icinga2/lib/base/stream.h

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 * Icinga 2                                                                   *
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#ifndef STREAM_H
#define STREAM_H

#include "base/i2-base.h"
#include "base/object.h"
#include "base/qstring.h"
#include <boost/exception_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/signals2.hpp>

namespace icinga
{

/**
 * A stream.
 *
 * @ingroup base
 */
class I2_BASE_API Stream : public Object
{
public:
	typedef shared_ptr<Stream> Ptr;
	typedef weak_ptr<Stream> WeakPtr;

	/**
	 * Reads data from the stream.
	 *
	 * @param buffer The buffer where data should be stored. May be NULL if you're
	 *		 not actually interested in the data.
	 * @param count The number of bytes to read from the queue.
	 * @returns The number of bytes actually read.
	 */
	virtual size_t Read(void *buffer, size_t count) = 0;

	/**
	 * Writes data to the stream.
	 *
	 * @param buffer The data that is to be written.
	 * @param count The number of bytes to write.
	 * @returns The number of bytes written
	 */
	virtual void Write(const void *buffer, size_t count) = 0;

	/**
	 * Closes the stream and releases resources.
	 */
	virtual void Close(void) = 0;

	bool ReadLine(String *line, size_t maxLength = 4096);
};

}

#endif /* STREAM_H */