add extension to convert and temporal unify multiple raw files with different measruemtn frequencies. to BE DEBUGGED

lib/endian.hpp

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+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#ifndef MY_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#define MY_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#define IS_BIG_ENDIAN (*(uint16_t*)"\0\xff" < 0x100)
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+class endian
+{
+
+private:
+
+  // endianness
+  bool little_endian_;
+
+public:
+
+  // constructor
+  endian()
+  {
+    // check endianness on machine
+    little_endian_ = get_endian();
+  }
+  
+  // provide information about little versus big endian architecture
+  bool get_endian()
+  {
+    // declare short (16 bit) integer representing "1"
+    short int wd = 0x001;
+
+    // get byte pattern of integer
+    uint8_t *pwd = (uint8_t*)(&wd);
+
+    //for ( int i = 0; i < 2; i ++ ) std::cout<<std::hex<<(int)pwd[i]<<" ";
+    //std::cout<<"\n";
+
+    // check if byte pattern is 0x 0001 or 0x 0100
+    return ((int)pwd[0] == 1 ? true : false);
+  }
+
+  // retrieve information
+  bool little_endian()
+  {
+    return little_endian_?true:false;
+  }
+
+  bool big_endian()
+  {
+    return little_endian_?false:true;
+  }
+
+};
+
+#endif
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//