diff RenderingPlugin/Resources/Orthanc/Plugins/OrthancPluginCppWrapper.cpp @ 1877:a2955abe4c2e

skeleton for the RenderingPlugin
author Sebastien Jodogne <s.jodogne@gmail.com>
date Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:23:38 +0100
parents Applications/Resources/Orthanc/Plugins/OrthancPluginCppWrapper.cpp@7053b8a0aaec
children 6a65b7cb77ab
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+/**
+ * Orthanc - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Sebastien Jodogne, Medical Physics
+ * Department, University Hospital of Liege, Belgium
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2022 Osimis S.A., Belgium
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Sebastien Jodogne, ICTEAM UCLouvain, Belgium
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#include "OrthancPluginCppWrapper.h"
+
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
+#include <boost/move/unique_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+
+
+#include <json/reader.h>
+#include <json/version.h>
+#include <json/writer.h>
+
+#if !defined(JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR) || !defined(JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR)
+#  error Cannot access the version of JsonCpp
+#endif
+
+
+/**
+ * We use deprecated "Json::Reader", "Json::StyledWriter" and
+ * "Json::FastWriter" if JsonCpp < 1.7.0. This choice is rather
+ * arbitrary, but if Json >= 1.9.0, gcc generates explicit deprecation
+ * warnings (clang was warning in earlier versions). For reference,
+ * these classes seem to have been deprecated since JsonCpp 1.4.0 (on
+ * February 2015) by the following changeset:
+ * https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp/commit/8df98f6112890d6272734975dd6d70cf8999bb22
+ **/
+#if (JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR >= 2 ||                                      \
+     (JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR == 1 && JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR >= 8))
+#  define JSONCPP_USE_DEPRECATED 0
+#else
+#  define JSONCPP_USE_DEPRECATED 1
+#endif
+
+
+#if !ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 2, 0)
+static const OrthancPluginErrorCode OrthancPluginErrorCode_NullPointer = OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+#endif
+
+
+namespace OrthancPlugins
+{
+  static OrthancPluginContext* globalContext_ = NULL;
+
+
+  void SetGlobalContext(OrthancPluginContext* context)
+  {
+    if (context == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(NullPointer);
+    }
+    else if (globalContext_ == NULL)
+    {
+      globalContext_ = context;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadSequenceOfCalls);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool HasGlobalContext()
+  {
+    return globalContext_ != NULL;
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginContext* GetGlobalContext()
+  {
+    if (globalContext_ == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadSequenceOfCalls);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return globalContext_;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::Check(OrthancPluginErrorCode code)
+  {
+    if (code != OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      // Prevent using garbage information
+      buffer_.data = NULL;
+      buffer_.size = 0;
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(code);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::CheckHttp(OrthancPluginErrorCode code)
+  {
+    if (code != OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      // Prevent using garbage information
+      buffer_.data = NULL;
+      buffer_.size = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_UnknownResource ||
+             code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_InexistentItem)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(code);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  MemoryBuffer::MemoryBuffer()
+  {
+    buffer_.data = NULL;
+    buffer_.size = 0;
+  }
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 7, 0)
+  MemoryBuffer::MemoryBuffer(const void* buffer,
+                             size_t size)
+  {
+    uint32_t s = static_cast<uint32_t>(size);
+    if (static_cast<size_t>(s) != size)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(NotEnoughMemory);
+    }
+    else if (OrthancPluginCreateMemoryBuffer(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, s) !=
+             OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(NotEnoughMemory);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      memcpy(buffer_.data, buffer, size);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::Clear()
+  {
+    if (buffer_.data != NULL)
+    {
+      OrthancPluginFreeMemoryBuffer(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_);
+      buffer_.data = NULL;
+      buffer_.size = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::Assign(OrthancPluginMemoryBuffer& other)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    buffer_.data = other.data;
+    buffer_.size = other.size;
+
+    other.data = NULL;
+    other.size = 0;
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::Swap(MemoryBuffer& other)
+  {
+    std::swap(buffer_.data, other.buffer_.data);
+    std::swap(buffer_.size, other.buffer_.size);
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginMemoryBuffer MemoryBuffer::Release()
+  {
+    OrthancPluginMemoryBuffer result = buffer_;
+
+    buffer_.data = NULL;
+    buffer_.size = 0;
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::ToString(std::string& target) const
+  {
+    if (buffer_.size == 0)
+    {
+      target.clear();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      target.assign(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer_.data), buffer_.size);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::ToJson(Json::Value& target) const
+  {
+    if (buffer_.data == NULL ||
+        buffer_.size == 0)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    if (!ReadJson(target, buffer_.data, buffer_.size))
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot convert some memory buffer to JSON");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::RestApiGet(const std::string& uri,
+                                bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    if (applyPlugins)
+    {
+      return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginRestApiGetAfterPlugins(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, uri.c_str()));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginRestApiGet(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, uri.c_str()));
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::RestApiGet(const std::string& uri,
+                                const std::map<std::string, std::string>& httpHeaders,
+                                bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    std::vector<const char*> headersKeys;
+    std::vector<const char*> headersValues;
+    
+    for (std::map<std::string, std::string>::const_iterator
+           it = httpHeaders.begin(); it != httpHeaders.end(); it++)
+    {
+      headersKeys.push_back(it->first.c_str());
+      headersValues.push_back(it->second.c_str());
+    }
+
+    return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginRestApiGet2(
+                       GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, uri.c_str(), httpHeaders.size(),
+                       (headersKeys.empty() ? NULL : &headersKeys[0]),
+                       (headersValues.empty() ? NULL : &headersValues[0]), applyPlugins));
+  }
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::RestApiPost(const std::string& uri,
+                                 const void* body,
+                                 size_t bodySize,
+                                 bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    Clear();
+    
+    // Cast for compatibility with Orthanc SDK <= 1.5.6
+    const char* b = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(body);
+
+    if (applyPlugins)
+    {
+      return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginRestApiPostAfterPlugins(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, uri.c_str(), b, bodySize));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginRestApiPost(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, uri.c_str(), b, bodySize));
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::RestApiPut(const std::string& uri,
+                                const void* body,
+                                size_t bodySize,
+                                bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    // Cast for compatibility with Orthanc SDK <= 1.5.6
+    const char* b = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(body);
+
+    if (applyPlugins)
+    {
+      return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginRestApiPutAfterPlugins(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, uri.c_str(), b, bodySize));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginRestApiPut(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, uri.c_str(), b, bodySize));
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  static bool ReadJsonInternal(Json::Value& target,
+                               const void* buffer,
+                               size_t size,
+                               bool collectComments)
+  {
+#if JSONCPP_USE_DEPRECATED == 1
+    Json::Reader reader;
+    return reader.parse(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer),
+                        reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer) + size, target, collectComments);
+#else
+    Json::CharReaderBuilder builder;
+    builder.settings_["collectComments"] = collectComments;
+    
+    const std::unique_ptr<Json::CharReader> reader(builder.newCharReader());
+    assert(reader.get() != NULL);
+    
+    JSONCPP_STRING err;
+    if (reader->parse(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer),
+                      reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer) + size, &target, &err))
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot parse JSON: " + std::string(err));
+      return false;
+    }
+#endif
+  }
+
+
+  bool ReadJson(Json::Value& target,
+                const std::string& source)
+  {
+    return ReadJson(target, source.empty() ? NULL : source.c_str(), source.size());
+  }
+  
+
+  bool ReadJson(Json::Value& target,
+                const void* buffer,
+                size_t size)
+  {
+    return ReadJsonInternal(target, buffer, size, true);
+  }
+  
+
+  bool ReadJsonWithoutComments(Json::Value& target,
+                               const std::string& source)
+  {
+    return ReadJsonWithoutComments(target, source.empty() ? NULL : source.c_str(), source.size());
+  }
+  
+
+  bool ReadJsonWithoutComments(Json::Value& target,
+                               const void* buffer,
+                               size_t size)
+  {
+    return ReadJsonInternal(target, buffer, size, false);
+  }
+
+
+  void WriteFastJson(std::string& target,
+                     const Json::Value& source)
+  {
+#if JSONCPP_USE_DEPRECATED == 1
+    Json::FastWriter writer;
+    target = writer.write(source);
+#else
+    Json::StreamWriterBuilder builder;
+    builder.settings_["indentation"] = "";
+    target = Json::writeString(builder, source);
+#endif
+  }
+  
+
+  void WriteStyledJson(std::string& target,
+                       const Json::Value& source)
+  {
+#if JSONCPP_USE_DEPRECATED == 1
+    Json::StyledWriter writer;
+    target = writer.write(source);
+#else
+    Json::StreamWriterBuilder builder;
+    builder.settings_["indentation"] = "   ";
+    target = Json::writeString(builder, source);
+#endif
