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#ifndef _DECAF_IO_OUTPUTSTREAM_H
#define _DECAF_IO_OUTPUTSTREAM_H

#include <decaf/io/Closeable.h>
#include <decaf/io/IOException.h>
#include <decaf/util/concurrent/Synchronizable.h>
#include <decaf/util/Config.h>

namespace decaf{
namespace io{

    /**
     * Base interface for an output stream.
     */
    class DECAF_API OutputStream : public Closeable,
                                   public util::concurrent::Synchronizable
    {
    public:

        virtual ~OutputStream(){}

        /**
         * Writes a single byte to the output stream.
         * @param c the byte.
         * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurs.
         */
        virtual void write( unsigned char c ) throw ( IOException ) = 0;

        /**
         * Writes an array of bytes to the output stream.
         * @param buffer The array of bytes to write.
         * @param len The number of bytes from the buffer to be written.
         * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurs.
         */
        virtual void write( const unsigned char* buffer, std::size_t len )
            throw ( IOException ) = 0;

        /**
         * Flushes any pending writes in this output stream.
         * @throws IOException
         */
        virtual void flush() throw ( IOException ) = 0;
    };

}}

#endif /*_DECAF_IO_OUTPUTSTREAM_H*/