/*
 * bytestream.h - base class for bytestreams
 * Copyright (C) 2003  Justin Karneges
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 */

#ifndef CS_BYTESTREAM_H
#define CS_BYTESTREAM_H

#include <qobject.h>
#include <qcstring.h>

// CS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

// CS_EXPORT_BEGIN
class ByteStream : public QObject
{
	Q_OBJECT
public:
	enum Error { ErrRead, ErrWrite, ErrCustom = 10 };
	ByteStream(QObject *parent=0);
	virtual ~ByteStream()=0;

	virtual bool isOpen() const;
	virtual void close();
	virtual void write(const QByteArray &);
	virtual QByteArray read(int bytes=0);
	virtual int bytesAvailable() const;
	virtual int bytesToWrite() const;

	void write(const QCString &);

	static void appendArray(QByteArray *a, const QByteArray &b);
	static QByteArray takeArray(QByteArray *from, int size=0, bool del=true);

signals:
	void connectionClosed();
	void delayedCloseFinished();
	void readyRead();
	void bytesWritten(int);
	void error(int);

protected:
	void clearReadBuffer();
	void clearWriteBuffer();
	void appendRead(const QByteArray &);
	void appendWrite(const QByteArray &);
	QByteArray takeRead(int size=0, bool del=true);
	QByteArray takeWrite(int size=0, bool del=true);
	QByteArray & readBuf();
	QByteArray & writeBuf();
	virtual int tryWrite();

private:
//! \if _hide_doc_
	class Private;
	Private *d;
//! \endif
};
// CS_EXPORT_END

// CS_NAMESPACE_END

#endif