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::RestApiPost(const std::string& uri,
+                                 const Json::Value& body,
+                                 bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    std::string s;
+    WriteFastJson(s, body);
+    return RestApiPost(uri, s, applyPlugins);
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::RestApiPut(const std::string& uri,
+                                const Json::Value& body,
+                                bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    std::string s;
+    WriteFastJson(s, body);
+    return RestApiPut(uri, s, applyPlugins);
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::CreateDicom(const Json::Value& tags,
+                                 OrthancPluginCreateDicomFlags flags)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    std::string s;
+    WriteFastJson(s, tags);
+
+    Check(OrthancPluginCreateDicom(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, s.c_str(), NULL, flags));
+  }
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::CreateDicom(const Json::Value& tags,
+                                 const OrthancImage& pixelData,
+                                 OrthancPluginCreateDicomFlags flags)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    std::string s;
+    WriteFastJson(s, tags);
+
+    Check(OrthancPluginCreateDicom(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, s.c_str(), pixelData.GetObject(), flags));
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::ReadFile(const std::string& path)
+  {
+    Clear();
+    Check(OrthancPluginReadFile(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, path.c_str()));
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::GetDicomQuery(const OrthancPluginWorklistQuery* query)
+  {
+    Clear();
+    Check(OrthancPluginWorklistGetDicomQuery(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, query));
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancString::Assign(char* str)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    if (str != NULL)
+    {
+      str_ = str;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancString::Clear()
+  {
+    if (str_ != NULL)
+    {
+      OrthancPluginFreeString(GetGlobalContext(), str_);
+      str_ = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancString::ToString(std::string& target) const
+  {
+    if (str_ == NULL)
+    {
+      target.clear();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      target.assign(str_);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancString::ToJson(Json::Value& target) const
+  {
+    if (str_ == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot convert an empty memory buffer to JSON");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    if (!ReadJson(target, str_))
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot convert some memory buffer to JSON");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::DicomToJson(Json::Value& target,
+                                 OrthancPluginDicomToJsonFormat format,
+                                 OrthancPluginDicomToJsonFlags flags,
+                                 uint32_t maxStringLength)
+  {
+    OrthancString str;
+    str.Assign(OrthancPluginDicomBufferToJson
+               (GetGlobalContext(), GetData(), GetSize(), format, flags, maxStringLength));
+    str.ToJson(target);
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::HttpGet(const std::string& url,
+                             const std::string& username,
+                             const std::string& password)
+  {
+    Clear();
+    return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginHttpGet(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, url.c_str(),
+                                          username.empty() ? NULL : username.c_str(),
+                                          password.empty() ? NULL : password.c_str()));
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::HttpPost(const std::string& url,
+                              const std::string& body,
+                              const std::string& username,
+                              const std::string& password)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    if (body.size() > 0xffffffffu)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot handle body size > 4GB");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginHttpPost(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, url.c_str(),
+                                           body.c_str(), body.size(),
+                                           username.empty() ? NULL : username.c_str(),
+                                           password.empty() ? NULL : password.c_str()));
+  }
+
+
+  bool MemoryBuffer::HttpPut(const std::string& url,
+                             const std::string& body,
+                             const std::string& username,
+                             const std::string& password)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    if (body.size() > 0xffffffffu)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot handle body size > 4GB");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    return CheckHttp(OrthancPluginHttpPut(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, url.c_str(),
+                                          body.empty() ? NULL : body.c_str(),
+                                          body.size(),
+                                          username.empty() ? NULL : username.c_str(),
+                                          password.empty() ? NULL : password.c_str()));
+  }
+
+
+  void MemoryBuffer::GetDicomInstance(const std::string& instanceId)
+  {
+    Clear();
+    Check(OrthancPluginGetDicomForInstance(GetGlobalContext(), &buffer_, instanceId.c_str()));
+  }
+
+
+  bool HttpDelete(const std::string& url,
+                  const std::string& username,
+                  const std::string& password)
+  {
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode error = OrthancPluginHttpDelete
+      (GetGlobalContext(), url.c_str(),
+       username.empty() ? NULL : username.c_str(),
+       password.empty() ? NULL : password.c_str());
+
+    if (error == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else if (error == OrthancPluginErrorCode_UnknownResource ||
+             error == OrthancPluginErrorCode_InexistentItem)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void LogError(const std::string& message)
+  {
+    if (HasGlobalContext())
+    {
+      OrthancPluginLogError(GetGlobalContext(), message.c_str());
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void LogWarning(const std::string& message)
+  {
+    if (HasGlobalContext())
+    {
+      OrthancPluginLogWarning(GetGlobalContext(), message.c_str());
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void LogInfo(const std::string& message)
+  {
+    if (HasGlobalContext())
+    {
+      OrthancPluginLogInfo(GetGlobalContext(), message.c_str());
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::LoadConfiguration()
+  {
+    OrthancString str;
+    str.Assign(OrthancPluginGetConfiguration(GetGlobalContext()));
+
+    if (str.GetContent() == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot access the Orthanc configuration");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    str.ToJson(configuration_);
+
+    if (configuration_.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LogError("Unable to read the Orthanc configuration");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+  }
+    
+
+  OrthancConfiguration::OrthancConfiguration()
+  {
+    LoadConfiguration();
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancConfiguration::OrthancConfiguration(bool loadConfiguration)
+  {
+    if (loadConfiguration)
+    {
+      LoadConfiguration();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      configuration_ = Json::objectValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  std::string OrthancConfiguration::GetPath(const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    if (path_.empty())
+    {
+      return key;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return path_ + "." + key;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::IsSection(const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    return (configuration_.isMember(key) &&
+            configuration_[key].type() == Json::objectValue);
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::GetSection(OrthancConfiguration& target,
+                                        const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    target.path_ = GetPath(key);
+
+    if (!configuration_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      target.configuration_ = Json::objectValue;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      if (configuration_[key].type() != Json::objectValue)
+      {
+        LogError("The configuration section \"" + target.path_ +
+                 "\" is not an associative array as expected");
+
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+      }
+
+      target.configuration_ = configuration_[key];
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupStringValue(std::string& target,
+                                               const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    if (!configuration_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (configuration_[key].type() != Json::stringValue)
+    {
+      LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+               "\" is not a string as expected");
+
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    target = configuration_[key].asString();
+    return true;
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupIntegerValue(int& target,
+                                                const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    if (!configuration_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (configuration_[key].type())
+    {
+      case Json::intValue:
+        target = configuration_[key].asInt();
+        return true;
+
+      case Json::uintValue:
+        target = configuration_[key].asUInt();
+        return true;
+
+      default:
+        LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+                 "\" is not an integer as expected");
+
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupUnsignedIntegerValue(unsigned int& target,
+                                                        const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    int tmp;
+    if (!LookupIntegerValue(tmp, key))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (tmp < 0)
+    {
+      LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+               "\" is not a positive integer as expected");
+
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      target = static_cast<unsigned int>(tmp);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupBooleanValue(bool& target,
+                                                const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    if (!configuration_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (configuration_[key].type() != Json::booleanValue)
+    {
+      LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+               "\" is not a Boolean as expected");
+
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    target = configuration_[key].asBool();
+    return true;
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupFloatValue(float& target,
+                                              const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    if (!configuration_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (configuration_[key].type())
+    {
+      case Json::realValue:
+        target = configuration_[key].asFloat();
