From a7699e3da90e9a5d5826cafa218438c999bb4d38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Norbert Podhorszki <pnorbert@ornl.gov>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 17:24:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] First try at the C++ API design with a fake example and
 doxygen doc

---
 doc/API_design/API_example_use.cpp |  350 ++++
 doc/API_design/Doxyfile            | 2427 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/API_design_doc.h               |  332 ----
 include/ADIOS.h                    |  421 +----
 include/core/Engine.h              |  272 +++-
 include/core/Method.h              |   35 +-
 include/core/Variable.h            |   43 +-
 7 files changed, 3085 insertions(+), 795 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 doc/API_design/API_example_use.cpp
 create mode 100644 doc/API_design/Doxyfile
 delete mode 100644 doc/API_design_doc.h

diff --git a/doc/API_design/API_example_use.cpp b/doc/API_design/API_example_use.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04b198466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/API_design/API_example_use.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+/* Fake example for Current API by design, incorrect as code but describes most of the ideas */
+#include <mpi.h>
+
+#include "ADIOS.h"
+
+
+void cb_AsyncWriteAdvanceCompleted( std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> writer )
+{
+    std::cout << "AdvanceAsync() completed. We can modify our zero-copy variables\n";
+}
+
+void cb_AsyncReadAdvanceCompleted( std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> writer )
+{
+    std::cout << "AdvanceAsync() completed. We have new data to read and we have the lock on it\n";
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    //Application variables
+    MPI_Comm comm = MPI_COMM_WORLD;
+    const unsigned int NX = 10;
+    double Temperature[1][NX+2]; // We will want to write only Nx elements, skipping the first and last (think ghost cells)
+    std::vector<float> RaggedArray;
+
+    int Nparts, nproc;
+
+    // Global class/object that serves for init, finalize and provides ADIOS functions
+    adios::ADIOS adios( "config.xml", comm, /*verbose=*/adios::INFO, /*debugflag=*/false );
+
+    /*************
+     * WRITE API
+     *************/
+
+    /* Method
+     * We associate Engines and Transports and user settings into an object called Method.
+     * ADIOS checks if it is defined by the user in the config file, and fills it out if it is.
+     */
+
+    adios::Method& wmethod = adios.DeclareMethod( "WriteMethod" );
+    if( ! wmethod.isUserDefined() )
+    {
+        // if not defined by user, we can change the default settings
+        wmethod.SetEngine( "BP" ); // BP is the default engine
+        wmethod.SetAvailableCores( 1 ); // no threading for data processing (except for staging)
+        wmethod.AddTransport( "File", "lucky=yes" ); // ISO-POSIX file is the default transport
+        wmethod.AddTransport( "Staging" ); //"The" staging method developed in ECP
+        wmethod.SetParameters("have_metadata_file","yes" ); // Passing parameters to the engine
+        wmethod.SetParameters( "Aggregation", (nproc+1)/2 ); // number of aggregators
+        wmethod.SetParameters( "verbose", adios::WARN ); // Verbosity level for this engine and what it calls
+    }
+
+
+    //Define variables with transformations.
+    adios::Variable<unsigned int>& varNX = adios.DefineVariable<unsigned int>( "NX" ); // global single-value across processes
+    auto& varNproc   = adios.DefineVariable<int>( "nproc", adios::Dims{adios::GLOBAL_VALUE} ); // same def for global value
+    adios::Variable<int>&    varNparts  = adios.DefineVariable<int>( "Nparts", adios::Dims{adios::LOCAL_VALUE} ); // a single-value different on every process
+    adios::Variable<double>& var2D      = adios.DefineVariable<double>( "Temperature", adios::Dims{nproc,NX} ); // 2D global array, 1D decomposition
+    adios::Variable<float>&  varRagged  = adios.DefineVariable<float>( "Ragged", adios::Dims{nproc,adios::VARYING_DIMENSION} ); // ragged array
+
+
+    //add transform to variable
+    adios::Transform zfp = adios::transform::ZFP();
+    var2D.AddTransform( zfp, "accuracy=0.001" );
+
+    // open...write.write.write...advance...write.write.write...advance... ...close  cycle
+    // "w" create/overwrite on open, "a" append at open, "u" open for update (does not increase step), "r" open for read.
+    std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> writer = adios.Open( "myNumbers.bp", "w", comm, wmethod, adios::INDEPENDENT_IO);
+
+    if( writer == nullptr )
+        throw std::ios_base::failure( "ERROR: failed to open ADIOS writer\n" );
+
+    // Zero-Copy API: Define a variable with local dimensions now, and make ADIOS allocate it inside its buffers
+    // This requires an engine created. The variable will be deallocated in writer->Close()
+    // Calling varZeroCopy.SetSelection() later should throw an exception, i.e. modification is not allowed
+    // 2D global array, 1D decomposition
+    adios::Variable<double>& varZeroCopy = adios.DefineVariable<double>( "ZC", adios::Dims{nproc,NX}, adios::Dims{1,NX}, adios::Dims{rank,0} );
+    double fillValue = -1.0;
+    double * const myVarZC = writer->AllocateVariable<double>( varZeroCopy, fillValue );
+
+
+    for (int step = 0; step < 10; ++step) {
+        // write scalar value
+        writer->Write<int>( varNparts, Nparts );
+
+        // Make a selection to describe the local dimensions of the variable we write and
+        // its offsets in the global spaces. This could have been done in adios.DefineVariable()
+        adios::Selection sel = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {1,NX}, {rank,NX} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
+        var2D.SetSelection( sel );   // Shall we call it SetSpaceSelection, SetOutputSelection?
+
+        // Select the area that we want to write from the data pointer we pass to the writer
+        // Think HDF5 memspace, just not hyperslabs yet, only a bounding box selection
+        // Engine will copy this bounding box from the data pointer into the buffer. Size of the bounding box should match the
+        // "space" selection which was given above. Default memspace is the full selection.
+        adios::Selection memspace = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {1,NX}, {0,1} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
+        var2D.SetMemorySelection( sel );
+
+        writer->Write<double>( var2D, *Temperature );
+
+        // Indicate we are done for this step.
+        // N-to-M Aggregation, disk I/O will be performed during this call, unless
+        // time aggregation postpones all of that to some later step.
+        // When Advance() returns, user can overwrite its Zero Copy variables.
+        // Internal buffer is freed only if there are no Zero Copy variables and there is no time aggregation going on
+        writer->Advance(); // same as AppendMode
+        writer->Advance( adios::APPEND ); // append new step at next write
+        writer->Advance( adios::UPDATE ); // do not increase step;
+
+        // When AdvanceAsync returns, user need to wait for notification that he can overwrite the Zero Copy variables.
+        writer->AdvanceAsync( adios::APPEND, cb_AsyncWriteAdvanceCompleted );
+
+    }
+
+    // Called once: indicate that we are done with this output for the run
+    // Zero Copy variables will be deallocated
+    writer->Close();
+
+
+
+    /*************
+     * READ API
+     *************/
+    adios::Method& rmethod = adios.DeclareMethod( "ReadMethod" );
+    if( ! rmethod.isUserDefined() )
+    {
+        // if not defined by user, we can change the default settings
+        rmethod.SetEngine( "BP" ); // BP is the default engine
+        rmethod.AddTransport( "Staging" ); //"The" staging method developed in ECP
+        rmethod.SetParameters( "Aggregation", (nproc+1)/2 ); // number of aggregators
+        rmethod.SetParameters( "verbose", adios::WARN ); // Verbosity level for this engine and what it calls
+    }
+
+    // 1. Open a stream, where every reader can see everything in a stream (so that they can read a global array)
+    // Blocking read of a variable
+    try
+    {
+        // These method settings are developer-only, not available to the user
+        rmethod.SetReadMultiplexPattern( adios::GLOBAL_READERS );  // Each reader process sees everything from the stream
+        rmethod.SetStreamOpenMode( adios::WAITFORSTREAM );  // In Open(), wait for the first step appear (default)
+
+        // Open a stream
+        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
+                adios.Open( "filename.bp", "r", comm, rmethod, adios::COLLECTIVE_IO,
+                            /*timeout_sec=*/ 300.0); // wait this long for the stream, return error afterwards
+
+        /* Variable names are available as a vector of strings */
+        std::cout << "List of variables in file: " << reader->VariableNames() << "\n";
+        /* read a Global scalar which has a single value in a step */
+        reader->Read<unsigned int>( "NX", NX );
+
+        // inquiry about a variable, whose name we know
+        adios::Variable<double> var2D = reader->InquireVariableDouble( "Temperature" );
+        std::vector<std::size_t> gdims = var2D.GetGlobalDimensions();
+        int nsteps = var2D.GetSteps();
+
+        struct adios::BlockInfo blocks = reader.InquiryVariableBlockInfo( reader, var2D ); // get per-writer size info
+        // this is adios1 ADIOS_VARBLOCK
+        struct adios::Statistics stats = reader.InquiryVariableStat( reader, var2D, perstepstat, perblockstat ); // get min/max statistics
+        // this is adios1 ADIOS_VARSTAT
+
+        while( true )
+        {
+            // Make a selection to describe the local dimensions of the variable we READ and
+            // its offsets in the global spaces
+            adios::Selection bbsel = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {1,NX}, {0,0} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
+            var2D.SetSelection( bbsel );
+            adios::Selection memspace = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {1,NX}, {0,1} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
+            var2D.SetMemorySelection( memspace );
+            reader->Read<double>(var2D, *Temperature);
+            //var2D, Temperature );
+
+            // Better for staging to schedule several reads at once
+            reader->ScheduleRead<double>( var2D, *Temperature );
+            reader->PerformReads( adios::BLOCKINGREAD );
+
+            // promise to not read more from this step/item
+            reader->Release();
+
+            // want to move on to the next available step/item
+            reader->Advance(adios::NEXT_AVAILABLE);   // default
+            reader->Advance(adios::LATEST_AVAILABLE); // interested only in the latest data
+        }
+        // Close file/stream
+        reader->Close();
+    }
+    catch( adios::end_of_stream& e )
+    {
+        //  Reached end of stream, end processing loop
+        // Close file/stream
+        reader->Close();
+    }
+    catch( adios::file_not_found& e )
+    {
+        // File/stream does not exist, quit
+    }
+
+
+
+    // 2. Open a stream, where each item from the writers will get to a single reader only
+    // If the writers are collective, that means a whole steps go to different readers
+    // If the writers are independent, that means each writer's output goes to different readers
+    // Also show here ScheduleRead/PerformRead
+    //try
+    {
+        rmethod.SetReadMultiplexPattern( adios::FIFO_READERS );  // Each reader process sees everything from the stream
+        rmethod.SetStreamOpenMode( adios::WAITFORSTREAM );  // In Open(), wait for the first step appear (default)
+
+        // Open a stream
+        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
+                adios.Open( "filename.bp", "r", comm, rmethod, adios::INDEPENDENT_IO,
+                           /*timeout_sec=*/ 300.0 ); // wait this long for the stream, return error afterwards
+
+        while( true )
+        {
