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/* **-*-c++-*-**************************************************************
  Copyright (C)1996 David Jung <opensim@pobox.com>

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****************************************************************************/

#ifndef _BASE_FILE_
#define _BASE_FILE_

#include <base/base>
#include <base/VFile>
#include <base/path_not_found>
#include <base/io_error>


#include <string>

namespace base {


class File : public VFile
{
public:
  virtual ~File();

  virtual String className() const { return String("File"); }
  virtual Object& clone() const { return *NewNamedObj(className()) File(*this); }

  virtual String extension() const { return pathname.extension(); }  // the file's extension (e.g. .png)

  virtual std::istream&  istream() const throw(io_error);
  virtual std::ostream&  ostream() const throw(io_error);
  virtual std::iostream& iostream(std::iostream::openmode mode = (std::iostream::in | std::iostream::out) ) const throw(io_error);

  virtual void close() const throw(io_error); // close the file (can be re-opened again via istream/ostream/iostream() )

protected:
  void open(std::iostream::openmode mode) const throw(path_not_found, io_error);

  mutable bool opened;
  mutable std::iostream::openmode mode;
  mutable std::fstream* fileStream;

  File(const File& f) : VFile(f), opened(f.opened), fileStream(f.fileStream) {}
  explicit File(const PathName& pathname) throw(path_not_found, io_error);
  File(const String& pathname) throw(path_not_found, io_error, std::invalid_argument);

  friend class Directory;
  friend class StdFileSystem;
};

} // base

#endif

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