+        return true;
+
+      case Json::intValue:
+        target = static_cast<float>(configuration_[key].asInt());
+        return true;
+
+      case Json::uintValue:
+        target = static_cast<float>(configuration_[key].asUInt());
+        return true;
+
+      default:
+        LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+                 "\" is not an integer as expected");
+
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupListOfStrings(std::list<std::string>& target,
+                                                 const std::string& key,
+                                                 bool allowSingleString) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    target.clear();
+
+    if (!configuration_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (configuration_[key].type())
+    {
+      case Json::arrayValue:
+      {
+        bool ok = true;
+
+        for (Json::Value::ArrayIndex i = 0; ok && i < configuration_[key].size(); i++)
+        {
+          if (configuration_[key][i].type() == Json::stringValue)
+          {
+            target.push_back(configuration_[key][i].asString());
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            ok = false;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (ok)
+        {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case Json::stringValue:
+        if (allowSingleString)
+        {
+          target.push_back(configuration_[key].asString());
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+             "\" is not a list of strings as expected");
+
+    ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupSetOfStrings(std::set<std::string>& target,
+                                                const std::string& key,
+                                                bool allowSingleString) const
+  {
+    std::list<std::string> lst;
+
+    if (LookupListOfStrings(lst, key, allowSingleString))
+    {
+      target.clear();
+
+      for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator
+             it = lst.begin(); it != lst.end(); ++it)
+      {
+        target.insert(*it);
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  std::string OrthancConfiguration::GetStringValue(const std::string& key,
+                                                   const std::string& defaultValue) const
+  {
+    std::string tmp;
+    if (LookupStringValue(tmp, key))
+    {
+      return tmp;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  int OrthancConfiguration::GetIntegerValue(const std::string& key,
+                                            int defaultValue) const
+  {
+    int tmp;
+    if (LookupIntegerValue(tmp, key))
+    {
+      return tmp;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  unsigned int OrthancConfiguration::GetUnsignedIntegerValue(const std::string& key,
+                                                             unsigned int defaultValue) const
+  {
+    unsigned int tmp;
+    if (LookupUnsignedIntegerValue(tmp, key))
+    {
+      return tmp;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::GetBooleanValue(const std::string& key,
+                                             bool defaultValue) const
+  {
+    bool tmp;
+    if (LookupBooleanValue(tmp, key))
+    {
+      return tmp;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  float OrthancConfiguration::GetFloatValue(const std::string& key,
+                                            float defaultValue) const
+  {
+    float tmp;
+    if (LookupFloatValue(tmp, key))
+    {
+      return tmp;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::GetDictionary(std::map<std::string, std::string>& target,
+                                           const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    assert(configuration_.type() == Json::objectValue);
+
+    target.clear();
+
+    if (!configuration_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (configuration_[key].type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+               "\" is not a string as expected");
+
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    Json::Value::Members members = configuration_[key].getMemberNames();
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < members.size(); i++)
+    {
+      const Json::Value& value = configuration_[key][members[i]];
+
+      if (value.type() == Json::stringValue)
+      {
+        target[members[i]] = value.asString();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        LogError("The configuration option \"" + GetPath(key) +
+                 "\" is not a dictionary mapping strings to strings");
+
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::Clear()
+  {
+    if (image_ != NULL)
+    {
+      OrthancPluginFreeImage(GetGlobalContext(), image_);
+      image_ = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::CheckImageAvailable() const
+  {
+    if (image_ == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Trying to access a NULL image");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancImage::OrthancImage() :
+    image_(NULL)
+  {
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancImage::OrthancImage(OrthancPluginImage*  image) :
+    image_(image)
+  {
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancImage::OrthancImage(OrthancPluginPixelFormat  format,
+                             uint32_t                  width,
+                             uint32_t                  height)
+  {
+    image_ = OrthancPluginCreateImage(GetGlobalContext(), format, width, height);
+
+    if (image_ == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot create an image");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancImage::OrthancImage(OrthancPluginPixelFormat  format,
+                             uint32_t                  width,
+                             uint32_t                  height,
+                             uint32_t                  pitch,
+                             void*                     buffer)
+  {
+    image_ = OrthancPluginCreateImageAccessor
+      (GetGlobalContext(), format, width, height, pitch, buffer);
+
+    if (image_ == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot create an image accessor");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void OrthancImage::UncompressPngImage(const void* data,
+                                        size_t size)
+  {
+    Clear();
+
+    image_ = OrthancPluginUncompressImage(GetGlobalContext(), data, size, OrthancPluginImageFormat_Png);
+
+    if (image_ == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot uncompress a PNG image");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::UncompressJpegImage(const void* data,
+                                         size_t size)
+  {
+    Clear();
+    image_ = OrthancPluginUncompressImage(GetGlobalContext(), data, size, OrthancPluginImageFormat_Jpeg);
+    if (image_ == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot uncompress a JPEG image");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::DecodeDicomImage(const void* data,
+                                      size_t size,
+                                      unsigned int frame)
+  {
+    Clear();
+    image_ = OrthancPluginDecodeDicomImage(GetGlobalContext(), data, size, frame);
+    if (image_ == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot uncompress a DICOM image");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginPixelFormat OrthancImage::GetPixelFormat() const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    return OrthancPluginGetImagePixelFormat(GetGlobalContext(), image_);
+  }
+
+
+  unsigned int OrthancImage::GetWidth() const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    return OrthancPluginGetImageWidth(GetGlobalContext(), image_);
+  }
+
+
+  unsigned int OrthancImage::GetHeight() const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    return OrthancPluginGetImageHeight(GetGlobalContext(), image_);
+  }
+
+
+  unsigned int OrthancImage::GetPitch() const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    return OrthancPluginGetImagePitch(GetGlobalContext(), image_);
+  }
+
+
+  void* OrthancImage::GetBuffer() const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    return OrthancPluginGetImageBuffer(GetGlobalContext(), image_);
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::CompressPngImage(MemoryBuffer& target) const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+
+    OrthancPlugins::MemoryBuffer answer;
+    OrthancPluginCompressPngImage(GetGlobalContext(), *answer, GetPixelFormat(),
+                                  GetWidth(), GetHeight(), GetPitch(), GetBuffer());
+
+    target.Swap(answer);
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::CompressJpegImage(MemoryBuffer& target,
+                                       uint8_t quality) const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+
+    OrthancPlugins::MemoryBuffer answer;
+    OrthancPluginCompressJpegImage(GetGlobalContext(), *answer, GetPixelFormat(),
+                                   GetWidth(), GetHeight(), GetPitch(), GetBuffer(), quality);
+
+    target.Swap(answer);
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::AnswerPngImage(OrthancPluginRestOutput* output) const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    OrthancPluginCompressAndAnswerPngImage(GetGlobalContext(), output, GetPixelFormat(),
+                                           GetWidth(), GetHeight(), GetPitch(), GetBuffer());
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancImage::AnswerJpegImage(OrthancPluginRestOutput* output,
+                                     uint8_t quality) const
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    OrthancPluginCompressAndAnswerJpegImage(GetGlobalContext(), output, GetPixelFormat(),
+                                            GetWidth(), GetHeight(), GetPitch(), GetBuffer(), quality);
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginImage* OrthancImage::Release()
+  {
+    CheckImageAvailable();
+    OrthancPluginImage* tmp = image_;
+    image_ = NULL;
+    return tmp;
+  }
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_FIND_MATCHER == 1
+  FindMatcher::FindMatcher(const OrthancPluginWorklistQuery* worklist) :
+    matcher_(NULL),
+    worklist_(worklist)
+  {
+    if (worklist_ == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void FindMatcher::SetupDicom(const void*  query,
+                               uint32_t     size)
+  {
+    worklist_ = NULL;
+
+    matcher_ = OrthancPluginCreateFindMatcher(GetGlobalContext(), query, size);
+    if (matcher_ == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  FindMatcher::~FindMatcher()
+  {
+    // The "worklist_" field
+
+    if (matcher_ != NULL)
+    {
+      OrthancPluginFreeFindMatcher(GetGlobalContext(), matcher_);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+
+  bool FindMatcher::IsMatch(const void*  dicom,
+                            uint32_t     size) const
+  {
+    int32_t result;
+
+    if (matcher_ != NULL)
+    {
+      result = OrthancPluginFindMatcherIsMatch(GetGlobalContext(), matcher_, dicom, size);
+    }
+    else if (worklist_ != NULL)
+    {
+      result = OrthancPluginWorklistIsMatch(GetGlobalContext(), worklist_, dicom, size);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    if (result == 0)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else if (result == 1)
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+  }
+
+#endif /* HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_FIND_MATCHER == 1 */
+
+  void AnswerJson(const Json::Value& value,
+                  OrthancPluginRestOutput* output)
+  {
+    std::string bodyString;
+    WriteStyledJson(bodyString, value);    
+    OrthancPluginAnswerBuffer(GetGlobalContext(), output, bodyString.c_str(), bodyString.size(), "application/json");
