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// dar - disk archive - a backup/restoration program
// Copyright (C) 2002-2052 Denis Corbin
//
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    /// \file fichier_global.hpp
    /// \brief class fichier_global definition. This class is a pure virtual class
    /// class fichier_global is an abstraction of files objects whatever is their localisation
    /// like local filesystem, remote ftp server, etc. inherited classes (like fichier_local)
    /// provide full implementation

    /// \ingroup Private

#ifndef FICHIER_GLOBAL_HPP
#define FICHIER_GLOBAL_HPP


#include "/usr/include/dar/libdar_my_config.h"

extern "C"
{
#if LIBDAR_HAS_UNISTD_H
#include <unistd.h>
#endif
} // end extern "C"

#include "/usr/include/dar/integers.hpp"
#include "/usr/include/dar/thread_cancellation.hpp"
#include "/usr/include/dar/label.hpp"
#include "/usr/include/dar/crc.hpp"
#include "/usr/include/dar/user_interaction.hpp"
#include "/usr/include/dar/mem_ui.hpp"

#include <string>

namespace libdar
{

	/// \addtogroup Private
	/// @{

	/// abstraction of filesystem files for entrepot

    class fichier_global : public generic_file, public thread_cancellation, public mem_ui
    {
    public :
	enum advise
	{
	    advise_normal,     //< no advise given by the application
	    advise_sequential, //< application expect to read the data sequentially
	    advise_random,     //< application expect to read the data in random order
	    advise_noreuse,    //< application does not expect to read the data more than once
	    advise_willneed,   //< application expect to read the data again in near future
	    advise_dontneed    //< application will not read the data in near future
	};

	    /// constructors
	    ///
	    /// \note some well defined error case must generate an Esystem exception, other by Erange or more appropriated Egeneric exceptions
	    /// to known what type of error must be handled by Esystem object, see the Esystem::io_error enum
        fichier_global(const user_interaction & dialog, gf_mode mode): generic_file(mode), mem_ui(dialog) {};
	fichier_global(const fichier_global & ref) : generic_file(ref), thread_cancellation(ref), mem_ui(ref) {};

	    // default assignment operator is fine here
	    // default destructor is fine too here

	    /// set the ownership of the file
	virtual void change_ownership(const std::string & user, const std::string & group) = 0;

	    /// change the permission of the file
	virtual void change_permission(U_I perm) = 0;

	    /// return the size of the file
        virtual infinint get_size() const = 0;

	    /// set posix_fadvise for the whole file
	virtual void fadvise(advise adv) const = 0;

    protected :
	    /// replaces generic_file::inherited_write() method, to allow the return of partial writings
	    ///
	    /// a partial writing is allowed when no space is available for writing
	    /// this let global_ficher interact with the user asking whether it can make place
	    /// or if (s)he wants to abord
	    /// \param[in] a points to the start of the area of data to write
	    /// \param[in] size is the size in byte of the data to write
	    /// \return the amount of byte wrote. If the returned value is less than size, this
	    /// is a partial write, and is assumed that free storage space is missing to complete
	    /// the operation
	virtual U_I fichier_global_inherited_write(const char *a, U_I size) = 0;


	    /// replaces generic_file::inherited_read() method, to allow the return of partial reading
	    ///
	    /// a partial reading is signaled by the inherited class by returning false
	    /// \param[in] a points to the area where to store read data
	    /// \param[in] size is the available place to store data
	    /// \param[out] read is the total amount of data read so far
	    /// \param[out] message is the request to send to the user upon partial reading
	    /// \return true if the reading is full (either read the maximum allowed data or reached end of file)
	    /// false is returned if a user interaction can let the reading go further the message to display to the
	    /// user asking him for action. He will also be proposed to abort the current operation.
	virtual bool fichier_global_inherited_read(char *a, U_I size, U_I & read, std::string & message) = 0;

    private:

	    // inherited from generic_file class and relocated as private methods
	void inherited_write(const char *a, U_I size);
	U_I inherited_read(char *a, U_I size);
    };


	/// @}

} // end of namespace

#endif
