urho3d/Engine/IO/VectorBuffer.h

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#pragma once

#include "Deserializer.h"
#include "Serializer.h"

namespace Urho3D
{

/// Dynamically sized buffer that can be read and written to as a stream.
class VectorBuffer : public Deserializer, public Serializer
{
public:
    /// Construct an empty buffer.
    VectorBuffer();
    /// Construct from another buffer.
    VectorBuffer(const PODVector<unsigned char>& data);
    /// Construct from a memory area.
    VectorBuffer(const void* data, unsigned size);
    /// Construct from a stream.
    VectorBuffer(Deserializer& source, unsigned size);
    
    /// Read bytes from the buffer. Return number of bytes actually read.
    virtual unsigned Read(void* dest, unsigned size);
    /// Set position from the beginning of the buffer.
    virtual unsigned Seek(unsigned position);
    /// Write bytes to the buffer. Return number of bytes actually written.
    virtual unsigned Write(const void* data, unsigned size);
    
    /// Set data from another buffer.
    void SetData(const PODVector<unsigned char>& data);
    /// Set data from a memory area.
    void SetData(const void* data, unsigned size);
    /// Set data from a stream.
    void SetData(Deserializer& source, unsigned size);
    /// Reset to zero size.
    void Clear();
    /// Set size.
    void Resize(unsigned size);
    
    /// Return data.
    const unsigned char* GetData() const { return size_ ? &buffer_[0] : 0; }
    /// Return non-const data.
    unsigned char* GetModifiableData() { return size_ ? &buffer_[0] : 0; }
    /// Return the buffer.
    const PODVector<unsigned char>& GetBuffer() const { return buffer_; }
    
private:
    /// Dynamic data buffer.
    PODVector<unsigned char> buffer_;
};

}