+  }
+
+  void AnswerString(const std::string& answer,
+                    const char* mimeType,
+                    OrthancPluginRestOutput* output)
+  {
+    OrthancPluginAnswerBuffer(GetGlobalContext(), output, answer.c_str(), answer.size(), mimeType);
+  }
+
+  void AnswerHttpError(uint16_t httpError, OrthancPluginRestOutput *output)
+  {
+    OrthancPluginSendHttpStatusCode(GetGlobalContext(), output, httpError);
+  }
+
+  void AnswerMethodNotAllowed(OrthancPluginRestOutput *output, const char* allowedMethods)
+  {
+    OrthancPluginSendMethodNotAllowed(GetGlobalContext(), output, allowedMethods);
+  }
+
+  bool RestApiGetString(std::string& result,
+                        const std::string& uri,
+                        bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer answer;
+    if (!answer.RestApiGet(uri, applyPlugins))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      answer.ToString(result);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool RestApiGetString(std::string& result,
+                        const std::string& uri,
+                        const std::map<std::string, std::string>& httpHeaders,
+                        bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer answer;
+    if (!answer.RestApiGet(uri, httpHeaders, applyPlugins))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      answer.ToString(result);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+
+  bool RestApiGet(Json::Value& result,
+                  const std::string& uri,
+                  bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer answer;
+
+    if (!answer.RestApiGet(uri, applyPlugins))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      if (!answer.IsEmpty())
+      {
+        answer.ToJson(result);
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool RestApiPost(std::string& result,
+                   const std::string& uri,
+                   const void* body,
+                   size_t bodySize,
+                   bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer answer;
+
+    if (!answer.RestApiPost(uri, body, bodySize, applyPlugins))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      if (!answer.IsEmpty())
+      {
+        result.assign(answer.GetData(), answer.GetSize());
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool RestApiPost(Json::Value& result,
+                   const std::string& uri,
+                   const void* body,
+                   size_t bodySize,
+                   bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer answer;
+
+    if (!answer.RestApiPost(uri, body, bodySize, applyPlugins))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      if (!answer.IsEmpty())
+      {
+        answer.ToJson(result);
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool RestApiPost(Json::Value& result,
+                   const std::string& uri,
+                   const Json::Value& body,
+                   bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    std::string s;
+    WriteFastJson(s, body);
+    return RestApiPost(result, uri, s, applyPlugins);
+  }
+
+
+  bool RestApiPut(Json::Value& result,
+                  const std::string& uri,
+                  const void* body,
+                  size_t bodySize,
+                  bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer answer;
+
+    if (!answer.RestApiPut(uri, body, bodySize, applyPlugins))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      if (!answer.IsEmpty()) // i.e, on a PUT to metadata/..., orthanc returns an empty response
+      {
+        answer.ToJson(result);
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool RestApiPut(Json::Value& result,
+                  const std::string& uri,
+                  const Json::Value& body,
+                  bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    std::string s;
+    WriteFastJson(s, body);
+    return RestApiPut(result, uri, s, applyPlugins);
+  }
+
+
+  bool RestApiDelete(const std::string& uri,
+                     bool applyPlugins)
+  {
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode error;
+
+    if (applyPlugins)
+    {
+      error = OrthancPluginRestApiDeleteAfterPlugins(GetGlobalContext(), uri.c_str());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      error = OrthancPluginRestApiDelete(GetGlobalContext(), uri.c_str());
+    }
+
+    if (error == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else if (error == OrthancPluginErrorCode_UnknownResource ||
+             error == OrthancPluginErrorCode_InexistentItem)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void ReportMinimalOrthancVersion(unsigned int major,
+                                   unsigned int minor,
+                                   unsigned int revision)
+  {
+    LogError("Your version of the Orthanc core (" +
+             std::string(GetGlobalContext()->orthancVersion) +
+             ") is too old to run this plugin (version " +
+             boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(major) + "." +
+             boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(minor) + "." +
+             boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(revision) +
+             " is required)");
+  }
+
+
+  bool CheckMinimalOrthancVersion(unsigned int major,
+                                  unsigned int minor,
+                                  unsigned int revision)
+  {
+    if (!HasGlobalContext())
+    {
+      LogError("Bad Orthanc context in the plugin");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(GetGlobalContext()->orthancVersion, "mainline"))
+    {
+      // Assume compatibility with the mainline
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Parse the version of the Orthanc core
+    int aa, bb, cc;
+    if (
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+      sscanf_s
+#else
+      sscanf
+#endif
+      (GetGlobalContext()->orthancVersion, "%4d.%4d.%4d", &aa, &bb, &cc) != 3 ||
+      aa < 0 ||
+      bb < 0 ||
+      cc < 0)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    unsigned int a = static_cast<unsigned int>(aa);
+    unsigned int b = static_cast<unsigned int>(bb);
+    unsigned int c = static_cast<unsigned int>(cc);
+
+    // Check the major version number
+
+    if (a > major)
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (a < major)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+
+    // Check the minor version number
+    assert(a == major);
+
+    if (b > minor)
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (b < minor)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check the patch level version number
+    assert(a == major && b == minor);
+
+    if (c >= revision)
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 5, 0)
+  const char* AutodetectMimeType(const std::string& path)
+  {
+    const char* mime = OrthancPluginAutodetectMimeType(GetGlobalContext(), path.c_str());
+
+    if (mime == NULL)
+    {
+      // Should never happen, just for safety
+      return "application/octet-stream";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return mime;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_PEERS == 1
+  size_t OrthancPeers::GetPeerIndex(const std::string& name) const
+  {
+    size_t index;
+    if (LookupName(index, name))
+    {
+      return index;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      LogError("Inexistent peer: " + name);
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(UnknownResource);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPeers::OrthancPeers() :
+    peers_(NULL),
+    timeout_(0)
+  {
+    peers_ = OrthancPluginGetPeers(GetGlobalContext());
+
+    if (peers_ == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin);
+    }
+
+    uint32_t count = OrthancPluginGetPeersCount(GetGlobalContext(), peers_);
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; i++)
+    {
+      const char* name = OrthancPluginGetPeerName(GetGlobalContext(), peers_, i);
+      if (name == NULL)
+      {
+        OrthancPluginFreePeers(GetGlobalContext(), peers_);
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin);
+      }
+
+      index_[name] = i;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPeers::~OrthancPeers()
+  {
+    if (peers_ != NULL)
+    {
+      OrthancPluginFreePeers(GetGlobalContext(), peers_);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::LookupName(size_t& target,
+                                const std::string& name) const
+  {
+    Index::const_iterator found = index_.find(name);
+
+    if (found == index_.end())
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      target = found->second;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  std::string OrthancPeers::GetPeerName(size_t index) const
+  {
+    if (index >= index_.size())
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      const char* s = OrthancPluginGetPeerName(GetGlobalContext(), peers_, static_cast<uint32_t>(index));
+      if (s == NULL)
+      {
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return s;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  std::string OrthancPeers::GetPeerUrl(size_t index) const
+  {
+    if (index >= index_.size())
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      const char* s = OrthancPluginGetPeerUrl(GetGlobalContext(), peers_, static_cast<uint32_t>(index));
+      if (s == NULL)
+      {
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return s;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  std::string OrthancPeers::GetPeerUrl(const std::string& name) const
+  {
+    return GetPeerUrl(GetPeerIndex(name));
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::LookupUserProperty(std::string& value,
+                                        size_t index,
+                                        const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    if (index >= index_.size())
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      const char* s = OrthancPluginGetPeerUserProperty(GetGlobalContext(), peers_, static_cast<uint32_t>(index), key.c_str());
+      if (s == NULL)
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        value.assign(s);
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::LookupUserProperty(std::string& value,
+                                        const std::string& peer,
+                                        const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    return LookupUserProperty(value, GetPeerIndex(peer), key);
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoGet(MemoryBuffer& target,
+                           size_t index,
+                           const std::string& uri) const
+  {
+    if (index >= index_.size())
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+
+    OrthancPlugins::MemoryBuffer answer;
+    uint16_t status;
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode code = OrthancPluginCallPeerApi
+      (GetGlobalContext(), *answer, NULL, &status, peers_,
+       static_cast<uint32_t>(index), OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Get, uri.c_str(),
+       0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, timeout_);
+
+    if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      target.Swap(answer);
+      return (status == 200);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoGet(MemoryBuffer& target,
+                           const std::string& name,
+                           const std::string& uri) const
+  {
+    size_t index;
+    return (LookupName(index, name) &&
+            DoGet(target, index, uri));
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoGet(Json::Value& target,
+                           size_t index,
+                           const std::string& uri) const
