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+++ b/PalantirServer/ToDcmtkBridge.cpp	Thu Jul 19 14:32:22 2012 +0200
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+/**
+ * Palantir - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Medical Physics Department, CHU of Liege,
+ * 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 "ToDcmtkBridge.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <dcmtk/dcmdata/dcelem.h>
+#include <dcmtk/dcmnet/diutil.h>
+
+
+namespace Palantir
+{
+  DcmTagKey ToDcmtkBridge::Convert(const DicomTag& tag)
+  {
+    return DcmTagKey(tag.GetGroup(), tag.GetElement());
+  }
+
+
+  DcmDataset* ToDcmtkBridge::Convert(const DicomMap& map)
+  {
+    std::auto_ptr<DcmDataset> result(new DcmDataset);
+
+    for (DicomMap::Map::const_iterator 
+           it = map.map_.begin(); it != map.map_.end(); it++)
+    {
+      std::string s = it->second->AsString();
+      DU_putStringDOElement(result.get(), Convert(it->first), s.c_str());
+    }
+
+    return result.release();
+  }
+}