1 files changed, 29 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/WorldStorage/SchematicFileSerializer.h b/src/WorldStorage/SchematicFileSerializer.h
index 9be2e5b57..f6ce1c16c 100644
--- a/src/WorldStorage/SchematicFileSerializer.h
+++ b/src/WorldStorage/SchematicFileSerializer.h
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+// SchematicFileSerializer.h
+
+// Declares the cSchematicFileSerializer class representing the interface to load and save cBlockArea to a .schematic file
+
+
+
+
+
 #pragma once
 
 #include "../BlockArea.h"
@@ -13,17 +21,34 @@ class cParsedNBT;
 
 
 
+
 class cSchematicFileSerializer
 {
 public:
 		
-	/// Loads an area from a .schematic file. Returns true if successful
+	/** Loads an area from a .schematic file. Returns true if successful. */
 	static bool LoadFromSchematicFile(cBlockArea & a_BlockArea, const AString & a_FileName);
 	
-	/// Saves the area into a .schematic file. Returns true if successful
-	static bool SaveToSchematicFile(cBlockArea & a_BlockArea, const AString & a_FileName);
+	/** Loads an area from a string containing the .schematic file data. Returns true if successful. */
+	static bool LoadFromSchematicString(cBlockArea & a_BlockArea, const AString & a_SchematicData);
+	
+	/** Saves the area into a .schematic file. Returns true if successful. */
+	static bool SaveToSchematicFile(const cBlockArea & a_BlockArea, const AString & a_FileName);
+	
+	/** Saves the area into a string containing the .schematic file data.
+	Returns the data, or empty string if failed. */
+	static AString SaveToSchematicString(const cBlockArea & a_BlockArea);
 	
 private:
-	/// Loads the area from a schematic file uncompressed and parsed into a NBT tree. Returns true if successful.
+	/** Loads the area from a schematic file uncompressed and parsed into a NBT tree.
+	Returns true if successful. */
 	static bool LoadFromSchematicNBT(cBlockArea & a_BlockArea, cParsedNBT & a_NBT);
+
+	/** Saves the area into a NBT representation and returns the NBT data as a string.
+	Returns an empty string if failed. */
+	static AString SaveToSchematicNBT(const cBlockArea & a_BlockArea);
 };
+
+
+
+