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer buffer;
+
+    if (DoGet(buffer, index, uri))
+    {
+      buffer.ToJson(target);
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoGet(Json::Value& target,
+                           const std::string& name,
+                           const std::string& uri) const
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer buffer;
+
+    if (DoGet(buffer, name, uri))
+    {
+      buffer.ToJson(target);
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoPost(MemoryBuffer& target,
+                            const std::string& name,
+                            const std::string& uri,
+                            const std::string& body) const
+  {
+    size_t index;
+    return (LookupName(index, name) &&
+            DoPost(target, index, uri, body));
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoPost(Json::Value& target,
+                            size_t index,
+                            const std::string& uri,
+                            const std::string& body) const
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer buffer;
+
+    if (DoPost(buffer, index, uri, body))
+    {
+      buffer.ToJson(target);
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoPost(Json::Value& target,
+                            const std::string& name,
+                            const std::string& uri,
+                            const std::string& body) const
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer buffer;
+
+    if (DoPost(buffer, name, uri, body))
+    {
+      buffer.ToJson(target);
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoPost(MemoryBuffer& target,
+                            size_t index,
+                            const std::string& uri,
+                            const std::string& body) const
+  {
+    if (index >= index_.size())
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+
+    if (body.size() > 0xffffffffu)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot handle body size > 4GB");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    OrthancPlugins::MemoryBuffer answer;
+    uint16_t status;
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode code = OrthancPluginCallPeerApi
+      (GetGlobalContext(), *answer, NULL, &status, peers_,
+       static_cast<uint32_t>(index), OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Post, uri.c_str(),
+       0, NULL, NULL, body.empty() ? NULL : body.c_str(), body.size(), timeout_);
+
+    if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      target.Swap(answer);
+      return (status == 200);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoPut(size_t index,
+                           const std::string& uri,
+                           const std::string& body) const
+  {
+    if (index >= index_.size())
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+
+    if (body.size() > 0xffffffffu)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot handle body size > 4GB");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    OrthancPlugins::MemoryBuffer answer;
+    uint16_t status;
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode code = OrthancPluginCallPeerApi
+      (GetGlobalContext(), *answer, NULL, &status, peers_,
+       static_cast<uint32_t>(index), OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Put, uri.c_str(),
+       0, NULL, NULL, body.empty() ? NULL : body.c_str(), body.size(), timeout_);
+
+    if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      return (status == 200);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoPut(const std::string& name,
+                           const std::string& uri,
+                           const std::string& body) const
+  {
+    size_t index;
+    return (LookupName(index, name) &&
+            DoPut(index, uri, body));
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoDelete(size_t index,
+                              const std::string& uri) const
+  {
+    if (index >= index_.size())
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+
+    OrthancPlugins::MemoryBuffer answer;
+    uint16_t status;
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode code = OrthancPluginCallPeerApi
+      (GetGlobalContext(), *answer, NULL, &status, peers_,
+       static_cast<uint32_t>(index), OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Delete, uri.c_str(),
+       0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, timeout_);
+
+    if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      return (status == 200);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancPeers::DoDelete(const std::string& name,
+                              const std::string& uri) const
+  {
+    size_t index;
+    return (LookupName(index, name) &&
+            DoDelete(index, uri));
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+
+
+
+  /******************************************************************
+   ** JOBS
+   ******************************************************************/
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_JOB == 1
+  void OrthancJob::CallbackFinalize(void* job)
+  {
+    if (job != NULL)
+    {
+      delete reinterpret_cast<OrthancJob*>(job);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  float OrthancJob::CallbackGetProgress(void* job)
+  {
+    assert(job != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      return reinterpret_cast<OrthancJob*>(job)->progress_;
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  const char* OrthancJob::CallbackGetContent(void* job)
+  {
+    assert(job != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      return reinterpret_cast<OrthancJob*>(job)->content_.c_str();
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  const char* OrthancJob::CallbackGetSerialized(void* job)
+  {
+    assert(job != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      const OrthancJob& tmp = *reinterpret_cast<OrthancJob*>(job);
+
+      if (tmp.hasSerialized_)
+      {
+        return tmp.serialized_.c_str();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return NULL;
+      }
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginJobStepStatus OrthancJob::CallbackStep(void* job)
+  {
+    assert(job != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      return reinterpret_cast<OrthancJob*>(job)->Step();
+    }
+    catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS&)
+    {
+      return OrthancPluginJobStepStatus_Failure;
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return OrthancPluginJobStepStatus_Failure;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginErrorCode OrthancJob::CallbackStop(void* job,
+                                                  OrthancPluginJobStopReason reason)
+  {
+    assert(job != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      reinterpret_cast<OrthancJob*>(job)->Stop(reason);
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+    }
+    catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+    {
+      return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginErrorCode OrthancJob::CallbackReset(void* job)
+  {
+    assert(job != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      reinterpret_cast<OrthancJob*>(job)->Reset();
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+    }
+    catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+    {
+      return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancJob::ClearContent()
+  {
+    Json::Value empty = Json::objectValue;
+    UpdateContent(empty);
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancJob::UpdateContent(const Json::Value& content)
+  {
+    if (content.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      WriteFastJson(content_, content);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancJob::ClearSerialized()
+  {
+    hasSerialized_ = false;
+    serialized_.clear();
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancJob::UpdateSerialized(const Json::Value& serialized)
+  {
+    if (serialized.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      WriteFastJson(serialized_, serialized);
+      hasSerialized_ = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancJob::UpdateProgress(float progress)
+  {
+    if (progress < 0 ||
+        progress > 1)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+
+    progress_ = progress;
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancJob::OrthancJob(const std::string& jobType) :
+    jobType_(jobType),
+    progress_(0)
+  {
+    ClearContent();
+    ClearSerialized();
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancPluginJob* OrthancJob::Create(OrthancJob* job)
+  {
+    if (job == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_NullPointer);
+    }
+
+    OrthancPluginJob* orthanc = OrthancPluginCreateJob(
+      GetGlobalContext(), job, CallbackFinalize, job->jobType_.c_str(),
+      CallbackGetProgress, CallbackGetContent, CallbackGetSerialized,
+      CallbackStep, CallbackStop, CallbackReset);
+
+    if (orthanc == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return orthanc;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  std::string OrthancJob::Submit(OrthancJob* job,
+                                 int priority)
+  {
+    if (job == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_NullPointer);
+    }
+
+    OrthancPluginJob* orthanc = Create(job);
+
+    char* id = OrthancPluginSubmitJob(GetGlobalContext(), orthanc, priority);
+
+    if (id == NULL)
+    {
+      LogError("Plugin cannot submit job");
+      OrthancPluginFreeJob(GetGlobalContext(), orthanc);
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      std::string tmp(id);
+      tmp.assign(id);
+      OrthancPluginFreeString(GetGlobalContext(), id);
+
+      return tmp;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancJob::SubmitAndWait(Json::Value& result,
+                                 OrthancJob* job /* takes ownership */,
+                                 int priority)
+  {
+    std::string id = Submit(job, priority);
+
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(100));
+
+      Json::Value status;
+      if (!RestApiGet(status, "/jobs/" + id, false) ||
+          !status.isMember("State") ||
+          status["State"].type() != Json::stringValue)
+      {
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_InexistentItem);        
+      }
+
+      const std::string state = status["State"].asString();
+      if (state == "Success")
+      {
+        if (status.isMember("Content"))
+        {
+          result = status["Content"];
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          result = Json::objectValue;
+        }
+
+        return;
+      }
+      else if (state == "Running")
+      {
+        continue;
+      }
+      else if (!status.isMember("ErrorCode") ||
+               status["ErrorCode"].type() != Json::intValue)
+      {
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(OrthancPluginErrorCode_InternalError);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        if (!status.isMember("ErrorDescription") ||
+            status["ErrorDescription"].type() != Json::stringValue)
+        {
+          ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(status["ErrorCode"].asInt());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_EXCEPTION == 1
+          throw Orthanc::OrthancException(static_cast<Orthanc::ErrorCode>(status["ErrorCode"].asInt()),
+                                          status["ErrorDescription"].asString());
+#else
+          LogError("Exception while executing the job: " + status["ErrorDescription"].asString());
+          ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(status["ErrorCode"].asInt());          
+#endif