+            // Make a selection to describe the local dimensions of the variable we READ and
+            // its offsets in the global spaces if we know this somehow
+            adios::Selection bbsel = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {1,NX}, {0,0} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
+            var2D->SetSelection( bbsel );
+            reader->Read<double>( var2D, *Temperature );
+
+            // Let ADIOS allocate space for the incoming (per-writer) item
+            double * data = reader->Read<double>( var2D );
+
+            // promise to not read more from this step/item
+            reader->Release();
+
+            // want to move on to the next available step/item
+            reader->Advance();   // default
+            reader->Advance(adios::LATEST_AVAILABLE); // This should be an error, or could it make sense?
+        }
+        reader->Close();
+    }
+
+
+    // 3. Open a stream and return immediately, not waiting for data to appear
+    // In this mode we cannot inquiry variables, but can schedule reads
+    //try
+    {
+        rmethod.SetReadMultiplexPattern( adios::GLOBAL_READERS );  // Each reader process sees everything from the stream
+        rmethod.SetStreamOpenMode( adios::NOWAITFORSTREAM );  // In Open(), wait for the first step appear (default)
+
+        // Open a stream
+        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
+                adios.Open( "filename.bp", "r", comm, rmethod, adios::INDEPENDENT_IO );
+
+        while( true )
+        {
+
+            // Let ADIOS allocate space for the incoming (per-writer) item
+            reader->ScheduleRead();  // read whatever comes
+
+            // One way is to handle the incoming data through a callback (which will be called in a thread)
+            // void cb( const void *data, std::string doid, std::string var, std::string dtype, std::vector<std::size_t> varshape );
+            // void cb( adios::VARCHUNK * chunk ); // see adios1 for VARCHUNK
+            reader->SetReadCallback( cb );
+            reader->PerformReads( adios::NONBLOCKINGREAD );
+
+            // Another way is checking back manually like in adios1 and processing chunks
+            reader->PerformReads( adios::NONBLOCKINGREAD );
+            int ck;
+            adios::VARCHUNK * chunk;
+            try
+            {
+                while ( (ck = reader->CheckReads( &chunk )) > 0) {
+                    if (chunk) {
+                        // process the chunk first
+                        // ...
+                        // free memory of chunk (not the data!)
+                        adios::FreeChunk(chunk);
+                    } else {
+                        // no chunk was returned, slow down a little
+                        sleep(1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch( std::exception& e )
+            {
+                // some error happened while getting a chunk
+            }
+
+            reader->Release();
+
+            // When AdvanceAsync returns new data is not yet available.
+            // A callback will tell us when we have the new data (and we have the lock on it to read)
+            writer->AdvanceAsync( adios::NEXT_AVAILABLE, cb_AsyncReadAdvanceCompleted );
+            // Do we need more fine grained control? Like this function does not get the lock and so
+            // do we need to call Advance() to get the lock?
+        }
+        reader->Close();
+    }
+    // Note: chunk reading also works if scheduling reads for specific variables
+
+
+    // 4. Open it as file and see all steps at once.
+    // Allow for reading multiple steps of a variable into a contiguous array
+    try
+    {
+        rmethod.AddTransport( "BP" ); // Set a file engine here. Shall we have RemoveTransport() too?
+
+        // Open a file with all steps immediately available
+        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
+                adios.OpenFileReader( "filename.bp", comm, rmethod, adios::COLLECTIVE_IO );
+
+        /* NX */
+        /* There is a single value for each step. We can read all into a 1D array with a step selection.
+         * Steps are not automatically presented as an array dimension and read does not read it as array.
+         */
+        // We can also just conveniently get the first step with a simple read statement.
+        reader->Read<unsigned int>( "NX", &NX );  // read a Global scalar which has a single value in a step
+        reader->Read<unsigned int>( varNX, &NX );  // read a Global scalar which has a single value in a step
+
+
+        adios::Variable<void> varNXread = reader->InquireVariable("NX");
+        adios::Variable<unsigned int> varNXreadint = reader->InquireVariableInt("NX");
+        std::vector<unsigned int> Nxs( varNXread.GetSteps() );  // number of steps available
+        // make a StepSelection to select multiple steps. Args: From, #of consecutive steps
+        adios::StepSelection stepsNx( 0, varNXread.GetSteps() );
+        // ? How do we make a selection for an arbitrary list of steps ?
+        varNXread.SetStepSelection( stepsNx );
+        reader->Read<unsigned int>( varNXreadint, Nxs.data());
+        reader->Read<void>( varNXread, Nxs.data());
+
+        auto itmax = std::max_element(std::begin(Nxs), std::end(Nxs));
+        auto itmin = std::min_element(std::begin(Nxs), std::end(Nxs));
+        if (*itmin != *itmax)
+        {
+            throw std::ios_base::failure( "ERROR: NX is not the same at all steps!\n" );
+        }
+
+
+        /* Nparts */
+        // Nparts local scalar is presented as a 1D array of nproc elements.
+        // We can read all steps into a 2D array of nproc * nsteps
+        adios::Variable<void> varNpartsread = reader->InquireVariable("Nparts");
+        std::vector<int> partsV( Nproc * varNpartsread->GetSteps() );
+        varNpartsread->SetStepSelection(
+                                            adios.StepSelection( 0, varNpartsread.GetSteps() )
+                                       );
+        reader->Read<int>( "Nparts", partsV.data() );
+        reader->Read<void>( varNpartsread, partsV.data() ); // missing spatial selection = whole array at each step
+
+        // Close file/stream
+        reader->Close();
+    }
+    catch( adios::file_not_found& e )
+    {
+        // File/stream does not exist, quit
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/doc/API_design/Doxyfile b/doc/API_design/Doxyfile
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+# clang parser (see: http://clang.llvm.org/) for more accurate parsing at the
+# cost of reduced performance. This can be particularly helpful with template
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+# compounds will be generated. Enable this if the project contains a lot of
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+# The default value is: YES.
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+# The HTML_FOOTER tag can be used to specify a user-defined HTML footer for each
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+# footer. See HTML_HEADER for more information on how to generate a default
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+# this color. Hue is specified as an angle on a colorwheel, see
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+# generated by doxygen into a single compiled HTML file (.chm). Compiled HTML
+# files are now used as the Windows 98 help format, and will replace the old
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+# can be used as input for Qt's qhelpgenerator to generate a Qt Compressed Help
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+# The QHP_NAMESPACE tag specifies the namespace to use when generating Qt Help
+# Project output. For more information please see Qt Help Project / Namespace
+# (see: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qthelpproject.html#namespace).
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_QHP is set to YES.
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+# Help Project output. For more information please see Qt Help Project / Virtual
+# Folders (see: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qthelpproject.html#virtual-
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+# Filters (see: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qthelpproject.html#custom-
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+QHP_CUST_FILTER_NAME = 
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+# The QHP_CUST_FILTER_ATTRS tag specifies the list of the attributes of the
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+# Filters (see: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qthelpproject.html#custom-
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+QHP_CUST_FILTER_ATTRS = 
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+# http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qthelpproject.html#filter-attributes).
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+QHP_SECT_FILTER_ATTRS = 
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+# The QHG_LOCATION tag can be used to specify the location of Qt's
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_QHP is set to YES.
+
+QHG_LOCATION = 
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+# If the GENERATE_ECLIPSEHELP tag is set to YES, additional index files will be
+# generated, together with the HTML files, they form an Eclipse help plugin. To
+# install this plugin and make it available under the help contents menu in
+# Eclipse, the contents of the directory containing the HTML and XML files needs
+# to be copied into the plugins directory of eclipse. The name of the directory
+# within the plugins directory should be the same as the ECLIPSE_DOC_ID value.
+# After copying Eclipse needs to be restarted before the help appears.
+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
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+# A unique identifier for the Eclipse help plugin. When installing the plugin
+# the directory name containing the HTML and XML files should also have this
+# name. Each documentation set should have its own identifier.
+# The default value is: org.doxygen.Project.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_ECLIPSEHELP is set to YES.
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+ECLIPSE_DOC_ID = org.doxygen.Project
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+# If you want full control over the layout of the generated HTML pages it might
+# be necessary to disable the index and replace it with your own. The
+# DISABLE_INDEX tag can be used to turn on/off the condensed index (tabs) at top
+# of each HTML page. A value of NO enables the index and the value YES disables
+# it. Since the tabs in the index contain the same information as the navigation
+# tree, you can set this option to YES if you also set GENERATE_TREEVIEW to YES.
+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
+
+DISABLE_INDEX = NO
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+# The GENERATE_TREEVIEW tag is used to specify whether a tree-like index
+# structure should be generated to display hierarchical information. If the tag
+# value is set to YES, a side panel will be generated containing a tree-like
+# index structure (just like the one that is generated for HTML Help). For this
+# to work a browser that supports JavaScript, DHTML, CSS and frames is required
+# (i.e. any modern browser). Windows users are probably better off using the
+# HTML help feature. Via custom style sheets (see HTML_EXTRA_STYLESHEET) one can
+# further fine-tune the look of the index. As an example, the default style
+# sheet generated by doxygen has an example that shows how to put an image at
+# the root of the tree instead of the PROJECT_NAME. Since the tree basically has
+# the same information as the tab index, you could consider setting
+# DISABLE_INDEX to YES when enabling this option.
+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
+
+GENERATE_TREEVIEW = NO
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+# The ENUM_VALUES_PER_LINE tag can be used to set the number of enum values that
+# doxygen will group on one line in the generated HTML documentation.
+#
+# Note that a value of 0 will completely suppress the enum values from appearing
