// Copyright (C) 2010, Guy Barrand. All rights reserved.
// See the file tools.license for terms.

#ifndef tools_io_iwbuf
#define tools_io_iwbuf

#include "../typedefs"

#include <vector>
#include <string>

namespace tools {
namespace io {

class iwbuf {
public:
  virtual ~iwbuf() {}
public:
  virtual bool write(uchar) = 0;
  virtual bool write(char) = 0;
  virtual bool write(uint16) = 0;
  virtual bool write(int16) = 0;
  virtual bool write(uint32) = 0;
  virtual bool write(int32) = 0;
  virtual bool write(uint64) = 0;
  virtual bool write(int64) = 0;
  virtual bool write(float) = 0;
  virtual bool write(double) = 0;
  virtual bool write(bool) = 0;

  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const uchar*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const char*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const uint16*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const int16*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const uint32*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const int32*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const uint64*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const int64*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const float*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const double*) = 0;
  virtual bool write_vec(uint32,const bool*) = 0;

  virtual bool write_vec(const std::vector<std::string>&) = 0;

  virtual bool write_cstr(const char* a_cstr) = 0;

  virtual bool write_img(uint32,uint32,uint32,const uchar*) = 0;

  typedef std::vector< std::vector<unsigned int> > std_vec_vec_uint_t;
  virtual bool write_std_vec_vec(const std_vec_vec_uint_t&) = 0;

  typedef std::vector< std::vector<float> > std_vec_vec_float_t;
  virtual bool write_std_vec_vec(const std_vec_vec_float_t&) = 0;

  typedef std::vector< std::vector<double> > std_vec_vec_double_t;
  virtual bool write_std_vec_vec(const std_vec_vec_double_t&) = 0;

  typedef std::vector< std::vector<std::string> > std_vec_vec_string_t;
  virtual bool write_std_vec_vec(const std_vec_vec_string_t&) = 0;
public:
  virtual const char* buf() const = 0;
  virtual size_t length() const = 0;
};

}}

#endif