StreamEncoder.h

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/*
 * StreamEncoder.h
 *
 * Smalltalk like class library for C++
 * Abstract encoding translator for streams. Header.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2005 Milan Cermak
 */
/*
 * 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */
#ifndef __STREAMENCODER_H
#define __STREAMENCODER_H

#include <stlib/Object.h>
#include <stlib/Character.h>
#include <stlib/Stream.h>
#include <stlib/String.h>

namespace Core {

class StreamEncoder : public Object
{
  public:
    /* Class-accessing protocol */
    virtual String *className(void) const
    {
        return new String("StreamEncoder");
    }

    /* Initialize protocol */
    virtual void bigEndian(void)
    {}
    virtual void littleEndian(void)
    {}

    /* Accessing protocol */
    virtual Character *decodeFrom(Stream *stream) abstract;
    virtual void encodeTo(Stream *stream, Character *character) abstract;
};

};

#endif /* __STREAMENCODER_H */

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