+# in the overview section.
+# Minimum value: 0, maximum value: 20, default value: 4.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
+
+ENUM_VALUES_PER_LINE = 4
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+# If the treeview is enabled (see GENERATE_TREEVIEW) then this tag can be used
+# to set the initial width (in pixels) of the frame in which the tree is shown.
+# Minimum value: 0, maximum value: 1500, default value: 250.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
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+TREEVIEW_WIDTH = 250
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+# If the EXT_LINKS_IN_WINDOW option is set to YES, doxygen will open links to
+# external symbols imported via tag files in a separate window.
+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
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+EXT_LINKS_IN_WINDOW = NO
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+# Use this tag to change the font size of LaTeX formulas included as images in
+# the HTML documentation. When you change the font size after a successful
+# doxygen run you need to manually remove any form_*.png images from the HTML
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
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+# Use the FORMULA_TRANPARENT tag to determine whether or not the images
+# generated for formulas are transparent PNGs. Transparent PNGs are not
+# supported properly for IE 6.0, but are supported on all modern browsers.
+#
+# Note that when changing this option you need to delete any form_*.png files in
+# the HTML output directory before the changes have effect.
+# The default value is: YES.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
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+FORMULA_TRANSPARENT = YES
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+# Enable the USE_MATHJAX option to render LaTeX formulas using MathJax (see
+# http://www.mathjax.org) which uses client side Javascript for the rendering
+# instead of using pre-rendered bitmaps. Use this if you do not have LaTeX
+# installed or if you want to formulas look prettier in the HTML output. When
+# enabled you may also need to install MathJax separately and configure the path
+# to it using the MATHJAX_RELPATH option.
+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
+
+USE_MATHJAX = NO
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+# When MathJax is enabled you can set the default output format to be used for
+# the MathJax output. See the MathJax site (see:
+# http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/output.html) for more details.
+# Possible values are: HTML-CSS (which is slower, but has the best
+# compatibility), NativeMML (i.e. MathML) and SVG.
+# The default value is: HTML-CSS.
+# This tag requires that the tag USE_MATHJAX is set to YES.
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+MATHJAX_FORMAT = HTML-CSS
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+# When MathJax is enabled you need to specify the location relative to the HTML
+# output directory using the MATHJAX_RELPATH option. The destination directory
+# should contain the MathJax.js script. For instance, if the mathjax directory
+# is located at the same level as the HTML output directory, then
+# MATHJAX_RELPATH should be ../mathjax. The default value points to the MathJax
+# Content Delivery Network so you can quickly see the result without installing
+# MathJax. However, it is strongly recommended to install a local copy of
+# MathJax from http://www.mathjax.org before deployment.
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+# This tag requires that the tag USE_MATHJAX is set to YES.
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+# The MATHJAX_EXTENSIONS tag can be used to specify one or more MathJax
+# extension names that should be enabled during MathJax rendering. For example
+# MATHJAX_EXTENSIONS = TeX/AMSmath TeX/AMSsymbols
+# This tag requires that the tag USE_MATHJAX is set to YES.
+
+MATHJAX_EXTENSIONS = 
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+# The MATHJAX_CODEFILE tag can be used to specify a file with javascript pieces
+# of code that will be used on startup of the MathJax code. See the MathJax site
+# (see: http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/output.html) for more details. For an
+# example see the documentation.
+# This tag requires that the tag USE_MATHJAX is set to YES.
+
+MATHJAX_CODEFILE = 
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+# When the SEARCHENGINE tag is enabled doxygen will generate a search box for
+# the HTML output. The underlying search engine uses javascript and DHTML and
+# should work on any modern browser. Note that when using HTML help
+# (GENERATE_HTMLHELP), Qt help (GENERATE_QHP), or docsets (GENERATE_DOCSET)
+# there is already a search function so this one should typically be disabled.
+# For large projects the javascript based search engine can be slow, then
+# enabling SERVER_BASED_SEARCH may provide a better solution. It is possible to
+# search using the keyboard; to jump to the search box use <access key> + S
+# (what the <access key> is depends on the OS and browser, but it is typically
+# <CTRL>, <ALT>/<option>, or both). Inside the search box use the <cursor down
+# key> to jump into the search results window, the results can be navigated
+# using the <cursor keys>. Press <Enter> to select an item or <escape> to cancel
+# the search. The filter options can be selected when the cursor is inside the
+# search box by pressing <Shift>+<cursor down>. Also here use the <cursor keys>
+# to select a filter and <Enter> or <escape> to activate or cancel the filter
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+# The default value is: YES.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
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+SEARCHENGINE = NO
+
+# When the SERVER_BASED_SEARCH tag is enabled the search engine will be
+# implemented using a web server instead of a web client using Javascript. There
+# are two flavors of web server based searching depending on the EXTERNAL_SEARCH
+# setting. When disabled, doxygen will generate a PHP script for searching and
+# an index file used by the script. When EXTERNAL_SEARCH is enabled the indexing
+# and searching needs to be provided by external tools. See the section
+# "External Indexing and Searching" for details.
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+# This tag requires that the tag SEARCHENGINE is set to YES.
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+SERVER_BASED_SEARCH = NO
+
+# When EXTERNAL_SEARCH tag is enabled doxygen will no longer generate the PHP
+# script for searching. Instead the search results are written to an XML file
+# which needs to be processed by an external indexer. Doxygen will invoke an
+# external search engine pointed to by the SEARCHENGINE_URL option to obtain the
+# search results.
+#
+# Doxygen ships with an example indexer (doxyindexer) and search engine
+# (doxysearch.cgi) which are based on the open source search engine library
+# Xapian (see: http://xapian.org/).
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+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag SEARCHENGINE is set to YES.
+
+EXTERNAL_SEARCH = NO
+
+# The SEARCHENGINE_URL should point to a search engine hosted by a web server
+# which will return the search results when EXTERNAL_SEARCH is enabled.
+#
+# Doxygen ships with an example indexer (doxyindexer) and search engine
+# (doxysearch.cgi) which are based on the open source search engine library
+# Xapian (see: http://xapian.org/). See the section "External Indexing and
+# Searching" for details.
+# This tag requires that the tag SEARCHENGINE is set to YES.
+
+SEARCHENGINE_URL = 
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+# When SERVER_BASED_SEARCH and EXTERNAL_SEARCH are both enabled the unindexed
+# search data is written to a file for indexing by an external tool. With the
+# SEARCHDATA_FILE tag the name of this file can be specified.
+# The default file is: searchdata.xml.
+# This tag requires that the tag SEARCHENGINE is set to YES.
+
+SEARCHDATA_FILE = searchdata.xml
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+# When SERVER_BASED_SEARCH and EXTERNAL_SEARCH are both enabled the
+# EXTERNAL_SEARCH_ID tag can be used as an identifier for the project. This is
+# useful in combination with EXTRA_SEARCH_MAPPINGS to search through multiple
+# projects and redirect the results back to the right project.
+# This tag requires that the tag SEARCHENGINE is set to YES.
+
+EXTERNAL_SEARCH_ID = 
+
+# The EXTRA_SEARCH_MAPPINGS tag can be used to enable searching through doxygen
+# projects other than the one defined by this configuration file, but that are
+# all added to the same external search index. Each project needs to have a
+# unique id set via EXTERNAL_SEARCH_ID. The search mapping then maps the id of
+# to a relative location where the documentation can be found. The format is:
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+# This tag requires that the tag SEARCHENGINE is set to YES.
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+EXTRA_SEARCH_MAPPINGS = 
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+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+# If the GENERATE_LATEX tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate LaTeX output.
+# The default value is: YES.
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+# The LATEX_OUTPUT tag is used to specify where the LaTeX docs will be put. If a
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+LATEX_OUTPUT = latex
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+# The LATEX_CMD_NAME tag can be used to specify the LaTeX command name to be
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+# Note that when enabling USE_PDFLATEX this option is only used for generating
+# bitmaps for formulas in the HTML output, but not in the Makefile that is
+# written to the output directory.
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_LATEX is set to YES.
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+# The MAKEINDEX_CMD_NAME tag can be used to specify the command name to generate
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_LATEX is set to YES.
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+MAKEINDEX_CMD_NAME = makeindex
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+# If the COMPACT_LATEX tag is set to YES, doxygen generates more compact LaTeX
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+# The PAPER_TYPE tag can be used to set the paper type that is used by the
+# printer.
+# Possible values are: a4 (210 x 297 mm), letter (8.5 x 11 inches), legal (8.5 x
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+PAPER_TYPE = a4
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+# The EXTRA_PACKAGES tag can be used to specify one or more LaTeX package names
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+# by its name or with the correct syntax as to be used with the LaTeX
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+EXTRA_PACKAGES = 
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+# The LATEX_HEADER tag can be used to specify a personal LaTeX header for the
+# generated LaTeX document. The header should contain everything until the first
+# chapter. If it is left blank doxygen will generate a standard header. See
+# section "Doxygen usage" for information on how to let doxygen write the
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+# The LATEX_FOOTER tag can be used to specify a personal LaTeX footer for the
+# generated LaTeX document. The footer should contain everything after the last
+# chapter. If it is left blank doxygen will generate a standard footer. See
+# LATEX_HEADER for more information on how to generate a default footer and what
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_LATEX is set to YES.
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+LATEX_FOOTER = 
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+# The LATEX_EXTRA_STYLESHEET tag can be used to specify additional user-defined
