NetDat.h

// $Id: NetDat.h,v 1.1.1.1 2009/07/06 23:57:25 eml Exp $

#ifndef GCP_UTIL_NETDAT_H
#define GCP_UTIL_NETDAT_H

#include <vector>

namespace gcp {
  namespace util {

    class NetStruct;
    class NetUnion;

    class NetDat {
    public:

      struct Info {
    NetDat* datPtr_;
    bool alloc_;

    Info() {
      datPtr_ = 0;
      alloc_ = false;
    };

    Info(NetDat* datPtr, bool alloc) {
      datPtr_ = datPtr;
      alloc_  = alloc;
    };

    Info(const Info& info) {
      datPtr_ = info.datPtr_;
      alloc_  = info.alloc_;
    };
      };

      NetDat();

      NetDat(const NetDat& netDat);
      NetDat(NetDat& netDat);
      void operator=(const NetDat& netDat);
      void operator=(NetDat& netDat);

      virtual ~NetDat();

      virtual unsigned size();

      virtual std::vector<unsigned char>& getSerializedData();

      virtual void packSerializedData(unsigned char* bytes);

      virtual void deserialize(const std::vector<unsigned char>& bytes);
      
      unsigned maxSize();

      bool send(int fd);

      bool recv(int fd);

    protected:

      friend class NetStruct;
      friend class NetUnion;

      std::vector<unsigned char> bytes_;

      unsigned maxSize_;

      virtual void resize(unsigned size);

      unsigned char* const getSerializedDataPtr();

      virtual void serialize();

      virtual void deserialize(const unsigned char* bytes)=0;

      virtual void checkSize(const std::vector<unsigned char>& bytes);

    }; // End class NetDat

  } // End namespace util
} // End namespace gcp



#endif // End #ifndef GCP_UTIL_NETDAT_H