binary_stream_base.h

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/** @class lass::io::BinaryStreamBase
 *  @brief Base class for LASS binary streams with byte-order househoulding
 *
 *  This class is only to provide functionality to whatever stream derives from it.
 *  You're not supposed to actually "use" it.  "use" it as in having BinaryStream pointers
 *  or references floating in your code.  For that matter, the destructor of BinaryStream
 *  is protected so life gets a bit troubled if you decide to try it anyway.
 */



#ifndef LASS_GUARDIAN_OF_INCLUSION_IO_BINARY_STREAM_BASE_H
#define LASS_GUARDIAN_OF_INCLUSION_IO_BINARY_STREAM_BASE_H



#include "io_common.h"
#include "stream_base.h"
#include "../num/endianness.h"

namespace lass
{

namespace io
{

class LASS_DLL BinaryStreamBase: public StreamBase
{
public:

    num::Endianness endianness() const { return streamEndianness_; }
    void setEndianness(num::Endianness iEndianness) { streamEndianness_ = iEndianness; }

protected:

    BinaryStreamBase(num::Endianness iEndianness = num::littleEndian);
    virtual ~BinaryStreamBase();

private:

    num::Endianness streamEndianness_;  
};




class LASS_DLL EndiannessSetter: public util::NonCopyable
{
public:
    EndiannessSetter(BinaryStreamBase& iStream, num::Endianness iEndianness);
    ~EndiannessSetter();
private:
    BinaryStreamBase& stream_;
    num::Endianness oldEndianness_;
};

}

}

#endif