+# LaTeX style sheets that are included after the standard style sheets created
+# by doxygen. Using this option one can overrule certain style aspects. Doxygen
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+# The LATEX_EXTRA_FILES tag can be used to specify one or more extra images or
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+# directory. Note that the files will be copied as-is; there are no commands or
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+# If the PDF_HYPERLINKS tag is set to YES, the LaTeX that is generated is
+# prepared for conversion to PDF (using ps2pdf or pdflatex). The PDF file will
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+# If the USE_PDFLATEX tag is set to YES, doxygen will use pdflatex to generate
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+# If the LATEX_HIDE_INDICES tag is set to YES then doxygen will not include the
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_LATEX is set to YES.
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+# If the LATEX_SOURCE_CODE tag is set to YES then doxygen will include source
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_LATEX is set to YES.
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+LATEX_SOURCE_CODE = NO
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+# The LATEX_BIB_STYLE tag can be used to specify the style to use for the
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+# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibTeX and \cite for more info.
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_LATEX is set to YES.
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+# If the LATEX_TIMESTAMP tag is set to YES then the footer of each generated
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_LATEX is set to YES.
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+LATEX_TIMESTAMP = NO
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+# If the GENERATE_RTF tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate RTF output. The
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+# If the COMPACT_RTF tag is set to YES, doxygen generates more compact RTF
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_RTF is set to YES.
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+# If the RTF_HYPERLINKS tag is set to YES, the RTF that is generated will
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_RTF is set to YES.
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+# Load stylesheet definitions from file. Syntax is similar to doxygen's config
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+# Set optional variables used in the generation of an RTF document. Syntax is
+# similar to doxygen's config file. A template extensions file can be generated
+# using doxygen -e rtf extensionFile.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_RTF is set to YES.
+
+RTF_EXTENSIONS_FILE = 
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+# If the RTF_SOURCE_CODE tag is set to YES then doxygen will include source code
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+# Note that which sources are shown also depends on other settings such as
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_RTF is set to YES.
+
+RTF_SOURCE_CODE = NO
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+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configuration options related to the man page output
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+# If the GENERATE_MAN tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate man pages for
+# classes and files.
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+GENERATE_MAN = NO
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+# The MAN_OUTPUT tag is used to specify where the man pages will be put. If a
+# relative path is entered the value of OUTPUT_DIRECTORY will be put in front of
+# it. A directory man3 will be created inside the directory specified by
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+
+MAN_OUTPUT = man
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+# The MAN_EXTENSION tag determines the extension that is added to the generated
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+# 3 is prepended. The dot (.) at the beginning of the MAN_EXTENSION tag is
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_MAN is set to YES.
+
+MAN_EXTENSION = .3
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+# The MAN_SUBDIR tag determines the name of the directory created within
+# MAN_OUTPUT in which the man pages are placed. If defaults to man followed by
+# MAN_EXTENSION with the initial . removed.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_MAN is set to YES.
+
+MAN_SUBDIR = 
+
+# If the MAN_LINKS tag is set to YES and doxygen generates man output, then it
+# will generate one additional man file for each entity documented in the real
+# man page(s). These additional files only source the real man page, but without
+# them the man command would be unable to find the correct page.
+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_MAN is set to YES.
+
+MAN_LINKS = NO
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+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configuration options related to the XML output
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+# If the GENERATE_XML tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate an XML file that
+# captures the structure of the code including all documentation.
+# The default value is: NO.
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+GENERATE_XML = NO
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+# The XML_OUTPUT tag is used to specify where the XML pages will be put. If a
+# relative path is entered the value of OUTPUT_DIRECTORY will be put in front of
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_XML is set to YES.
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+XML_OUTPUT = xml
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+# If the XML_PROGRAMLISTING tag is set to YES, doxygen will dump the program
+# listings (including syntax highlighting and cross-referencing information) to
+# the XML output. Note that enabling this will significantly increase the size
+# of the XML output.
+# The default value is: YES.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_XML is set to YES.
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+XML_PROGRAMLISTING = YES
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+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configuration options related to the DOCBOOK output
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+# If the GENERATE_DOCBOOK tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate Docbook files
+# that can be used to generate PDF.
+# The default value is: NO.
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+GENERATE_DOCBOOK = NO
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+# The DOCBOOK_OUTPUT tag is used to specify where the Docbook pages will be put.
+# If a relative path is entered the value of OUTPUT_DIRECTORY will be put in
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+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_DOCBOOK is set to YES.
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+DOCBOOK_OUTPUT = docbook
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+# If the DOCBOOK_PROGRAMLISTING tag is set to YES, doxygen will include the
+# program listings (including syntax highlighting and cross-referencing
+# information) to the DOCBOOK output. Note that enabling this will significantly
+# increase the size of the DOCBOOK output.
+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_DOCBOOK is set to YES.
+
+DOCBOOK_PROGRAMLISTING = NO
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+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# If the GENERATE_AUTOGEN_DEF tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate an
+# AutoGen Definitions (see http://autogen.sf.net) file that captures the
+# structure of the code including all documentation. Note that this feature is
+# still experimental and incomplete at the moment.
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+GENERATE_AUTOGEN_DEF = NO
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+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configuration options related to the Perl module output
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+# If the GENERATE_PERLMOD tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate a Perl module
+# file that captures the structure of the code including all documentation.
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+# Note that this feature is still experimental and incomplete at the moment.
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+GENERATE_PERLMOD = NO
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+# If the PERLMOD_LATEX tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate the necessary
+# Makefile rules, Perl scripts and LaTeX code to be able to generate PDF and DVI
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+# The default value is: NO.
+# This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_PERLMOD is set to YES.
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+PERLMOD_LATEX = NO
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+# If the PERLMOD_PRETTY tag is set to YES, the Perl module output will be nicely
+# formatted so it can be parsed by a human reader. This is useful if you want to
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diff --git a/doc/API_design_doc.h b/doc/API_design_doc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f3b65369..000000000
--- a/doc/API_design_doc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,332 +0,0 @@
-/* Current API by design, incorrect as code but describes all the ideas */
-
-#include "ADIOS.h"
-
-
-namespace adios
-{
-typedef enum {
-    VARYING_DIMENSION = -1,
-    LOCAL_VALUE = 0,
-    GLOBAL_VALUE = 1
-};
-
-typedef enum { ERROR = 0, WARN = 1, INFO = 2, DEBUG = 3 } VerboseFlag;
-
-typedef enum {
-    COLLECTIVE_WRITERS = 0, INDEPENDENT_WRITERS = 1,
-    GLOBAL_READERS = 2, ROUNDROBIN_READERS = 3, FIFO_READERS = 4,
-    OPEN_ALL_STEPS = 5
-} OpenMode;
-
-typedef enum { NOWAITFORSTREAM = 0, WAITFORSTREAM = 1 } StreamOpenMode; // default: wait for stream
-
-typedef enum {
-    APPEND = 0, UPDATE = 1,                    // writer advance modes
-    NEXT_AVAILABLE = 2, LATEST_AVAILABLE = 3,  // reader advance modes
-} AdvanceMode;
-
-typedef enum { NONBLOCKINGREAD = 0, BLOCKINGREAD = 1 } ReadMode;
-
-} // namespace adios
-
-void dummy()
-{
-    //Application variables
-    std::vector<double> Temperature;
-    std::vector<float> RaggedArray;
-    unsigned int Nx;
-    int Nparts, nproc;
-
-    // Global class/object that serves for init, finalize and provides ADIOS functions
-    adios::ADIOS adios( std::string configfile, MPI_Comm comm, adios::verboseflag flag, bool debugflag );
-
-
-    /*************
-     * WRITE API
-     *************/
-
-    /* Method
-     * We associate Engines and Transports and user settings into an object called Method.
-     * ADIOS check if it is defined by the user in the config file, and fills it out if it is.
-     */
-
-    std::shared_ptr<adios::Method> method = adios.DeclareMethod( "MethodName" );
-    if( ! method.isDefinedInConfig() )
-    {
-        // if not defined by user, we can change the default settings
-        method.SetEngine( "BP" ); // BP is the default engine
-        method.AddTransport( "File", "lucky=yes" ); // ISO-POSIX file is the default transport
-        method.AddTransport( "Staging" ); //"The" staging method developed in ECP
-        method.SetParameters("have_metadata_file","yes" ); // Passing parameters to the engine
-        method.SetParameters( "Aggregation", (nproc+1)/2 ); // number of aggregators
-        method.SetParameters( "verbose", adios::WARN ); // Verbosity level for this engine and what it calls
-    }
-
-
-    //Define variables with transformations.
-    adios::Variable<unsigned int>& varNX = adios.DefineVariable<unsigned int>( "NX" ); // global single-value across processes
-    adios::Variable<int>&    varNproc   = adios.DefineVariable<int>( "nproc", adios::GLOBAL_VALUE ); // same def for global value