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancJob::SubmitFromRestApiPost(OrthancPluginRestOutput* output,
+                                         const Json::Value& body,
+                                         OrthancJob* job)
+  {
+    static const char* KEY_SYNCHRONOUS = "Synchronous";
+    static const char* KEY_ASYNCHRONOUS = "Asynchronous";
+    static const char* KEY_PRIORITY = "Priority";
+
+    boost::movelib::unique_ptr<OrthancJob> protection(job);
+  
+    if (body.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_EXCEPTION == 1
+      throw Orthanc::OrthancException(Orthanc::ErrorCode_BadFileFormat,
+                                      "Expected a JSON object in the body");
+#else
+      LogError("Expected a JSON object in the body");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    bool synchronous = true;
+  
+    if (body.isMember(KEY_SYNCHRONOUS))
+    {
+      if (body[KEY_SYNCHRONOUS].type() != Json::booleanValue)
+      {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_EXCEPTION == 1
+        throw Orthanc::OrthancException(Orthanc::ErrorCode_BadFileFormat,
+                                        "Option \"" + std::string(KEY_SYNCHRONOUS) +
+                                        "\" must be Boolean");
+#else
+        LogError("Option \"" + std::string(KEY_SYNCHRONOUS) + "\" must be Boolean");
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+#endif
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        synchronous = body[KEY_SYNCHRONOUS].asBool();
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (body.isMember(KEY_ASYNCHRONOUS))
+    {
+      if (body[KEY_ASYNCHRONOUS].type() != Json::booleanValue)
+      {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_EXCEPTION == 1
+        throw Orthanc::OrthancException(Orthanc::ErrorCode_BadFileFormat,
+                                        "Option \"" + std::string(KEY_ASYNCHRONOUS) +
+                                        "\" must be Boolean");
+#else
+        LogError("Option \"" + std::string(KEY_ASYNCHRONOUS) + "\" must be Boolean");
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+#endif
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        synchronous = !body[KEY_ASYNCHRONOUS].asBool();
+      }
+    }
+
+    int priority = 0;
+
+    if (body.isMember(KEY_PRIORITY))
+    {
+      if (body[KEY_PRIORITY].type() != Json::booleanValue)
+      {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_EXCEPTION == 1
+        throw Orthanc::OrthancException(Orthanc::ErrorCode_BadFileFormat,
+                                        "Option \"" + std::string(KEY_PRIORITY) +
+                                        "\" must be an integer");
+#else
+        LogError("Option \"" + std::string(KEY_PRIORITY) + "\" must be an integer");
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+#endif
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        priority = !body[KEY_PRIORITY].asInt();
+      }
+    }
+  
+    Json::Value result;
+
+    if (synchronous)
+    {
+      OrthancPlugins::OrthancJob::SubmitAndWait(result, protection.release(), priority);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      std::string id = OrthancPlugins::OrthancJob::Submit(protection.release(), priority);
+
+      result = Json::objectValue;
+      result["ID"] = id;
+      result["Path"] = "/jobs/" + id;
+    }
+
+    std::string s = result.toStyledString();
+    OrthancPluginAnswerBuffer(OrthancPlugins::GetGlobalContext(), output, s.c_str(),
+                              s.size(), "application/json");
+  }
+
+#endif
+
+
+
+
+  /******************************************************************
+   ** METRICS
+   ******************************************************************/
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_METRICS == 1
+  MetricsTimer::MetricsTimer(const char* name) :
+    name_(name)
+  {
+    start_ = boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::universal_time();
+  }
+  
+  MetricsTimer::~MetricsTimer()
+  {
+    const boost::posix_time::ptime stop = boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::universal_time();
+    const boost::posix_time::time_duration diff = stop - start_;
+    OrthancPluginSetMetricsValue(GetGlobalContext(), name_.c_str(), static_cast<float>(diff.total_milliseconds()),
+                                 OrthancPluginMetricsType_Timer);
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+
+
+  /******************************************************************
+   ** HTTP CLIENT
+   ******************************************************************/
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_HTTP_CLIENT == 1
+  class HttpClient::RequestBodyWrapper : public boost::noncopyable
+  {
+  private:
+    static RequestBodyWrapper& GetObject(void* body)
+    {
+      assert(body != NULL);
+      return *reinterpret_cast<RequestBodyWrapper*>(body);
+    }
+
+    IRequestBody&  body_;
+    bool           done_;
+    std::string    chunk_;
+
+  public:
+    RequestBodyWrapper(IRequestBody& body) :
+      body_(body),
+      done_(false)
+    {
+    }      
+
+    static uint8_t IsDone(void* body)
+    {
+      return GetObject(body).done_;
+    }
+    
+    static const void* GetChunkData(void* body)
+    {
+      return GetObject(body).chunk_.c_str();
+    }
+    
+    static uint32_t GetChunkSize(void* body)
+    {
+      return static_cast<uint32_t>(GetObject(body).chunk_.size());
+    }
+
+    static OrthancPluginErrorCode Next(void* body)
+    {
+      RequestBodyWrapper& that = GetObject(body);
+        
+      if (that.done_)
+      {
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_BadSequenceOfCalls;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        try
+        {
+          that.done_ = !that.body_.ReadNextChunk(that.chunk_);
+          return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+        }
+        catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+        {
+          return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+        }
+        catch (...)
+        {
+          return OrthancPluginErrorCode_InternalError;
+        }
+      }
+    }    
+  };
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_CHUNKED_HTTP_CLIENT == 1
+  static OrthancPluginErrorCode AnswerAddHeaderCallback(void* answer,
+                                                        const char* key,
+                                                        const char* value)
+  {
+    assert(answer != NULL && key != NULL && value != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      reinterpret_cast<HttpClient::IAnswer*>(answer)->AddHeader(key, value);
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+    }
+    catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+    {
+      return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_CHUNKED_HTTP_CLIENT == 1
+  static OrthancPluginErrorCode AnswerAddChunkCallback(void* answer,
+                                                       const void* data,
+                                                       uint32_t size)
+  {
+    assert(answer != NULL);
+
+    try
+    {
+      reinterpret_cast<HttpClient::IAnswer*>(answer)->AddChunk(data, size);
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+    }
+    catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+    {
+      return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+  HttpClient::HttpClient() :
+    httpStatus_(0),
+    method_(OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Get),
+    timeout_(0),
+    pkcs11_(false),
+    chunkedBody_(NULL),
+    allowChunkedTransfers_(true)
+  {
+  }
+
+
+  void HttpClient::AddHeaders(const HttpHeaders& headers)
+  {
+    for (HttpHeaders::const_iterator it = headers.begin();
+         it != headers.end(); ++it)
+    {
+      headers_[it->first] = it->second;
+    }
+  }
+
+  
+  void HttpClient::SetCredentials(const std::string& username,
+                                  const std::string& password)
+  {
+    username_ = username;
+    password_ = password;
+  }
+
+  
+  void HttpClient::ClearCredentials()
+  {
+    username_.clear();
+    password_.clear();
+  }
+
+
+  void HttpClient::SetCertificate(const std::string& certificateFile,
+                                  const std::string& keyFile,
+                                  const std::string& keyPassword)
+  {
+    certificateFile_ = certificateFile;
+    certificateKeyFile_ = keyFile;
+    certificateKeyPassword_ = keyPassword;
+  }
+
+  
+  void HttpClient::ClearCertificate()
+  {
+    certificateFile_.clear();
+    certificateKeyFile_.clear();
+    certificateKeyPassword_.clear();
+  }
+
+
+  void HttpClient::ClearBody()
+  {
+    fullBody_.clear();
+    chunkedBody_ = NULL;
+  }
+
+  
+  void HttpClient::SwapBody(std::string& body)
+  {
+    fullBody_.swap(body);
+    chunkedBody_ = NULL;
+  }
+
+  
+  void HttpClient::SetBody(const std::string& body)
+  {
+    fullBody_ = body;
+    chunkedBody_ = NULL;
+  }
+
+  
+  void HttpClient::SetBody(IRequestBody& body)
+  {
+    fullBody_.clear();
+    chunkedBody_ = &body;
+  }
+
+
+  namespace
+  {
+    class HeadersWrapper : public boost::noncopyable
+    {
+    private:
+      std::vector<const char*>  headersKeys_;
+      std::vector<const char*>  headersValues_;
+
+    public:
+      HeadersWrapper(const HttpClient::HttpHeaders& headers)
+      {
+        headersKeys_.reserve(headers.size());
+        headersValues_.reserve(headers.size());
+
+        for (HttpClient::HttpHeaders::const_iterator it = headers.begin(); it != headers.end(); ++it)
+        {
+          headersKeys_.push_back(it->first.c_str());
+          headersValues_.push_back(it->second.c_str());
+        }
+      }
+
+      void AddStaticString(const char* key,
+                           const char* value)
+      {
+        headersKeys_.push_back(key);
+        headersValues_.push_back(value);
+      }
+
+      uint32_t GetCount() const
+      {
+        return headersKeys_.size();
+      }
+
+      const char* const* GetKeys() const
+      {
+        return headersKeys_.empty() ? NULL : &headersKeys_[0];
+      }
+
+      const char* const* GetValues() const
+      {
+        return headersValues_.empty() ? NULL : &headersValues_[0];
+      }
+    };
+
+
+    class MemoryRequestBody : public HttpClient::IRequestBody
+    {
+    private:
+      std::string  body_;
+      bool         done_;
+
+    public:
+      MemoryRequestBody(const std::string& body) :
+        body_(body),
+        done_(false)
+      {
+        if (body_.empty())
+        {
+          done_ = true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      virtual bool ReadNextChunk(std::string& chunk)
+      {
+        if (done_)
+        {
+          return false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          chunk.swap(body_);
+          done_ = true;
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+
+    // This class mimics Orthanc::ChunkedBuffer
+    class ChunkedBuffer : public boost::noncopyable
+    {
+    private:
+      typedef std::list<std::string*>  Content;
+
+      Content  content_;
+      size_t   size_;
+
+    public:
+      ChunkedBuffer() :
+        size_(0)
+      {
+      }
+
+      ~ChunkedBuffer()
+      {
+        Clear();
+      }
+
+      void Clear()
+      {
+        for (Content::iterator it = content_.begin(); it != content_.end(); ++it)
+        {
+          assert(*it != NULL);
+          delete *it;
+        }
+
+        size_ = 0;
+        content_.clear();
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * Since Orthanc 1.9.3, this function also clears the content of
+       * the ChunkedBuffer in order to mimic the behavior of the
+       * original class "Orthanc::ChunkedBuffer". This prevents the
+       * forgetting of calling "Clear()" in order to reduce memory
+       * consumption.
