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26 #ifndef MEMFILE_H
27 #define MEMFILE_H
29 #include "SafeFile.h" // Needed for CFileDataIO
32 /**
33 * CMemFile handles virtual files stored in memory.
35 * This class allows for manipulation of binary data in memory such
36 * as data sent over networks. Using this class rather than writing
37 * the stream onto a struct confers the following advantages:
38 * - Contents may be read dynamically in case of various versions
39 * of the same packet.
40 * - Endian correction is handled transparently. When reading and
41 * writing values, CMemFile converts to and from little-endian,
42 * so that no explicit endian convertions are nescesarry.
43 * - Strings of dynamic length can be read.
45 * Most of these advantages also hold for writing packets.
47 * @see CFileDataIO
49 class CMemFile : public CFileDataIO
51 public:
52 /**
53 * Creates a dynamic file object.
55 * @param growthRate The growth-rate of the buffer.
57 * The growth-rate specified by how much the buffer-size will
58 * be increased when the memfile runs out of space. Normally
59 * this means that the amount of re-allocations is cut down
60 * at the expence of slightly higher mem-usage.
62 * If the size of the entire file to be written is known
63 * in advance, one can avoid needless re-allocations by
64 * specifying the exact length as the growth-rate.
66 * If the growth-rate is set to zero, the memfile will allocate
67 * exactly the needed amount of memory and no more when resizing.
69 CMemFile(unsigned int growthRate = 1024);
71 /**
72 * Creates a mem-file attached to an already existing buffer.
74 * @param buffer A pre-existing buffer.
75 * @param bufferSize The size of the buffer.
77 * A buffer attached to a memfile is assumed to already contain
78 * data and therefore the file-size is set to match the size of
79 * of the buffer.
81 * Note that while it is valid to resize the buffer to a length
82 * between zero and 'bufferSize', it is not valid to resize it
83 * to a length greater than the length specified in the
84 * constructor. This also holds for writes that would increase
85 * the length.
87 * The buffer is _not_ freed by CMemFile upon destruction.
89 * If the buffer is a const byte*, the memfile is read-only.
91 CMemFile(byte* buffer, size_t bufferSize);
92 CMemFile(const byte* buffer, size_t bufferSize);
94 /** Destructor. */
95 virtual ~CMemFile();
98 /** @see CFileDataIO::GetPosition */
99 virtual uint64 GetPosition() const;
101 /** @see CFileDataIO::GetLength */
102 virtual uint64 GetLength() const;
105 /**
106 * Changes the length of the file, possibly resizing the buffer.
108 * @param newLen The new length of the file.
110 * If the current position is greater than the new length, it
111 * will be set to the end of the file.
113 * Note that changing the lenght of a file with an attached buffer
114 * to a value greater than the actual buffer size is an illegal
115 * operation.
117 virtual void SetLength(size_t newLen);
119 /**
120 * Resets the memfile to the start.
122 virtual void Reset() const { doSeek(0); }
125 * Returns the bytes available to read before EOF
127 virtual sint64 GetAvailable() const { return GetLength() - GetPosition(); }
129 /**
130 * Resets the memfile to the starting values.
132 virtual void ResetData();
134 // Sometimes it's useful to get the buffer and do stuff with it.
135 byte* GetRawBuffer() const { return m_buffer; }
137 protected:
138 /** @see CFileDataIO::doRead */
139 virtual sint64 doRead(void* buffer, size_t count) const;
141 /** @see CFileDataIO::doWrite */
142 virtual sint64 doWrite(const void* buffer, size_t count);
144 /** @see CFileDataIO::doSeek */
145 virtual sint64 doSeek(sint64 offset) const;
147 private:
148 //! A CMemFile is neither copyable nor assignable.
149 //@{
150 CMemFile(const CMemFile&);
151 CMemFile& operator=(const CMemFile&);
152 //@}
154 /** Enlarges the buffer to at least 'size' length. */
155 void enlargeBuffer(size_t size);
157 //! The growth-rate for the buffer.
158 unsigned int m_growthRate;
159 //! The current position in the file.
160 mutable size_t m_position;
161 //! The actual size of the buffer.
162 size_t m_BufferSize;
163 //! The size of the virtual file, may be less than the buffer-size.
164 size_t m_fileSize;
165 //! If true, the buffer will be freed upon termination.
166 bool m_delete;
167 //! read-only mark.
168 bool m_readonly;
169 //! The actual buffer.
170 byte* m_buffer;
173 #endif // MEMFILE_H
174 // File_checked_for_headers