-    adios::Variable<int>&    varNparts  = adios.DefineVariable<int>( "Nparts", adios::LOCAL_VALUE ); // a single-value different on every process
-    adios::Variable<double>& var1D      = adios.DefineVariable<double>( "Temperature", {nproc*Nx} ); // 1D global array
-    adios::Variable<float>&  varRagged  = adios.DefineVariable<float>( "Ragged", {nproc,adios::VARYING_DIMENSION} ); // ragged array
-
-    // Define a variable with local dimensions now, and make ADIOS allocate it inside its buffers (zero-copy API)
-    adios::Variable<double>& varZeroCopy = adios.DefineVariable<double>( "ZC", {nproc,Nx}, {1,NX}, {rank,0} ); // 2D global array, 1D decomposition
-    double *myVarZC = adios.AllocateVar( varZeroCopy );
-
-    //add transform to variable
-    adios::Transform bzip2 = adios::transform::BZIP2( );
-    var1D->AddTransform( bzip2, 1 );
-
-    // open...write.write.write...advance...write.write.write...advance... ...close  cycle
-    // "w" create/overwrite on open, "a" append at open, "u" open for update (does not increase step), "r" open for read.
-    std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> writer = adios.Open( "myNumbers.bp", "w", method, adios::INDEPENDENT_WRITERS );
-    if( writer == nullptr )
-        throw std::ios_base::failure( "ERROR: failed to open ADIOS writer\n" );
-
-    for (int step = 0; step < 10; ++step) {
-        // write scalar value
-        writer->Write<int>( varNparts, Nparts );
-
-        // Make a selection to describe the local dimensions of the variable we write and
-        // its offsets in the global spaces
-        adios::Selection& sel = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {Nx}, {rank*Nx} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
-        var1D.SetSelection( sel );
-        writer->Write<double>( var1D, Temperature.data() );
-
-        // Indicate we are done for this step.
-        // N-to-M Aggregation, disk I/O will be performed during this call, unless
-        // time aggregation postpones all of that to some later step.
-        // When Advance() returns, user can overwrite its Zero Copy variables.
-        // Internal buffer is freed only if there are no Zero Copy variables and there is no time aggregation going on
-        writer->Advance(); // same as AppendMode
-        writer->Advance( adios::APPEND ); // append new step at next write
-        writer->Advance( adios::UPDATE ); // do not increase step;  ? should this cause error in staging ?
-
-        // When AdvanceAsync returns, user need to wait for notification that he can overwrite the Zero Copy variables.
-        writer->AdvanceAsync( callback_func_to_notify_me() );
-    }
-
-    // Called once: indicate that we are done with this output for the run
-    // Zero Copy variables will be deallocated
-    writer->Close();
-
-
-
-    /*************
-     * READ API
-     *************/
-
-    // 1. Open a stream, where every reader can see everything in a stream (so that they can read a global array)
-    // Blocking read of a variable
-    try
-    {
-
-        // Open a stream
-        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
-                adios.Open( "filename.bp", "r", method,
-                        adios::GLOBAL_READERS, // Each reader process sees everything from the stream
-                        adios::WAITFORSTREAM, // wait for the first step appear (default)
-                        timeout ); // wait this long for the stream, return error afterwards
-
-        /* Variable names are available as a vector of strings */
-        std::cout << "List of variables in file: " << reader->VariableNames << "\n";
-        /* read a Global scalar which has a single value in a step */
-        reader->Read<unsigned int>( "NX", Nx );
-
-        // inquiry about a variable, whose name we know
-        adios::Variable var1D = reader.InquiryVariable( "Temperature" );
-        vector<uint64_t> gdims = var1D->GetGlobalDimensions();
-        int step = varID->GetStep();
-
-        struct adios::BlockInfo blocks = reader.InquiryVariableBlockInfo( reader, var1D ); // get per-writer size info
-        // this is adios1 ADIOS_VARBLOCK
-        struct adios::Statistics stats = reader.InquiryVariableStat( reader, var1D, perstepstat, perblockstat ); // get min/max statistics
-        // this is adios1 ADIOS_VARSTAT
-
-        while( true )
-        {
-            // Make a selection to describe the local dimensions of the variable we READ and
-            // its offsets in the global spaces
-            adios::Selection bbsel = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {ldim}, {offs} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
-            var1D->SetSelection( bbsel );
-            reader->Read<double>( var1D, Temperature.data() );
-
-            // Better for staging to schedule several reads at once
-            reader->ScheduleRead<double>( var1D, Temperature.data() );
-            reader->PerformRead( adios::BLOCKINGREAD );
-
-            // promise to not read more from this step/item
-            reader->Release();
-
-            // want to move on to the next available step/item
-            reader->Advance(adios::NEXT_AVAILABLE);   // default
-            reader->Advance(adios::LATEST_AVAILABLE); // interested only in the latest data
-        }
-        // Close file/stream
-        reader->Close();
-    }
-    catch( adios::end_of_stream& e )
-    {
-        //  Reached end of stream, end processing loop
-        // Close file/stream
-        bpReader->Close();
-    }
-    catch( adios::file_not_found& e )
-    {
-        // File/stream does not exist, quit
-    }
-
-
-
-    // 2. Open a stream, where each item from the writers will get to a single reader only
-    // If the writers are collective, that means a whole steps go to different readers
-    // If the writers are independent, that means each writer's output goes to different readers
-    // Also show here ScheduleRead/PerformRead
-    //try
-    {
-
-        // Open a stream
-        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
-                adios.Open( "filename.bp", "r", method,
-                        adios::FIFO_READERS, // Each reader process sees everything from the stream
-                        adios::WAITFORSTREAM, // wait for the first step appear (default)
-                        timeout ); // wait this long for the stream, return error afterwards
-
-        while( true )
-        {
-            // Make a selection to describe the local dimensions of the variable we READ and
-            // its offsets in the global spaces if we know this somehow
-            adios::Selection bbsel = adios.SelectionBoundingBox( {ldim}, {offs} ); // local dims and offsets; both as list
-            var1D->SetSelection( bbsel );
-            reader->Read<double>( var1D, Temperature.data() );
-
-            // Let ADIOS allocate space for the incoming (per-writer) item
-            double * data = reader->Read<double>( var1D );
-
-            // promise to not read more from this step/item
-            reader->Release();
-
-            // want to move on to the next available step/item
-            reader->Advance();   // default
-            reader->Advance(adios::LATEST_AVAILABLE); // This should be an error, or could it make sense?
-        }
-        reader->Close();
-    }
-
-
-    // 3. Open a stream and return immediately, not waiting for data to appear
-    // In this mode we cannot inquiry variables, but can schedule reads
-    //try
-    {
-
-        // Open a stream
-        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
-                adios.Open( "filename.bp", "r", method,
-                        adios::GLOBAL_READERS, // Each reader process sees everything from the stream
-                        adios::NOWAITFORSTREAM // wait for the first step appear (default)
-                        );
-
-        while( true )
-        {
-
-            // Let ADIOS allocate space for the incoming (per-writer) item
-            reader->ScheduleRead<void>();  // read whatever comes
-
-            // One way is to handle the incoming data through a callback (which will be called in a thread)
-            // void cb( const void *data, std::string doid, std::string var, std::string dtype, std::vector<std::size_t> varshape );
-            // void cb( adios::VARCHUNK * chunk ); // see adios1 for VARCHUNK
-            reader->SetReadCallback( cb );
-            reader->PerformRead( adios::NONBLOCKINGREAD );
-
-            // Another way is checking back manually like in adios1 and processing chunks
-            reader->PerformRead( adios::NONBLOCKINGREAD );
-            int ck;
-            adios::VARCHUNK * chunk;
-            try
-            {
-                while ( (ck = reader->CheckReads( &chunk )) > 0) {
-                    if (chunk) {
-                        // process the chunk first
-                        // ...
-                        // free memory of chunk (not the data!)
-                        adios::FreeChunk(chunk);
-                    } else {
-                        // no chunk was returned, slow down a little
-                        sleep(1);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            catch( std::exception& e )
-            {
-                // some error happened while getting a chunk
-            }
-
-            reader->Release();
-            reader->Advance();
-        }
-        reader->Close();
-    }
-
-
-    // 4. Open it as file and see all steps at once.
-    // Allow for reading multiple steps of a variable into a contiguous array
-    try
-    {
-
-        // Open a stream
-        std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> reader =
-                adios.Open( "filename.bp", "r", method,
-                        adios::OPEN_ALL_STEPS, //File mode, no advance
-                        );
-
-        /* NX */
-        /* There is a single value for each step. We can read all into a 1D array with a step selection.
-         * Steps are not automatically presented as an array dimension and read does not read it as array.
-         */
-        // We can also just conveniently get the first step with a simple read statement.
-        reader->Read<unsigned int>( "NX", &Nx );  // read a Global scalar which has a single value in a step
-
-
-        adios::Variable<void> varNx = bpReader.InquiryVariable("Nx");
-        std::vector<int> Nxs( varNx->GetSteps() );  // number of steps available
-        // make a StepSelection to select multiple steps. Args: From, #of consecutive steps
-        adios::StepSelection stepsNx( 0, varNx->GetSteps() );
-        // ? How do we make a selection for an arbitrary list of steps ?
-        varNX.SetStepSelection( stepsNx );
-        reader->Read<unsigned int>( varNx, Nxs.data() );
-
-        auto itmax = std::max_element(std::begin(Nxs), std::end(Nxs));
-        auto itmin = std::min_element(std::begin(Nxs), std::end(Nxs));
-        if (*itmin != *itmax)
-        {
-            throw std::ios_base::failure( "ERROR: NX is not the same at all steps!\n" );
-        }
-
-
-        /* Nparts */
-        // Nparts local scalar is presented as a 1D array of nproc elements.
-        // We can read all steps into a 2D array of nproc * nsteps
-        adios::Variable<void> varNparts = bpReader.InquiryVariable("Nparts");
-        std::vector<int> partsV( Nproc * varNparts->GetSteps() );
-        varNparts->SetStepSelection(
-                                     adios.StepSelection( 0, varNparts->GetSteps() )
-                                   );
-        bpReader->Read<int>( varNparts, partsV.data() ); // missing spatial selection = whole array at each step
-
-        // Close file/stream
-        reader->Close();
-    }
-    catch( adios::end_of_stream& e )
-    {
-        //  Reached end of stream, end processing loop
-        // Close file/stream
-        bpReader->Close();
-    }
-    catch( adios::file_not_found& e )
-    {
-        // File/stream does not exist, quit
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/include/ADIOS.h b/include/ADIOS.h
index e0e4e19bf..0d506d744 100644
--- a/include/ADIOS.h
+++ b/include/ADIOS.h
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@
 namespace adios
 {
 
