source: code/branches/network/src/util/Bytestream.h @ 1701

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 *      Oliver Scheuss <scheusso [at] ee.ethz.ch>, (C) 2008
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#ifndef NETWORKBYTESTREAM_H
#define NETWORKBYTESTREAM_H

#define DATA_TYPE unsigned char

#include <string>

  
/**
        @author Oliver Scheuss <scheusso [at] ee.ethz.ch>
*/
class Bytestream{
  public:
    Bytestream();
    Bytestream( unsigned int size );
    Bytestream( DATA_TYPE *data, unsigned int size, bool empty=false );
    ~Bytestream();
    
    template <class T> Bytestream& operator<< ( T& data )
        { write(&data, sizeof(T)); return *this; }
    template <class T> Bytestream& operator>> ( T& data )
        { read(&data, sizeof(T)); return *this; }
    void write(void *data, unsigned int length);
    void read(void *data, unsigned int length);
    void readString(std::string& s);
    
    // specialisations
    template <std::string&> Bytestream& operator<< ( std::string& s ){ write( s.c_str(), s.length()+1); return *this; }
    template <std::string&> Bytestream& operator>> ( std::string& s ){ readString(s); return *this; }
    
    DATA_TYPE *getData(){ return data_; }
    unsigned int getSize(){ return writeIterator_; }
    
  private:
    

// Membervariables
  
  private:
    DATA_TYPE *data_;
    unsigned int writeIterator_;
    unsigned int readIterator_;
    unsigned int maxSize_;
};


#endif