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// - InputStream.hpp                                                         -
// - standard object library - input stream base class definition            -
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// - copyright (c) 1999-2013 amaury darsch                                   -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_INPUTSTREAM_HPP
#define  AFNIX_INPUTSTREAM_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_STREAM_HPP
#include "Stream.hpp"
#endif

#ifndef  AFNIX_BUFFER_HPP
#include "Buffer.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The InputStream class is an abstract stream class that provides the
  /// interface of an input stream. The primary method associated with such
  /// class is the character read method as well as the valid predicate. The
  /// class is designed to provide a unified mechanism that is further
  /// extended by the various implementation such like the input file
  /// stream or the input string stream.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class InputStream : public Stream {
  public:
    /// @return the stream timeout
    virtual long gettout (void) const =0;

    /// set the stream timeout
    /// @param tout the stream time to set
    virtual void settout (const long tout) =0;

    /// flush the input stream buffer
    virtual void flush (void) =0;

    /// @return true if we are at the eos
    virtual bool iseos (void) const =0;

    /// @return true if we can read a character
    virtual bool valid (void) const =0;

    /// @return the next available character
    virtual char read (void) =0;

    /// copy an input stream into a buffer
    /// @param rbuf the reference buffer
    /// @param size the buffer size
    virtual long copy (char* rbuf, const long size);

    /// pushback a character in the input buffer.
    /// @param value the character to push back
    virtual long pushback (const char value) =0;

    /// pushback a unicode character in the input buffer.
    /// @param value the character to push back
    virtual long pushback (const t_quad value) =0;

    /// pushback a c-string in the input buffer
    /// @param s the string to pushback
    virtual long pushback (const char* s) =0;

    /// pushback a c-string by size in the input buffer
    /// @param s    the string to pushback
    /// @param size the string size
    virtual long pushback (const char* s, const long size) =0;

    /// consume the input stream into the input buffer
    virtual long consume (void) =0;

    /// @return the size of the input buffer
    virtual long buflen (void) const =0;

    /// @return a string representation of the input buffer
    virtual String tostring (void) const =0;

    /// flush the input stream until a character is found
    /// @param value the blocking character
    /// @return true if the character was found
    virtual bool flush (const char value);

    /// flush the input stream until a character is found
    /// @param value the blocking character
    /// @return true if the character was found
    virtual bool flush (const t_quad value);

    /// @return a buffer of character
    /// @param size the number of character to read
    virtual Buffer* read (const long size);

    /// @return the next available line
    virtual String readln (void);

    /// @return the next quad byte
    virtual t_quad getb (void);

    /// @return the next quad unicode character
    virtual t_quad getc (void);

    /// @return the next encoded unicode character
    virtual t_quad getu (void);

    /// pushback a string on this input stream
    virtual long pushback (const String& s);

  public:
    /// @return true if the given quark is defined
    bool isquark (const long quark, const bool hflg) const;

    /// apply this object with a set of arguments and a quark
    /// @param robj  the current runnable
    /// @param nset  the current nameset    
    /// @param quark the quark to apply these arguments
    /// @param argv  the arguments  to apply
    Object* apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark,
		   Vector* argv);
  };
}

#endif
