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 * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
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 */
#ifndef _FILEREADER_H_
#define _FILEREADER_H_

#include "prtypes.h"
#include "Pool.h"

#ifdef NO_NSPR
#include <stdio.h>
#else
#include "prio.h"
#endif

/* Reads a file, allocating space as neccessary */
class FileReader {
public:
  FileReader(Pool &pool): pool(pool) { } 
  
  /* All read routines return True on success, False on failure */

  /* read an unsigned byte */
  bool readU1(char *destp, Int32 numItems);

  /* read numItems unsigned 16-bit quantities, flipping bytes if neccessary.
   * Returns true on success, false if unable to read numItems.
   */
  bool readU2(Uint16 *destp, Int32 numItems);

  /* read an unsigned 32-bit quantity, flipping bytes if neccessary */
  bool readU4(Uint32 *destp, Int32 numItems);
  
  virtual ~FileReader() { } 
  
protected:
  /* Yes this is an abstract class */
  virtual bool read1(char *destp, int size) = 0;
  Pool &pool;
};


  
#endif /* _FILEREADER_H_ */