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#ifndef _VOS_ISTREAM_HXX_
#define _VOS_ISTREAM_HXX_

#include "sal/types.h"
#	include	<vos/types.hxx>

namespace vos
{     

/** Interface for a stream of data, on that you can read and write blocks of bytes.
*/
class IStream
{
public:

    IStream() { }
    virtual ~IStream() { }
    
    
	/** Retrieve n bytes from the stream and copy them into pBuffer.
		@param pBuffer receives the read data.
		@param n the number of bytes to read. pBuffer must be large enough
		to hold the n bytes!
		@return the number of read bytes
	*/
    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL read(void* pBuffer, 
					     sal_uInt32 n) const= 0;

	/** Write n bytes from pBuffer to the stream.
		@param pBuffer contains the data to be written.
		@param n the number of bytes to write.
		@return the number of written bytes
	*/
    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL write(const void* pBuffer, 
					      sal_uInt32 n)= 0;
    
	/** Checks if stream is closed for further reading.
		@return True is stream has ended (e.g. was closed).
	*/
	virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL isEof() const = 0;
};

}     

#endif	// _VOS_ISTREAM_HXX_