FileType.h

/*
 *  Copyright (C) 2010  Regents of the University of Michigan
 *
 *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 *
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 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *   GNU General Public License for more details.
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 */

#ifndef __FILETYPE_H__
#define __FILETYPE_H__

class FileType
{
public:
    FileType();
    virtual ~FileType();

    virtual bool operator == (void * rhs) = 0;

    virtual bool operator != (void * rhs) = 0;

    // Close the file.
    virtual int close() = 0;

    // Reset to the beginning of the file.
    virtual void rewind() = 0;

    // Check to see if we have reached the EOF.
    virtual int eof() = 0;

    // Check to see if the file is open.
    virtual bool isOpen() = 0;

    // Write to the file.
    virtual unsigned int write(const void * buffer, unsigned int size) = 0;

    // Read into a buffer from the file.
    virtual int read(void * buffer, unsigned int size) = 0;

    // Get current position in the file.
    // -1 return value indicates an error.
    virtual long int tell() = 0;

    // Seek to the specified offset from the origin.
    // origin can be any of the following:
    // Note: not all are valid for all filetypes.
    //   SEEK_SET - Beginning of file
    //   SEEK_CUR - Current position of the file pointer
    //   SEEK_END - End of file
    // Returns true on successful seek and false on a failed seek.
    virtual bool seek(long int offset, int origin) = 0;

};

#endif