note
	description: "Implementation of the STORABLE mechanism with streams."
	library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date: 2020-05-19 14:29:33 +0000 (Tue, 19 May 2020) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 104259 $"

class interface
	STREAM

create 
	make,
	make_with_size

feature -- Initialization

	make
			-- Create stream object with a default_size of 100 bytes

	make_with_size (n: INTEGER_32)
			-- Create stream object with a default_size of n bytes
	
feature -- Access

	item: POINTER
			-- Direct access to stored/retrieved data

	buffer_size: INTEGER_32
			-- Buffer's size.

	object_stored_size: INTEGER_32
			-- Size of last stored object.

	create_c_buffer
			-- Create the C memory corresponding to the C buffer.

	retrieved: ANY
			-- Retrieved object structure
			-- To access resulting object under correct type,
			-- use assignment attempt.
			-- Will raise an exception (code Retrieve_exception)
			-- if content is not a stored Eiffel structure.
		require else
				True
	
feature -- Element change

	basic_store (object: ANY)
			-- Produce an external representation of the
			-- entire object structure reachable from object.
			-- Retrievable within current system only.

	general_store (object: ANY)
			-- Produce an external representation of the
			-- entire object structure reachable from object.
			-- Retrievable from other systems for same platform
			-- (machine architecture).

	independent_store (object: ANY)
			-- Produce an external representation of the
			-- entire object structure reachable from object.
			-- Retrievable from other systems for the same or other
			-- platform (machine architecture).

	set_additional_size (new_size: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set new_size to BUFFER_SIZE, internal value used to
			-- increment buffer_size during storable operations.
	
feature -- Status report

	Support_storable: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Can medium be used to store an Eiffel structure?

	Exists: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Stream exists in any cases.

	Is_open_read: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Stream opens for input.

	Is_open_write: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Stream opens for output.

	Is_readable: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Is medium readable?

	is_executable: BOOLEAN
			-- Is stream executable?

	Is_writable: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Stream is writable.

	readable: BOOLEAN
			-- Is there a current item that may be read?

	extendible: BOOLEAN
			-- May new items be added?

	is_closed: BOOLEAN
			-- Is the I/O medium open
	
feature -- Status setting

	close
			-- Close medium.
	
feature -- Output

	put_new_line
			-- Write a new line character to medium
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of new_line.
		require else
			stream_exists: Exists

	new_line
			-- Write a new line character to medium
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_new_line.
		require else
			stream_exists: Exists

	put_string (s: READABLE_STRING_8)
			-- Write s to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of putstring.

	putstring (s: READABLE_STRING_8)
			-- Write s to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_string.

	put_character (c: CHARACTER_8)
			-- Write c to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of putchar.

	putchar (c: CHARACTER_8)
			-- Write c to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_character.

	put_real (r: REAL_32)
			-- Write r to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of putreal and put_real_32.

	putreal (r: REAL_32)
			-- Write r to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_real and put_real_32.

	put_real_32 (r: REAL_32)
			-- Write r to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_real and putreal.

	put_integer (i: INTEGER_32)
			-- Write i to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of putint and put_integer_32.

	putint (i: INTEGER_32)
			-- Write i to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_integer and put_integer_32.

	put_integer_32 (i: INTEGER_32)
			-- Write i to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_integer and putint.

	put_integer_8 (i: INTEGER_8)
			-- Write i to medium.

	put_integer_16 (i: INTEGER_16)
			-- Write i to medium.

	put_integer_64 (i: INTEGER_64)
			-- Write i to medium.

	put_natural_8 (i: NATURAL_8)
			-- Write i to medium.

	put_natural_16 (i: NATURAL_16)
			-- Write i to medium.

	put_natural (i: NATURAL_32)
			-- Write i to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_natural_32.

	put_natural_32 (i: NATURAL_32)
			-- Write i to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_natural.

	put_natural_64 (i: NATURAL_64)
			-- Write i to medium.

	put_boolean (b: BOOLEAN)
			-- Write b to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of putbool.

	putbool (b: BOOLEAN)
			-- Write b to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_boolean.

	put_double (d: REAL_64)
			-- Write d to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of putdouble and put_real_64.

	putdouble (d: REAL_64)
			-- Write d to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_double and put_real_64.

	put_real_64 (d: REAL_64)
			-- Write d to medium.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of put_double and putdouble.

	put_managed_pointer (p: MANAGED_POINTER; start_pos, nb_bytes: INTEGER_32)
			-- Put data of length nb_bytes pointed by start_pos index in p at
			-- current position.
	
feature -- Input

	read_real
			-- Read a new real.
			-- Make result available in last_real.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of readreal and read_real_32.

	readreal
			-- Read a new real.
			-- Make result available in last_real.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_real and read_real_32.

	read_real_32
			-- Read a new real.
			-- Make result available in last_real.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_real and readreal.

	read_double
			-- Read a new double.
			-- Make result available in last_double.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of readdouble and read_real_64.

	readdouble
			-- Read a new double.
			-- Make result available in last_double.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_double and read_real_64.

	read_real_64
			-- Read a new double.
			-- Make result available in last_double.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_double and readdouble.

	read_character
			-- Read a new character.
			-- Make result available in last_character.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of readchar.

	readchar
			-- Read a new character.
			-- Make result available in last_character.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_character.

	read_integer
			-- Read a new integer.
			-- Make result available in last_integer.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of readint and read_integer_32.

	readint
			-- Read a new integer.
			-- Make result available in last_integer.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_integer and read_integer_32.

	read_integer_32
			-- Read a new integer.
			-- Make result available in last_integer.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_integer and readint.

	read_integer_8
			-- Read a new integer.
			-- Make result available in last_integer_8.

	read_integer_16
			-- Read a new integer.
			-- Make result available in last_integer_16.

	read_integer_64
			-- Read a new integer.
			-- Make result available in last_integer_64.

	read_natural_8
			-- Read a new natural.
			-- Make result available in last_natural_8.

	read_natural_16
			-- Read a new natural.
			-- Make result available in last_natural_16.

	read_natural
			-- Read a new natural.
			-- Make result available in last_natural.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_natural_32.

	read_natural_32
			-- Read a new natural.
			-- Make result available in last_natural.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_natural.

	read_natural_64
			-- Read a new natural.
			-- Make result available in last_natural_64.

	read_stream (nb_char: INTEGER_32)
			-- Read a string of at most nb_char bound characters
			-- or until end of medium is encountered.
			-- Make result available in last_string.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of readstream.

	readstream (nb_char: INTEGER_32)
			-- Read a string of at most nb_char bound characters
			-- or until end of medium is encountered.
			-- Make result available in last_string.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_stream.

	read_line
			-- Read characters until a new line or
			-- end of medium.
			-- Make result available in last_string.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of readline.

	readline
			-- Read characters until a new line or
			-- end of medium.
			-- Make result available in last_string.
			-- Was declared in STREAM as synonym of read_line.

	read_to_managed_pointer (p: MANAGED_POINTER; start_pos, nb_bytes: INTEGER_32)
			-- Read at most nb_bytes bound bytes and make result
			-- available in p at position start_pos.
	
feature -- Not exported

	name: detachable STRING_8
			-- Not meaningful

	handle: INTEGER_32
			-- Handle to medium

	handle_available: BOOLEAN
			-- Is the handle available after class has been
			-- created?
	
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end -- class STREAM

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