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#ifndef __NEMIVER_I_INPUT_STREAM_H__
#define __NEMIVER_I_INPUT_STREAM_H__

#include "nmv-object.h"

namespace nemiver {
namespace common {

class IInputStream : public Object {
    //forbid copy
    IInputStream (const IInputStream &);
    IInputStream& operator= (const IInputStream &);

public:
    enum Status {
        OK=0,
        EOF_ERROR,
        NOT_OPEN_ERROR,
        ERROR
    };//end Status

    IInputStream ()
    {}

    virtual ~IInputStream ()
    {}

    virtual bool open (const char *a_path) = 0;

    virtual Status read (char *a_buf, int &a_len) =0;

    virtual void close () =0;
};//end class InputStream
}//end namespace common
}//end namespace nemiver
#endif //__NEMIVER_INPUT_STREAM_H__

