barrier/io/IInputStream.h

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#ifndef IINPUTSTREAM_H
#define IINPUTSTREAM_H
#include "IInterface.h"
#include "BasicTypes.h"
class IInputStream : public IInterface {
public:
// manipulators
// close the stream
virtual void close() = 0;
// read up to maxCount bytes into buffer, return number read.
// blocks if no data is currently available. if buffer is NULL
// then the data is discarded. returns (UInt32)-1 if there's
// no data for timeout seconds; if timeout < 0 then it blocks
// until data is available.
// (cancellation point)
virtual UInt32 read(void* buffer, UInt32 maxCount, double timeout) = 0;
// accessors
// get a conservative estimate of the available bytes to read
// (i.e. a number not greater than the actual number of bytes).
// some streams may not be able to determine this and will always
// return zero.
virtual UInt32 getSize() const = 0;
};
#endif