#include <iostream>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <vector>
#include <unistd.h>

using namespace std;

const int XDIM{1000};
const int YDIM{400};

using ColorT = unsigned char;

struct PixelT {
    ColorT color[3];
};

using ImageT = vector <vector <PixelT>>;

void WriteImage(string  baseFileName, const ImageT &  image);

int main() {
        vector<vector<PixelT>> image(XDIM,vector<PixelT>(YDIM));

        // write a loop that will fill in the array with colors.

         WriteImage("foo", image);
        return 0;
}

void WriteImage(string  baseFileName, const ImageT &  image){
    // open a file for writing

    // write the PBM header
    // the magic number P6  (in ascii) followed by a newline 
    // width space height newline in ascii
    // the maximum value (255) newline in ascii

    // write the rgb values row by row in binary format

    // close the file
    // run ppmtogif or ppmtojpeg 

    string cmd { "ppmtogif < " + pngName + " > " + gifName};
    system(cmd.c_str());
    unlink(pngName.c_str());
}