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#ifndef CHUNK_H
#define CHUNK_H

#include "config.h"

/*! 	@brief Interface for Chunk handling

	This class is an interface for reading from a Chunk.

	\todo handle big endian system.
*/
class Chunk {
public:
	enum seek_type { seek_start, seek_end, seek_cur };
	virtual ~Chunk() {};
	typedef unsigned int type;			//!< type of a Chunk (i.e. The first 4byte field of the Chunk structure).
	/*!	@brief convert a type to a string
		
		Utility function that convert a type to a string.
		
		@param t the type to convert to a string
		
		@return the converted string
	*/
	static const char * ChunkString(type t);

	virtual type getType() const = 0;	//!< return the type of the Chunk
	virtual unsigned int getSize() const = 0;	//!< return the size of the Chunk
	virtual Chunk * subBlock() = 0; //!< extract a subChunk from the current read position
	virtual bool eof() const = 0;	//!< is the Chunk completely read ?
	virtual unsigned int tell() const = 0;	//!< get the Chunk current read position
	virtual bool seek(int delta, seek_type dir = seek_cur) = 0;	//!< move the current read position inside the Chunk
	virtual bool read(void * buffer, unsigned int size) = 0;		//!< read some data for the current read position
	virtual char getChar() = 0;							//!< extract the character at the current read position
	virtual unsigned char getByte() = 0;					//!< extract the byte at the current read position
	virtual short getShort() = 0;						//!< extract the short at the current read position
	virtual unsigned short getWord() = 0;					//!< extract the word at the current read position
	virtual unsigned int getDword()= 0;					//!< extract the dword at the current read position
};

class FilePtr;

/*! 	@brief file based ::Chunk

	This class is an implementation of ::Chunk that handles file.

*/
class FileChunk : public Chunk {
private:
	FilePtr * _data;
	type _type;
	unsigned int _size;
	unsigned int _offset;
	unsigned int _curPos;
protected:
	FileChunk();
public:
	FileChunk(const char * fname);
	virtual ~FileChunk();
	type getType() const;
	unsigned int getSize() const;
	Chunk * subBlock();
	bool eof() const;
	unsigned int tell() const;
	bool seek(int delta, seek_type dir = seek_cur);
	bool read(void * buffer, unsigned int size);
	char getChar();
	unsigned char getByte();
	short getShort();
	unsigned short getWord();
	unsigned int getDword();
};

/*! 	@brief memory based ::Chunk

	This class is an implementation of ::Chunk that handles a memory buffer.
*/
class ContChunk : public Chunk {
private:
	char * _data;
	Chunk::type _type;
	unsigned int _size;
	unsigned int _curPos;
public:
	ContChunk(char * data);
	Chunk::type getType() const;
	unsigned int getSize() const;
	Chunk * subBlock();
	bool eof() const;
	unsigned int tell() const;
	bool seek(int delta, seek_type dir = seek_cur);
	bool read(void * buffer, unsigned int size);
	char getChar();
	unsigned char getByte();
	short getShort();
	unsigned short getWord();
	unsigned int getDword();
};

#endif