+       **/
+      void Flatten(std::string& target)
+      {
+        target.resize(size_);
+
+        size_t pos = 0;
+
+        for (Content::const_iterator it = content_.begin(); it != content_.end(); ++it)
+        {
+          assert(*it != NULL);
+          size_t s = (*it)->size();
+
+          if (s != 0)
+          {
+            memcpy(&target[pos], (*it)->c_str(), s);
+            pos += s;
+          }
+
+          delete *it;
+        }
+
+        assert(pos == target.size());
+
+        size_ = 0;
+        content_.clear();
+      }
+
+      void AddChunk(const void* data,
+                    size_t size)
+      {
+        content_.push_back(new std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data), size));
+        size_ += size;
+      }
+
+      void AddChunk(const std::string& chunk)
+      {
+        content_.push_back(new std::string(chunk));
+        size_ += chunk.size();
+      }
+    };
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_CHUNKED_HTTP_CLIENT == 1
+    class MemoryAnswer : public HttpClient::IAnswer
+    {
+    private:
+      HttpClient::HttpHeaders  headers_;
+      ChunkedBuffer            body_;
+
+    public:
+      const HttpClient::HttpHeaders& GetHeaders() const
+      {
+        return headers_;
+      }
+
+      ChunkedBuffer& GetBody()
+      {
+        return body_;
+      }
+
+      virtual void AddHeader(const std::string& key,
+                             const std::string& value)
+      {
+        headers_[key] = value;
+      }
+
+      virtual void AddChunk(const void* data,
+                            size_t size)
+      {
+        body_.AddChunk(data, size);
+      }
+    };
+#endif
+  }
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_CHUNKED_HTTP_CLIENT == 1
+  void HttpClient::ExecuteWithStream(uint16_t& httpStatus,
+                                     IAnswer& answer,
+                                     IRequestBody& body) const
+  {
+    HeadersWrapper h(headers_);
+
+    if (method_ == OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Post ||
+        method_ == OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Put)
+    {
+      // Automatically set the "Transfer-Encoding" header if absent
+      bool found = false;
+
+      for (HttpHeaders::const_iterator it = headers_.begin(); it != headers_.end(); ++it)
+      {
+        if (boost::iequals(it->first, "Transfer-Encoding"))
+        {
+          found = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!found)
+      {
+        h.AddStaticString("Transfer-Encoding", "chunked");
+      }
+    }
+
+    RequestBodyWrapper request(body);
+        
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode error = OrthancPluginChunkedHttpClient(
+      GetGlobalContext(),
+      &answer,
+      AnswerAddChunkCallback,
+      AnswerAddHeaderCallback,
+      &httpStatus,
+      method_,
+      url_.c_str(),
+      h.GetCount(),
+      h.GetKeys(),
+      h.GetValues(),
+      &request,
+      RequestBodyWrapper::IsDone,
+      RequestBodyWrapper::GetChunkData,
+      RequestBodyWrapper::GetChunkSize,
+      RequestBodyWrapper::Next,
+      username_.empty() ? NULL : username_.c_str(),
+      password_.empty() ? NULL : password_.c_str(),
+      timeout_,
+      certificateFile_.empty() ? NULL : certificateFile_.c_str(),
+      certificateFile_.empty() ? NULL : certificateKeyFile_.c_str(),
+      certificateFile_.empty() ? NULL : certificateKeyPassword_.c_str(),
+      pkcs11_ ? 1 : 0);
+
+    if (error != OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(error);
+    }
+  }
+#endif    
+
+
+  void HttpClient::ExecuteWithoutStream(uint16_t& httpStatus,
+                                        HttpHeaders& answerHeaders,
+                                        std::string& answerBody,
+                                        const std::string& body) const
+  {
+    HeadersWrapper headers(headers_);
+
+    MemoryBuffer answerBodyBuffer, answerHeadersBuffer;
+
+    if (body.size() > 0xffffffffu)
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot handle body size > 4GB");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode error = OrthancPluginHttpClient(
+      GetGlobalContext(),
+      *answerBodyBuffer,
+      *answerHeadersBuffer,
+      &httpStatus,
+      method_,
+      url_.c_str(),
+      headers.GetCount(),
+      headers.GetKeys(),
+      headers.GetValues(),
+      body.empty() ? NULL : body.c_str(),
+      body.size(),
+      username_.empty() ? NULL : username_.c_str(),
+      password_.empty() ? NULL : password_.c_str(),
+      timeout_,
+      certificateFile_.empty() ? NULL : certificateFile_.c_str(),
+      certificateFile_.empty() ? NULL : certificateKeyFile_.c_str(),
+      certificateFile_.empty() ? NULL : certificateKeyPassword_.c_str(),
+      pkcs11_ ? 1 : 0);
+
+    if (error != OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(error);
+    }
+
+    Json::Value v;
+    answerHeadersBuffer.ToJson(v);
+
+    if (v.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+    }
+
+    Json::Value::Members members = v.getMemberNames();
+    answerHeaders.clear();
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < members.size(); i++)
+    {
+      const Json::Value& h = v[members[i]];
+      if (h.type() != Json::stringValue)
+      {
+        ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        answerHeaders[members[i]] = h.asString();
+      }
+    }
+
+    answerBodyBuffer.ToString(answerBody);
+  }
+
+
+  void HttpClient::Execute(IAnswer& answer)
+  {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_CHUNKED_HTTP_CLIENT == 1
+    if (allowChunkedTransfers_)
+    {
+      if (chunkedBody_ != NULL)
+      {
+        ExecuteWithStream(httpStatus_, answer, *chunkedBody_);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        MemoryRequestBody wrapper(fullBody_);
+        ExecuteWithStream(httpStatus_, answer, wrapper);
+      }
+
+      return;
+    }
+#endif
+    
+    // Compatibility mode for Orthanc SDK <= 1.5.6 or if chunked
+    // transfers are disabled. This results in higher memory usage
+    // (all chunks from the answer body are sent at once)
+
+    HttpHeaders answerHeaders;
+    std::string answerBody;
+    Execute(answerHeaders, answerBody);
+
+    for (HttpHeaders::const_iterator it = answerHeaders.begin(); 
+         it != answerHeaders.end(); ++it)
+    {
+      answer.AddHeader(it->first, it->second);      
+    }
+
+    if (!answerBody.empty())
+    {
+      answer.AddChunk(answerBody.c_str(), answerBody.size());
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void HttpClient::Execute(HttpHeaders& answerHeaders /* out */,
+                           std::string& answerBody /* out */)
+  {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_CHUNKED_HTTP_CLIENT == 1
+    if (allowChunkedTransfers_)
+    {
+      MemoryAnswer answer;
+      Execute(answer);
+      answerHeaders = answer.GetHeaders();
+      answer.GetBody().Flatten(answerBody);
+      return;
+    }
+#endif
+    
+    // Compatibility mode for Orthanc SDK <= 1.5.6 or if chunked
+    // transfers are disabled. This results in higher memory usage
+    // (all chunks from the request body are sent at once)
+
+    if (chunkedBody_ != NULL)
+    {
+      ChunkedBuffer buffer;
+      
+      std::string chunk;
+      while (chunkedBody_->ReadNextChunk(chunk))
+      {
+        buffer.AddChunk(chunk);
+      }
+
+      std::string body;
+      buffer.Flatten(body);
+
+      ExecuteWithoutStream(httpStatus_, answerHeaders, answerBody, body);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ExecuteWithoutStream(httpStatus_, answerHeaders, answerBody, fullBody_);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void HttpClient::Execute(HttpHeaders& answerHeaders /* out */,
+                           Json::Value& answerBody /* out */)
+  {
+    std::string body;
+    Execute(answerHeaders, body);
+    
+    if (!ReadJson(answerBody, body))
+    {
+      LogError("Cannot convert HTTP answer body to JSON");
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(BadFileFormat);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void HttpClient::Execute()
+  {
+    HttpHeaders answerHeaders;
+    std::string body;
+    Execute(answerHeaders, body);
+  }
+
+#endif  /* HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_HTTP_CLIENT == 1 */
+
+
+
+
+
+  /******************************************************************
+   ** CHUNKED HTTP SERVER
+   ******************************************************************/
+
+  namespace Internals
+  {
+    void NullRestCallback(OrthancPluginRestOutput* output,
+                          const char* url,
+                          const OrthancPluginHttpRequest* request)
+    {
+    }
+  
+    IChunkedRequestReader *NullChunkedRestCallback(const char* url,
+                                                   const OrthancPluginHttpRequest* request)
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_CHUNKED_HTTP_SERVER == 1
+
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode ChunkedRequestReaderAddChunk(
+      OrthancPluginServerChunkedRequestReader* reader,
+      const void*                              data,
+      uint32_t                                 size)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        if (reader == NULL)
+        {
+          return OrthancPluginErrorCode_InternalError;
+        }
+
+        reinterpret_cast<IChunkedRequestReader*>(reader)->AddChunk(data, size);
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+      }
+      catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+      {
+        return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+      }
+      catch (boost::bad_lexical_cast&)
+      {
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_BadFileFormat;
+      }
+      catch (...)
+      {
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+      }
+    }
+
+    
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode ChunkedRequestReaderExecute(
+      OrthancPluginServerChunkedRequestReader* reader,
+      OrthancPluginRestOutput*                 output)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        if (reader == NULL)
+        {
+          return OrthancPluginErrorCode_InternalError;
+        }
+
+        reinterpret_cast<IChunkedRequestReader*>(reader)->Execute(output);
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+      }
+      catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+      {
+        return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+      }
+      catch (boost::bad_lexical_cast&)
+      {
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_BadFileFormat;
+      }
+      catch (...)
