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diff --git a/source/writer.h b/source/writer.h
index 756e19a..18fb314 100644
--- a/source/writer.h
+++ b/source/writer.h
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-/* $Id$
-
-This file is part of libmspdatafile
-Copyright © 2006  Mikko Rasa, Mikkosoft Productions
-Distributed under the LGPL
-*/
-
 #ifndef MSP_DATAFILE_WRITER_H_
 #define MSP_DATAFILE_WRITER_H_
 
 #include <map>
-#include <ostream>
-#include "binarydict.h"
+#include <msp/io/base.h>
+#include "output.h"
 
 namespace Msp {
 namespace DataFile {
@@ -18,17 +11,42 @@ namespace DataFile {
 class Statement;
 class WriterMode;
 
+/**
+Frontend for writing data.
+*/
 class Writer
 {
 private:
-	std::ostream &out;
+	Output out;
 	WriterMode *mode;
 	bool binary;
 
 public:
-	Writer(std::ostream &);
-	void write(const Statement &);
-	void set_binary(bool);
+	Writer(IO::Base &o);
+	~Writer();
+
+	/**
+	Writes a statement to the output.  This function always writes a complete
+	statement, so it's not possible to add substatements later.
+	*/
+	void write(const Statement &st);
+
+	/**
+	Sets binary or text mode.  While it is possible to enter and exit binary
+	mode multiple times, doing so produces sub-optimal output.
+
+	@param  b  true for binary mode, false for text
+	*/
+	void set_binary(bool b);
+
+	/** Enables output compression.  Once enabled, it won't be possible to
+	disable compression. */
+	void set_compressed();
+
+	/** Sets the precision of floating point numbers in bits.  Depending on the
+	mode not all values may be valid, but any value between 16 and 64 that is
+	divisible by 8 is guaranteed to work. */
+	void set_float_precision(unsigned);
 };
 
 } // namespace DataFile