+/** Use these values in Dims() when defining variables
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    VARYING_DIMENSION = -1,//!< VARYING_DIMENSION
+    LOCAL_VALUE = 0,       //!< LOCAL_VALUE
+    GLOBAL_VALUE = 1       //!< GLOBAL_VALUE
+};
+
+typedef enum { ERROR = 0, WARN = 1, INFO = 2, DEBUG = 3 } VerboseFlag;
+
+typedef enum { INDEPENDENT_IO = 0, COLLECTIVE_IO = 1 } IOMode;
+
+
 class Engine;
 
 /**
@@ -45,21 +58,10 @@ class ADIOS
 
 public: // PUBLIC Constructors and Functions define the User Interface with ADIOS
 
-    #ifdef HAVE_MPI
-    MPI_Comm m_MPIComm = MPI_COMM_NULL; ///< only used as reference to MPI communicator passed from parallel constructor, MPI_Comm is a pointer itself. Public as called from C
-    #else
-    MPI_Comm m_MPIComm = 0; ///< only used as reference to MPI communicator passed from parallel constructor, MPI_Comm is a pointer itself. Public as called from C
-    #endif
-
-    int m_RankMPI = 0; ///< current MPI rank process
-    int m_SizeMPI = 1; ///< current MPI processes size
-
-    std::string m_HostLanguage = "C++";
-
     /**
      * @brief ADIOS empty constructor. Used for non XML config file API calls.
      */
-    ADIOS( const bool debugMode = false );
+    ADIOS( const adios::VerboseFlag verbose = WARN, const bool debugMode = false );
 
 
     /**
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ public: // PUBLIC Constructors and Functions define the User Interface with ADIO
      * @param configFileName passed to m_ConfigFile
      * @param debugMode true: on throws exceptions and do additional checks, false: off (faster, but unsafe)
      */
-    ADIOS( const std::string configFileName, const bool debugMode = false );
+    ADIOS( const std::string configFileName, const adios::VerboseFlag verbose = WARN, const bool debugMode = false );
 
 
     /**
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ public: // PUBLIC Constructors and Functions define the User Interface with ADIO
      * @param mpiComm MPI communicator ...const to be discussed
      * @param debugMode true: on, false: off (faster, but unsafe)
      */
-    ADIOS( const std::string configFileName, const MPI_Comm mpiComm, const bool debugMode = false );
+    ADIOS( const std::string configFileName, const MPI_Comm mpiComm, const adios::VerboseFlag verbose = WARN, const bool debugMode = false );
 
 
     /**
@@ -84,16 +86,13 @@ public: // PUBLIC Constructors and Functions define the User Interface with ADIO
      * @param mpiComm MPI communicator passed to m_MPIComm*
      * @param debugMode true: on, false: off (faster)
      */
-    ADIOS( const MPI_Comm mpiComm, const bool debugMode = false );
+    ADIOS( const MPI_Comm mpiComm, const adios::VerboseFlag verbose = WARN, const bool debugMode = false );
 
 
     ~ADIOS( ); ///< empty, using STL containers for memory management
 
 
-    void InitMPI( ); ///< sets rank and size in m_rank and m_Size, respectively.
-
-
-    /**
+     /**
      * Look for template specialization
      * @param name
      * @param dimensions
@@ -129,10 +128,15 @@ public: // PUBLIC Constructors and Functions define the User Interface with ADIO
 
     VariableCompound& GetVariableCompound( const std::string name );
 
+
     /**
-     * Declares a new method
-     * @param name must be unique
-     * @param type supported type : "Writer" (default), "DataMan"...future: "Sirius"
+     * Declares a new method. If the method is defined in the user config file,
+     * it will be already created during processing the config file,
+     * the method is set up with the user settings and this function just returns that method.
+     * Otherwise it will create and return a new Method with default settings.
+     * Use method.isUserDefined() to distinguish between the two cases.
+     * @param methodName must be unique
+     * @param type supported type : "BP" (default), "DataMan"...future: "Sirius"
      */
     Method& DeclareMethod( const std::string methodName, const std::string type = "" );
 
@@ -140,52 +144,67 @@ public: // PUBLIC Constructors and Functions define the User Interface with ADIO
     /**
      * @brief Open to Write, Read. Creates a new engine from previously defined method
      * @param streamName unique stream or file name
-     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append"
+     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append", "u" or "update"
      * @param mpiComm option to modify communicator from ADIOS class constructor
      * @param method looks for corresponding Method object in ADIOS to initialize the engine
-     * @param cores optional parameter for threaded operations
+     * @param iomode Independent or collective open/advance by writers/readers? Write() operations are always independent.
      * @return Derived class of base Engine depending on Method parameters, shared_ptr for potential flexibility
      */
     std::shared_ptr<Engine> Open( const std::string streamName, const std::string accessMode, MPI_Comm mpiComm,
-                                  const Method& method, const unsigned int cores = 1 );
-
+                                  const Method& method, const enum IOMode iomode );
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Open to Read with a timeout value specified. Creates a new engine from previously defined method
+     * @param streamName unique stream or file name
+     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append", "u" or "update"
+     * @param mpiComm option to modify communicator from ADIOS class constructor
+     * @param method looks for corresponding Method object in ADIOS to initialize the engine
+     * @param iomode Independent or collective open/advance by writers/readers? Write() operations are always independent.
+     * @param timeout_sec Wait some time before reporting on missing stream (i.e. wait for it for a while)
+     * @return Derived class of base Engine depending on Method parameters, shared_ptr for potential flexibility
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<Engine> Open( const std::string streamName, const std::string accessMode, MPI_Comm mpiComm,
+                                  const Method& method, const enum IOMode iomode,
+                                  const float timeout_sec );
     /**
      * @brief Open to Write, Read. Creates a new engine from previously defined method.
      * Reuses MPI communicator from ADIOS constructor.
      * @param streamName unique stream or file name
-     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append"
+     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append", "u" or "update"
      * @param method contains engine parameters
-     * @param cores optional parameter for threaded operations
+     * @param iomode Independent or collective open/advance by writers/readers? Write() operations are always independent.
      * @return Derived class of base Engine depending on Method parameters, shared_ptr for potential flexibility
      */
     std::shared_ptr<Engine> Open( const std::string streamName, const std::string accessMode, const Method& method,
-                                  const unsigned int cores = 1 );
+                                  const enum IOMode iomode );
 
 
     /**
-     * Version required by the XML config file implementation, searches method inside ADIOS through a unique name
+     * @brief Open to Read with a timeout value specified. Creates a new engine from previously defined method
+     * Reuses MPI communicator from ADIOS constructor.
      * @param streamName unique stream or file name
-     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append"
-     * @param mpiComm mpi Communicator
-     * @param methodName used to search method object inside ADIOS object
-     * @param cores optional parameter for threaded operations
+     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append", "u" or "update"
+     * @param method looks for corresponding Method object in ADIOS to initialize the engine
+     * @param iomode Independent or collective open/advance by writers/readers? Write() operations are always independent.
+     * @param timeout_sec Wait some time before reporting on missing stream (i.e. wait for it for a while)
      * @return Derived class of base Engine depending on Method parameters, shared_ptr for potential flexibility
      */
-    std::shared_ptr<Engine> Open( const std::string streamName, const std::string accessMode, MPI_Comm mpiComm,
-                                  const std::string methodName, const unsigned int cores = 1 );
+    std::shared_ptr<Engine> Open( const std::string streamName, const std::string accessMode, const Method& method,
+                                  const enum IOMode iomode,
+                                  const float timeout_sec );
+
 
     /**
-     * Version required by the XML config file implementation, searches method inside ADIOS through a unique name.
-     * Reuses ADIOS MPI Communicator from constructor.
-     * @param streamName unique stream or file name
-     * @param accessMode "w" or "write", "r" or "read", "a" or "append"
-     * @param methodName used to search method object inside ADIOS object
-     * @param cores optional parameter for threaded operations
+     * @brief Open to Read all steps from a file. No streaming, advancing is possible here. All steps in the file
+     * are immediately available for reading. Creates a new engine from previously defined method.
+     * @param fileName file name
+     * @param mpiComm option to modify communicator from ADIOS class constructor
+     * @param method looks for corresponding Method object in ADIOS to initialize the engine
+     * @param iomode Independent or collective open/advance by writers/readers? Write() operations are always independent.
      * @return Derived class of base Engine depending on Method parameters, shared_ptr for potential flexibility
      */
-    std::shared_ptr<Engine> Open( const std::string streamName, const std::string accessMode,
-                                  const std::string methodName, const unsigned int cores = 1 );
+    std::shared_ptr<Engine> OpenFileReader( const std::string streamName, MPI_Comm mpiComm,
+                                            const Method& method, const enum IOMode iomode );
 
     /**
      * @brief Dumps groups information to a file stream or standard output.
@@ -198,322 +217,8 @@ public: // PUBLIC Constructors and Functions define the User Interface with ADIO
 
 private: //no const to allow default empty and copy constructors
 
-    std::vector< Variable<char> > m_Char; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type char
-    std::vector< Variable<unsigned char> > m_UChar; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type unsigned char
-    std::vector< Variable<short> > m_Short; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type short
-    std::vector< Variable<unsigned short> > m_UShort; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type unsigned short
-    std::vector< Variable<int> > m_Int; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type int
-    std::vector< Variable<unsigned int> > m_UInt; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type unsigned int
-    std::vector< Variable<long int> > m_LInt; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type long int
-    std::vector< Variable<unsigned long int> > m_ULInt; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type unsigned long int
-    std::vector< Variable<long long int> > m_LLInt; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type long long int
-    std::vector< Variable<unsigned long long int> > m_ULLInt; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type unsigned long long int
-    std::vector< Variable<float> > m_Float; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type float
-    std::vector< Variable<double> > m_Double; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type double
-    std::vector< Variable<long double> > m_LDouble; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type double
-    std::vector< Variable<std::complex<float>> > m_CFloat; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type complex<float>
-    std::vector< Variable<std::complex<double>> > m_CDouble; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type complex<float>
-    std::vector< Variable<std::complex<long double>> > m_CLDouble; ///< Key: variable name, Value: variable of type complex<float>
-    std::vector< VariableCompound > m_Compound; ///< Key: variable name, Value: compound type variable
-
-    std::string m_ConfigFile; ///< XML File to be read containing configuration information
-    bool m_DebugMode = false; ///< if true will do more checks, exceptions, warnings, expect slower code
-
-    //Variables
-    std::map< std::string, std::pair< std::string, unsigned int > > m_Variables; ///< Makes variable name unique, key: variable name, value: pair.first = type, pair.second = index in corresponding vector of Variable
-
-    std::vector< std::shared_ptr<Transform> > m_Transforms; ///< transforms associated with ADIOS run
-
-
-    /**
-     * @brief List of Methods (engine metadata) defined from either ADIOS XML configuration file or the DeclareMethod function.
-     * <pre>
-     *     Key: std::string unique method name
-     *     Value: Method class
-     * </pre>
-     */
-    std::map< std::string, Method > m_Methods;
-    std::set< std::string > m_EngineNames; ///< set used to check Engine name uniqueness in debug mode
-
-    /**
-     * @brief Checks for group existence in m_Groups, if failed throws std::invalid_argument exception
-     * @param itGroup m_Groups iterator, usually from find function
-     * @param groupName unique name, passed for thrown exception only
-     * @param hint adds information to thrown exception
-     */
-    void CheckVariableInput( const std::string name, const Dims& dimensions ) const;
-
-    /**
-     * Checks for variable name, if not found throws an invalid exception
-     * @param itVariable iterator pointing to the variable name in m_Variables
-     * @param name variable name
-     * @param hint message to be thrown for debugging purporses
-     */
-    void CheckVariableName( std::map< std::string, std::pair< std::string, unsigned int > >::const_iterator itVariable,
-                            const std::string name, const std::string hint ) const;
-
-    /**
-     * @brief Checks for method existence in m_Methods, if failed throws std::invalid_argument exception
-     * @param itMethod m_Methods iterator, usually from find function
-     * @param methodName unique name, passed for thrown exception only
-     * @param hint adds information to thrown exception
-     */
-    void CheckMethod( std::map< std::string, Method >::const_iterator itMethod,
-                      const std::string methodName, const std::string hint ) const;
-
-    template< class T >
-    unsigned int GetVariableIndex( const std::string name )
-    {
-        auto itVariable = m_Variables.find( name );
-        CheckVariableName( itVariable, name, "in call to GetVariable<" + GetType<T>() + ">, or call to GetVariableCompound if <T> = <compound>\n" );
-        return itVariable->second.second;
-    }
-
 };
 