+      {
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+      }
+    }
+
+    
+    void ChunkedRequestReaderFinalize(
+      OrthancPluginServerChunkedRequestReader* reader)
+    {
+      if (reader != NULL)
+      {
+        delete reinterpret_cast<IChunkedRequestReader*>(reader);
+      }
+    }
+
+#else
+    
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode ChunkedRestCompatibility(OrthancPluginRestOutput* output,
+                                                    const char* url,
+                                                    const OrthancPluginHttpRequest* request,
+                                                    RestCallback         GetHandler,
+                                                    ChunkedRestCallback  PostHandler,
+                                                    RestCallback         DeleteHandler,
+                                                    ChunkedRestCallback  PutHandler)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        std::string allowed;
+
+        if (GetHandler != Internals::NullRestCallback)
+        {
+          allowed += "GET";
+        }
+
+        if (PostHandler != Internals::NullChunkedRestCallback)
+        {
+          if (!allowed.empty())
+          {
+            allowed += ",";
+          }
+        
+          allowed += "POST";
+        }
+
+        if (DeleteHandler != Internals::NullRestCallback)
+        {
+          if (!allowed.empty())
+          {
+            allowed += ",";
+          }
+        
+          allowed += "DELETE";
+        }
+
+        if (PutHandler != Internals::NullChunkedRestCallback)
+        {
+          if (!allowed.empty())
+          {
+            allowed += ",";
+          }
+        
+          allowed += "PUT";
+        }
+      
+        switch (request->method)
+        {
+          case OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Get:
+            if (GetHandler == Internals::NullRestCallback)
+            {
+              OrthancPluginSendMethodNotAllowed(GetGlobalContext(), output, allowed.c_str());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              GetHandler(output, url, request);
+            }
+
+            break;
+
+          case OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Post:
+            if (PostHandler == Internals::NullChunkedRestCallback)
+            {
+              OrthancPluginSendMethodNotAllowed(GetGlobalContext(), output, allowed.c_str());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              boost::movelib::unique_ptr<IChunkedRequestReader> reader(PostHandler(url, request));
+              if (reader.get() == NULL)
+              {
+                ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(Plugin);
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                reader->AddChunk(request->body, request->bodySize);
+                reader->Execute(output);
+              }
+            }
+
+            break;
+
+          case OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Delete:
+            if (DeleteHandler == Internals::NullRestCallback)
+            {
+              OrthancPluginSendMethodNotAllowed(GetGlobalContext(), output, allowed.c_str());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              DeleteHandler(output, url, request);
+            }
+
+            break;
+
+          case OrthancPluginHttpMethod_Put:
+            if (PutHandler == Internals::NullChunkedRestCallback)
+            {
+              OrthancPluginSendMethodNotAllowed(GetGlobalContext(), output, allowed.c_str());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              boost::movelib::unique_ptr<IChunkedRequestReader> reader(PutHandler(url, request));
+              if (reader.get() == NULL)
+              {
+                ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(Plugin);
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                reader->AddChunk(request->body, request->bodySize);
+                reader->Execute(output);
+              }
+            }
+
+            break;
+
+          default:
+            ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+        }
+
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+      }
+      catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+      {
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_EXCEPTION == 1 && HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_EXCEPTION_DETAILS == 1
+        if (HasGlobalContext() &&
+            e.HasDetails())
+        {
+          // The "false" instructs Orthanc not to log the detailed
+          // error message. This is to avoid duplicating the details,
+          // because "OrthancException" already does it on construction.
+          OrthancPluginSetHttpErrorDetails
+            (GetGlobalContext(), output, e.GetDetails(), false);
+        }
+#endif
+
+        return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+      }
+      catch (boost::bad_lexical_cast&)
+      {
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_BadFileFormat;
+      }
+      catch (...)
+      {
+        return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+      }
+    }
+#endif
+  }
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_STORAGE_COMMITMENT_SCP == 1
+  OrthancPluginErrorCode IStorageCommitmentScpHandler::Lookup(
+    OrthancPluginStorageCommitmentFailureReason* target,
+    void* rawHandler,
+    const char* sopClassUid,
+    const char* sopInstanceUid)
+  {
+    assert(target != NULL &&
+           rawHandler != NULL);
+      
+    try
+    {
+      IStorageCommitmentScpHandler& handler = *reinterpret_cast<IStorageCommitmentScpHandler*>(rawHandler);
+      *target = handler.Lookup(sopClassUid, sopInstanceUid);
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success;
+    }
+    catch (ORTHANC_PLUGINS_EXCEPTION_CLASS& e)
+    {
+      return static_cast<OrthancPluginErrorCode>(e.GetErrorCode());
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      return OrthancPluginErrorCode_Plugin;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#if HAS_ORTHANC_PLUGIN_STORAGE_COMMITMENT_SCP == 1
+  void IStorageCommitmentScpHandler::Destructor(void* rawHandler)
+  {
+    assert(rawHandler != NULL);
+    delete reinterpret_cast<IStorageCommitmentScpHandler*>(rawHandler);
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 6, 1)    
+  DicomInstance::DicomInstance(const OrthancPluginDicomInstance* instance) :
+    toFree_(false),
+    instance_(instance)
+  {
+  }
+#else
+  DicomInstance::DicomInstance(OrthancPluginDicomInstance* instance) :
+    toFree_(false),
+    instance_(instance)
+  {
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 7, 0)
+  DicomInstance::DicomInstance(const void* buffer,
+                               size_t size) :
+    toFree_(true),
+    instance_(OrthancPluginCreateDicomInstance(GetGlobalContext(), buffer, size))
+  {
+    if (instance_ == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(NullPointer);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+  DicomInstance::~DicomInstance()
+  {
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 7, 0)
+    if (toFree_ &&
+        instance_ != NULL)
+    {
+      OrthancPluginFreeDicomInstance(
+        GetGlobalContext(), const_cast<OrthancPluginDicomInstance*>(instance_));
+    }
+#endif
+  }
+
+  
+  std::string DicomInstance::GetRemoteAet() const
+  {
+    const char* s = OrthancPluginGetInstanceRemoteAet(GetGlobalContext(), instance_);
+    if (s == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(Plugin);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return std::string(s);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void DicomInstance::GetJson(Json::Value& target) const
+  {
+    OrthancString s;
+    s.Assign(OrthancPluginGetInstanceJson(GetGlobalContext(), instance_));
+    s.ToJson(target);
+  }
+  
+
+  void DicomInstance::GetSimplifiedJson(Json::Value& target) const
+  {
+    OrthancString s;
+    s.Assign(OrthancPluginGetInstanceSimplifiedJson(GetGlobalContext(), instance_));
+    s.ToJson(target);
+  }
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 6, 1)
+  std::string DicomInstance::GetTransferSyntaxUid() const
+  {
+    OrthancString s;
+    s.Assign(OrthancPluginGetInstanceTransferSyntaxUid(GetGlobalContext(), instance_));
+
+    std::string result;
+    s.ToString(result);
+    return result;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 6, 1)
+  bool DicomInstance::HasPixelData() const
+  {
+    int32_t result = OrthancPluginHasInstancePixelData(GetGlobalContext(), instance_);
+    if (result < 0)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(Plugin);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return (result != 0);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 7, 0)  
+  void DicomInstance::GetRawFrame(std::string& target,
+                                  unsigned int frameIndex) const
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer buffer;
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode code = OrthancPluginGetInstanceRawFrame(
+      GetGlobalContext(), *buffer, instance_, frameIndex);
+
+    if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      buffer.ToString(target);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(code);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 7, 0)  
+  OrthancImage* DicomInstance::GetDecodedFrame(unsigned int frameIndex) const
+  {
+    OrthancPluginImage* image = OrthancPluginGetInstanceDecodedFrame(
+      GetGlobalContext(), instance_, frameIndex);
+
+    if (image == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(Plugin);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return new OrthancImage(image);
+    }
+  }
+#endif  
+
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 7, 0)
+  void DicomInstance::Serialize(std::string& target) const
+  {
+    MemoryBuffer buffer;
+    OrthancPluginErrorCode code = OrthancPluginSerializeDicomInstance(
+      GetGlobalContext(), *buffer, instance_);
+
+    if (code == OrthancPluginErrorCode_Success)
+    {
+      buffer.ToString(target);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_PLUGIN_ERROR_CODE(code);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+  
+
+#if ORTHANC_PLUGINS_VERSION_IS_ABOVE(1, 7, 0)
+  DicomInstance* DicomInstance::Transcode(const void* buffer,
+                                          size_t size,
+                                          const std::string& transferSyntax)
+  {
+    OrthancPluginDicomInstance* instance = OrthancPluginTranscodeDicomInstance(
+      GetGlobalContext(), buffer, size, transferSyntax.c_str());
+
+    if (instance == NULL)
+    {
+      ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(Plugin);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      boost::movelib::unique_ptr<DicomInstance> result(new DicomInstance(instance));
+      result->toFree_ = true;
+      return result.release();
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+}