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// - Stream.hpp                                                              -
// - standard object library - base stream class definition                  -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_STREAM_HPP
#define  AFNIX_STREAM_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_TRANSCODER_HPP
#include "Transcoder.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The stream class is a base class which defines the stream operating mode.
  /// BY default, the stream operates in byte mode but can be set to operate
  /// in UTF-8 mode when unicode character are used. When operating in byte
  /// mode, the transcoder is used to map a byte to a unicode character. 
  /// When operating in other mode, the stream might read or write several 
  /// bytes before accepting or displaying a character.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class Stream : public virtual Transcoder {
  protected:
    /// the encoding mode
    System::t_emod d_emod;

  public:
    /// create a default byte stream
    Stream (void);

    /// create a stream by encoding mode
    /// @param emod the system encoding mode to set
    Stream (const System::t_emod emod);

    /// @return the stream encoding mode
    virtual System::t_emod getemod (void) const;

    /// set the stream encoding mode
    /// @param emod the stream encoding mode to set
    virtual void setemod (const System::t_emod emod);

    /// set the stream encoding mode by name
    /// @param mode the coding mode to set
    virtual void setemod (const String& mode);

  public:
    /// evaluate a stream data member
    /// @param robj  robj the current runnable
    /// @param nset  the current nameset
    /// @param quark the quark to evaluate
    static Object* meval (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark);

    /// @return true if the given quark is defined
    bool isquark (const long quark, const bool hflg) const;

    /// apply this object with a set of arguments and a quark
    /// @param robj  the current runnable
    /// @param nset  the current nameset    
    /// @param quark the quark to apply these arguments
    /// @param argv  the arguments  to apply
    Object* apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark,
		   Vector* argv);
  };
}

#endif