-//template specializations of DefineVariable:
-template<> inline
-Variable<char>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                       const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_Char.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<char>(), m_Char.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_Char.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned char>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_UChar.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<unsigned char>(), m_UChar.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_UChar.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<short>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                        const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_Short.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<unsigned char>(), m_Short.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_Short.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned short>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                 const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_UShort.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<unsigned short>(), m_UShort.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_UShort.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<int>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                      const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_Int.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<int>(), m_Int.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_Int.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned int>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                               const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_UInt.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<unsigned int>(), m_UInt.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_UInt.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<long int>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                           const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_LInt.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<long int>(), m_LInt.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_LInt.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned long int>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                    const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_ULInt.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<unsigned long int>(), m_ULInt.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_ULInt.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<long long int>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_LLInt.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<long long int>(), m_LLInt.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_LLInt.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned long long int>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                         const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_ULLInt.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<unsigned long long int>(), m_ULLInt.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_ULLInt.back();
-}
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<float>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                        const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_Float.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<float>(), m_Float.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_Float.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<double>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                         const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_Double.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<double>(), m_Double.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_Double.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<long double>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                              const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_LDouble.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<long double>(), m_LDouble.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_LDouble.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<std::complex<float>>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                      const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_CFloat.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<std::complex<float>>(), m_CFloat.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_CFloat.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<std::complex<double>>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                       const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_CDouble.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<std::complex<double>>(), m_CDouble.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_CDouble.back();
-}
-
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<std::complex<long double>>& ADIOS::DefineVariable( const std::string name, const Dims dimensions,
-                                                            const Dims globalDimensions, const Dims globalOffsets )
-{
-    CheckVariableInput( name, dimensions );
-    m_CLDouble.emplace_back( name, dimensions, globalDimensions, globalOffsets, m_DebugMode );
-    m_Variables.emplace( name, std::make_pair( GetType<std::complex<double>>(), m_CLDouble.size()-1 ) );
-    return m_CLDouble.back();
-}
-
-
-//Get template specialization
-template<> inline
-Variable<char>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_Char[ GetVariableIndex<char>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned char>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_UChar[ GetVariableIndex<unsigned char>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<short>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_Short[ GetVariableIndex<short>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned short>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_UShort[ GetVariableIndex<unsigned short>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<int>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_Int[ GetVariableIndex<int>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned int>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_UInt[ GetVariableIndex<unsigned int>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<long int>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_LInt[ GetVariableIndex<unsigned int>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned long int>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_ULInt[ GetVariableIndex<unsigned long int>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<long long int>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_LLInt[ GetVariableIndex<long long int>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<unsigned long long int>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_ULLInt[ GetVariableIndex<unsigned long long int>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<float>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_Float[ GetVariableIndex<float>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<double>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_Double[ GetVariableIndex<double>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<long double>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_LDouble[ GetVariableIndex<long double>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<std::complex<float>>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_CFloat[ GetVariableIndex<std::complex<float>>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<std::complex<double>>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_CDouble[ GetVariableIndex<std::complex<double>>(name) ]; }
-
-template<> inline
-Variable<std::complex<long double>>& ADIOS::GetVariable( const std::string name )
-{ return m_CLDouble[ GetVariableIndex<std::complex<long double>>(name) ]; }
-
-
-
 } //end namespace
 
 
diff --git a/include/core/Engine.h b/include/core/Engine.h
index e5e8f16ca..90c20a019 100644
--- a/include/core/Engine.h
+++ b/include/core/Engine.h
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
 namespace adios
 {
 
+typedef enum { NONBLOCKINGREAD = 0, BLOCKINGREAD = 1 } PerformReadMode;
+
+
+typedef enum {
+    APPEND = 0, UPDATE = 1,                    // writer advance modes
+    NEXT_AVAILABLE = 2, LATEST_AVAILABLE = 3,  // reader advance modes
+} AdvanceMode;
+
 /**
  * Base class for Engine operations managing shared-memory, and buffer and variables transform and transport operations
  */
@@ -44,24 +52,9 @@ class Engine
 
 public:
 
-    #ifdef HAVE_MPI
-    MPI_Comm m_MPIComm = MPI_COMM_NULL; ///< only used as reference to MPI communicator passed from parallel constructor, MPI_Comm is a pointer itself. Public as called from C
-    #else
-    MPI_Comm m_MPIComm = 0; ///< only used as reference to MPI communicator passed from parallel constructor, MPI_Comm is a pointer itself. Public as called from C
-    #endif
-
-    const std::string m_EngineType; ///< from derived class
-    const std::string m_Name; ///< name used for this engine
-    const std::string m_AccessMode; ///< accessMode for buffers used by this engine
-    const Method& m_Method; ///< associated method containing engine metadata
-
-    int m_RankMPI = 0; ///< current MPI rank process
-    int m_SizeMPI = 1; ///< current MPI processes size
-
-    const std::string m_HostLanguage = "C++";
-
     /**
      * Unique constructor
+     * @param adios
      * @param engineType
      * @param name
      * @param accessMode
@@ -78,11 +71,29 @@ public:
     virtual ~Engine( );
 
 
-    /**
+    /** @brief Let ADIOS allocate memory for a variable, which can be used by the user.
+     *
+     * To decrease the cost of copying memory, a user may let ADIOS allocate the memory for a user-variable,
+     * according to the definition of an ADIOS-variable. The memory will be part of the ADIOS buffer used
+     * by the engine and it lives until the engine (file, stream) is closed.
+     * A variable that has been allocated this way (cannot have its local dimensions changed, and AdvanceAsync() should be
+     * used instead of Advance() and the user-variable must not be modified by the application until the notification arrives.
+     * This is required so that any reader can access the written data before the application overwrites it.
+     * @param var Variable with defined local dimensions and offsets in global space
+     * @param fillValue Fill the allocated array with this value
+     * @return A constant pointer to the non-constant allocated array. User should not deallocate this pointer.
+     */
+    template<class T> inline
+    T * const AllocateVariable( Variable<T>& var, T fillValue = 0 )
+    {
+        throw std::invalid_argument( "ERROR: type not supported for variable " + var->name + " in call to GetVariable\n" );
+    }
+
+    /*
      * Needed for DataMan Engine
      * @param callback
      */
-    virtual void SetCallBack( std::function<void( const void*, std::string, std::string, std::string, Dims )> callback );
+    //virtual void SetCallBack( std::function<void( const void*, std::string, std::string, std::string, Dims )> callback );
 
     /**
      * Write function that adds static checking on the variable to be passed by values
@@ -176,76 +187,199 @@ public:
     virtual void Write( const std::string variableName, const void* values );
 
     /**
-     * Indicates that a new step is going to be written as new variables come in.
+     * Read function that adds static checking on the variable to be passed by values
+     * It then calls its corresponding derived class virtual function
+     * This version uses m_Group to look for the variableName.
+     * @param variable name of variable to the written
+     * @param values pointer passed from the application, nullptr not allowed, must use Read(variable) instead intentionally
      */
-    virtual void Advance( );
+    template< class T >
+    void Read( Variable<T>& variable, const T* values )
+    {
+        Read( variable, values );
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * String version
+     * @param variableName
+     * @param values
+     */
+    template< class T >
+    void Read( const std::string variableName, const T* values )
+    {
+        Read( variableName, values );
+    }
 
-    //Read API
     /**
-     * Inquires and (optionally) allocates and copies the contents of a variable
-     * If success: it returns a pointer to the internal stored variable object in ADIOS class.
-     * If failure: it returns nullptr
-     * @param name variable name to look for
-     * @param readIn if true: reads the full variable and payload, allocating values in memory, if false: internal payload is nullptr
-     * @return success: it returns a pointer to the internal stored variable object in ADIOS class, failure: nullptr
+     * Single value version
+     * @param variable
+     * @param values
      */
-    virtual Variable<void>* InquireVariable( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<char>* InquireVariableChar( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<unsigned char>* InquireVariableUChar( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<short>* InquireVariableShort( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<unsigned short>* InquireVariableUShort( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<int>* InquireVariableInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<unsigned int>* InquireVariableUInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<long int>* InquireVariableLInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<unsigned long int>* InquireVariableULInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<long long int>* InquireVariableLLInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<unsigned long long int>* InquireVariableULLInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<float>* InquireVariableFloat( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<double>* InquireVariableDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<long double>* InquireVariableLDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<std::complex<float>>* InquireVariableCFloat( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<std::complex<double>>* InquireVariableCDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual Variable<std::complex<long double>>* InquireVariableCLDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
-    virtual VariableCompound* InquireVariableCompound( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    template< class T >
+    void Read( Variable<T>& variable, const T& values)
+    {
+        Read( variable, &values );
+    }
 
