syncevolution/src/syncevo/FileDataBlob.h
Patrick Ohly 50101688df DataBlob: abstract access to chunks of data
The goal of the DataBlob base class is encapsulating read/write
access to permanent data storage *on demand*. Comparing it to
files, it is more like a path name than a file handle.

boost::shared_ptr are used a) because it automates deletion of
the actual data streams and b) some implementations of DataBlob
might have to share access to these instances.

One possible implementation (included in this patch) is indeed
a plain file. It writes into a temporary file and only renames
it to the final path name on success, which emulates the behavior
of the FileConfigNode. The actual implementation of this renaming
was moved into a separate class, the SafeOstream.

Another (to be added later) is a chunk of data inside a larger file.
This is needed for embedding different .ini style files inside
one large text file, as required for MBC #1208).
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/*
* Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly@gmx.de>
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) version 3.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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*
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*/
#ifndef INCL_EVOLUTION_FILE_DATA_BLOB
# define INCL_EVOLUTION_FILE_DATA_BLOB
#include <syncevo/DataBlob.h>
#include <string>
#include <syncevo/declarations.h>
SE_BEGIN_CXX
/**
* Abstract base class for a chunk of data.
* Can be opened for reading and writing.
* Meant to be used for plain files and
* for sections inside a larger file.
*/
class FileDataBlob : public DataBlob
{
std::string m_path;
std::string m_fileName;
bool m_readonly;
public:
/**
* @param path directory name
* @param fileName name of file inside that directory
* @param readonly do not create or write file, it must exist;
* write() will throw an exception
*/
FileDataBlob(const std::string &path, const std::string &fileName, bool readonly);
FileDataBlob(const std::string &fullpath, bool readonly);
boost::shared_ptr<std::ostream> write();
boost::shared_ptr<std::istream> read();
virtual std::string getName() const;
virtual bool exists() const;
virtual bool isReadonly() const { return m_readonly; }
};
SE_END_CXX
#endif // INCL_EVOLUTION_FILE_DATA_BLOB