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#ifndef _DECAF_IO_WRITER_H
#define _DECAF_IO_WRITER_H

#include <string>
#include <decaf/io/IOException.h>
#include <decaf/io/OutputStream.h>

namespace decaf{
namespace io{

    /*
     * Writer interface for an object that wraps around an output
     * stream
     */
    class DECAF_API Writer
    {
    public:

        virtual ~Writer(){};

        /**
         * Sets the target output stream.
         * @param Outputstream to use
         */
        virtual void setOutputStream( OutputStream* os ) = 0;

        /**
         * Gets the target output stream.
         * @returns the output stream currently being used
         */
        virtual OutputStream* getOutputStream() = 0;

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

         /**
          * Writes a byte to the output stream.
          * @param v The value to be written.
          * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurs.
          */
         virtual void writeByte( unsigned char v ) throw( IOException ) = 0;
    };

}}

#endif /*_DECAF_IO_WRITER_H*/