-    virtual void Close( const int transportIndex = -1  ) = 0; ///< Closes a particular transport, or all if -1
+    /**
+     * Single value version using string as variable handlers
+     * @param variableName
+     * @param values
+     */
+    template< class T >
+    void Read( const std::string variableName, const T& values )
+    {
+        Read( variableName, &values );
+    }
 
+    /**
+      * Unallocated version, ADIOS will allocate space for incoming data
+      * @param variable
+      */
+     template< class T >
+     void Read( Variable<T>& variable )
+     {
+         Read( variable, nullptr );
+     }
 
-protected:
+     /**
+       * Unallocated version, ADIOS will allocate space for incoming data
+       * @param variableName
+       */
+      template< class T >
+      void Read( const std::string variableName )
+      {
+          Read( variableName, nullptr );
+      }
 
-    ADIOS& m_ADIOS; ///< reference to ADIOS object that creates this Engine at Open
-    std::vector< std::shared_ptr<Transport> > m_Transports; ///< transports managed
-    const bool m_DebugMode = false; ///< true: additional checks, false: by-pass checks
-    unsigned int m_Cores = 1;
-    const std::string m_EndMessage; ///< added to exceptions to improve debugging
 
-    std::set<std::string> m_WrittenVariables; ///< contains the names of the variables that are being written
+    virtual void Read( Variable<double>& variable,                    const double* values );
 
-    virtual void Init( ); ///< Initialize m_Capsules and m_Transports, called from constructor
-    virtual void InitCapsules( ); ///< Initialize transports from Method, called from Init in constructor.
-    virtual void InitTransports( ); ///< Initialize transports from Method, called from Init in constructor.
 
     /**
-     * Used to verify parameters in m_Method containers
-     * @param itParam iterator to a certain parameter
-     * @param parameters map of parameters, from m_Method
-     * @param parameterName used if exception is thrown to provide debugging information
-     * @param hint used if exception is thrown to provide debugging information
+     * Read function that adds static checking on the variable to be passed by values
+     * It then calls its corresponding derived class virtual function
+     * This version uses m_Group to look for the variableName.
+     * @param variable name of variable to the written
+     * @param values pointer passed from the application
      */
-    void CheckParameter( const std::map<std::string, std::string>::const_iterator itParam,
-                         const std::map<std::string, std::string>& parameters,
-                         const std::string parameterName,
-                         const std::string hint ) const;
+    template< class T >
+    void ScheduleRead( Variable<T>& variable, const T* values )
+    {
+        ScheduleRead( variable, values );
+    }
 
-    bool TransportNamesUniqueness( ) const; ///< checks if transport names are unique among the same types (file I/O)
+    /**
+     * String version
+     * @param variableName
+     * @param values
+     */
+    template< class T >
+    void ScheduleRead( const std::string variableName, const T* values )
+    {
+        ScheduleRead( variableName, values );
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Single value version
+     * @param variable
+     * @param values
+     */
+    template< class T >
+    void ScheduleRead( Variable<T>& variable, const T& values )
+    {
+        ScheduleRead( variable, &values );
+    }
 
     /**
-     * Throws an exception in debug mode if transport index is out of range.
-     * @param transportIndex must be in the range [ -1 , m_Transports.size()-1 ]
+     * Single value version using string as variable handlers
+     * @param variableName
+     * @param values
+     */
+    template< class T >
+    void ScheduleRead( const std::string variableName, const T& values )
+    {
+        ScheduleRead( variableName, &values );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Single value version using string as variable handlers
      */
-    void CheckTransportIndex( const int transportIndex );
+    void ScheduleRead();
+
+
+    virtual void ScheduleRead( Variable<double>& variable,                    const double* values );
+
+    /**
+     * Perform all scheduled reads, either blocking until all reads completed, or return immediately.
+     * @param mode Blocking or non-blocking modes
+     */
+    void PerformReads( PerformReadMode mode );
+
+
+    /**
+     * Reader application indicates that no more data will be read from the current stream before advancing.
+     * This is necessary to allow writers to advance as soon as possible.
+     */
+    virtual void Release( );
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that a new step is going to be written as new variables come in.
+     */
+    virtual void Advance( float timeout_sec=0.0 );
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that a new step is going to be written as new variables come in.
+     * @param mode Advance mode, there are different options for writers and readers
+     */
+    virtual void Advance( AdvanceMode mode, float timeout_sec=0.0 );
+
+    /** @brief Advance asynchronously and get a callback when readers release access to the buffered step.
+     *
+     * User variables that were allocated through AllocateVariable()
+     * must not be modified until advance is completed.
+     * @param mode Advance mode, there are different options for writers and readers
+     * @param callback Will be called when advance is completed.
+     */
+    virtual void AdvanceAsync ( AdvanceMode mode, std::function<void( std::shared_ptr<adios::Engine> )> callback );
+
+
+    //Read API
+    /**
+     * Inquires and (optionally) allocates and copies the contents of a variable
+     * If success: it returns a pointer to the internal stored variable object in ADIOS class.
+     * If failure: it returns nullptr
+     * @param name variable name to look for
+     * @param readIn if true: reads the full variable and payload, allocating values in memory, if false: internal payload is nullptr
+     * @return success: it returns a pointer to the internal stored variable object in ADIOS class, failure: nullptr
+     */
+    virtual Variable<void> InquireVariable( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<char> InquireVariableChar( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<unsigned char> InquireVariableUChar( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<short> InquireVariableShort( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<unsigned short> InquireVariableUShort( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<int> InquireVariableInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<unsigned int> InquireVariableUInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<long int> InquireVariableLInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<unsigned long int> InquireVariableULInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<long long int> InquireVariableLLInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<unsigned long long int> InquireVariableULLInt( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<float> InquireVariableFloat( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<double> InquireVariableDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<long double> InquireVariableLDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<std::complex<float>> InquireVariableCFloat( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<std::complex<double>> InquireVariableCDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual Variable<std::complex<long double>> InquireVariableCLDouble( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+    virtual VariableCompound InquireVariableCompound( const std::string name, const bool readIn = true );
+
+
+    /** Return the names of all variables present in a stream/file opened for reading
+     *
+     * @return a vector of strings
+     */
+    std::vector<std::string> VariableNames();
+
+    virtual void Close( const int transportIndex = -1  ) = 0; ///< Closes a particular transport, or all if -1
 
 };
 
diff --git a/include/core/Method.h b/include/core/Method.h
index 84ed0f95e..bf0593cde 100644
--- a/include/core/Method.h
+++ b/include/core/Method.h
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 namespace adios
 {
 
+typedef enum {
+    GLOBAL_READERS = 2, ROUNDROBIN_READERS = 3, FIFO_READERS = 4,
+    OPEN_ALL_STEPS = 5
+} ReadMultiplexPattern;
+
+typedef enum { NOWAITFORSTREAM = 0, WAITFORSTREAM = 1 } StreamOpenMode; // default: wait for stream
+
 /**
  * Serves as metadata to define an engine
  */
@@ -34,12 +41,33 @@ public:
 
     /**
      * Constructor
-     * @param type must be an engine type
+     * @param name is a label that can be used in the config file to set up the method at runtime
      */
-    Method( const std::string type, const bool debugMode = false );
+    Method( const std::string name, const bool debugMode = false );
 
     ~Method( );
 
+    /** Check if the method was defined by the user in the config file.
+     * @return true if the method was user-defined, false otherwise when method is set with default parameters
+     */
+    bool isUserDefined();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Define the engine type
+     * @param type must be a valid engine type
+     */
+    void SetEngine( const std::string type );
+
+
+    /**
+     * Tell how many cores the engine can use for its operations.
+     * If only 1 core is specified, no extra threads will be created during the ADIOS calls, except
+     * that staging always creates an extra thread for communication.
+     * @param number of cores, minimum 1 is required
+     */
+    void SetAvailableCores( const int nCores );
+
     /**
      * Sets parameters for the method in "parameter=value" format
      * @param args list of parameters with format "parameter1=value1", ..., "parameterN=valueN"
@@ -63,6 +91,9 @@ public:
         AddTransportParameters( type, parameters );
     }
 
+    void SetReadMultiplexPattern( const ReadMultiplexPattern pattern );  // How to split stream content among readers
+    void SetStreamOpenMode( const StreamOpenMode mode);  // In Read mode, should Open() wait for the first step appear  (default)
+
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/include/core/Variable.h b/include/core/Variable.h
index 95532571c..81f552ac4 100644
--- a/include/core/Variable.h
+++ b/include/core/Variable.h
@@ -58,40 +58,15 @@ public:
         m_Transforms.emplace_back( transform, BuildParametersMap( parameters, m_DebugMode ) ); //need to check
     }
 
-    void Monitor( std::ostream& logInfo ) const noexcept
-    {
-        logInfo << "Variable: " << m_Name << "\n";
-        logInfo << "Type: " << m_Type << "\n";
-        logInfo << "Size: " << TotalSize() << " elements\n";
-        logInfo << "Payload: " << PayLoadSize() << " bytes\n";
-
-        if( m_AppValues != nullptr )
-        {
-            logInfo << "Values (first 10 or max_size): \n";
-            std::size_t size = TotalSize();
-            if( size > 10 )
-                size = 10;
-
-            if( m_Type.find("complex") != m_Type.npos ) //it's complex
-            {
-                for( unsigned int i = 0; i < size; ++i  )
-                {
-                    logInfo << "( " << std::real( m_AppValues[i] ) << " , " << std::imag( m_AppValues[i] ) << " )  ";
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                for( unsigned int i = 0; i < size; ++i  )
-                {
-                    logInfo << m_AppValues[i] << " ";
-                }
-            }
-
-            logInfo << " ...";
-        }
-        logInfo << "\n";
-    }
-
+    /** Return the global dimensions of the variable
+     *  @return vector of std::size_t values
+     */
+    std::vector<std::size_t> GetGlobalDimensions();
+
+    /** Return the number of steps available for the variable
+     *  @return Number of steps
+     */
+    int GetSteps();
 
 };
 
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