FILE_H
#pragma once
#include <list>
#include "Levenshtein.h"
#include <opencv2/core.hpp>
/**
@brief
//return the ascii character that corresponds to index class output by the dnn
@param classe : integer index = class identifier, output by the object detection dnn
@return an ascii character
@see
*/
char get_char(const int classe);
/**
@brief
//checks if the characters contained in lpn are compatible with the alphabet
@param lpn: the registration of the vehicle as a string
@return
@see
*/
bool could_be_lpn(const std::string& lpn);
/**
@brief
returns the true license plate number out of a filename
you must place the true license plate number in the image filename this way : number+underscore+license plate number,
for instance filename 0000000001_3065WWA34.jpg will be interpreted as an image with the license plate 3065WWA34 in it.
@param filename: the image filename that contains in it the true registration number
@return the lpn contained in the image filename
@see
*/
//retourne l'index du caractere LPChar
int get_index(const char LPChar);
std::string getTrueLPN(const std::string& filename, const bool& vrai_lpn_after_underscore);
//extracts from a test directory all images files 
void load_images_filenames(const std::string& dir, std::list<std::string>& image_filenames);
#endif // !defined(UTILS_IMAGE_FILE_H)