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+#ifndef METADATAVIEW_H
+#define METADATAVIEW_H
+/* Copyright (C) 2014 by Intevation GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is Free Software under the GNU GPL (v>=2)
+ * and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY!
+ * See LICENSE.txt for details.
+ */
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QItemSelection>
+
+class QTableView;
+class QSortFilterProxyModel;
+class QxtCsvModel;
+class MetaDataView: public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    MetaDataView(QWidget * parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = 0);
+
+protected:
+    void setupGUI();
+
+public:
+    /**@brief parse a metadata file and set up the model accordingly.
+     *
+     * @returns a localized error message in case of parsing errors. Or
+     * an empty string on success. */
+    QString parseMetaData(const QString& fileName);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    /**@brief emited when the selection changed.
+     *
+     * @param pictureFile: The file that is now selected.
+     * @param info: Additional info to show with the file.*/
+    void selectionChanged(const QString& pictureFile, const QString& info);
+
+protected slots:
+    void viewSelectionChanged(const QItemSelection& selected, const QItemSelection& deselected);
+
+public slots:
+    /**@brief selects the next row and emits a selection changed signal */
+    void selectNextRow();
+
+protected:
+    QxtCsvModel *mCSVModel;
+    QSortFilterProxyModel *mSortModel;
+    QTableView *mView;
+};
+
+
+#endif // METADATAVIEW_H