/Users/ljp/code/gamma/trunk/Gamma/File.h

#ifndef GAMMA_FILE_H_INC
#define GAMMA_FILE_H_INC

/*  Gamma - Generic processing library
    See COPYRIGHT file for authors and license information

    File Description:
    Basic file i/o classes.
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include "Gamma/pstdint.h"

namespace gam{

class File{
public:

    File(const char * path, const char * mode, bool open=false);

    ~File();

    void close();   
    bool open();    

    void mode(const char * v){ mMode=v; }

    uint32_t write(const void * v, int size, int items=1){ return fwrite(v, size, items, mFP); }

    static uint32_t write(const char * path, const void * v, int size, int items=1);

    char * readAll();

    bool opened() const { return 0 != mFP; }
    
    const char * mode() const { return mMode; }
    
    const char * path() const { return mPath; }
    
    int size() const { return mSizeBytes; }

    static bool exists(const char * path);

protected:
    const char * mPath;
    const char * mMode;
    char * mContent;
    int mSizeBytes;
    FILE * mFP;
    
    void freeContent();
    void allocContent(int n);
    void getSize();
};

} // gam::

#endif