#include "outputfilemedium.hh"
#include "posexcept.hh"

using namespace std ;



/* *** Constructors *** */


/**
 * Prepares the OutputFileMedium to write to a CSV file.
 * @param filename The name of the file to open.
 * @throw error_opening_input_file if the file cannot be opened.
 */
OutputFileMedium::OutputFileMedium(const string &_file_name):
  file_name(_file_name)
{
  file.open(file_name.c_str()) ;
  if (! file)
    throw error_opening_input_file(file_name) ;
}


OutputFileMedium::~OutputFileMedium()
{
  file.close() ;
}



/* *** Operations *** */


/**
 * @return true if the string has been written successfuly, or false
 * if not.
 */
bool OutputFileMedium::write_string_to_file(const string &text)
{
  if (! file)
    return false ;

  file << text.c_str() ;
  return true ;
}