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RemoteMapClient.h

/*****************************************************************************
 * Author:   Valient Gough <vgough@pobox.com>
 *
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2001, Valient Gough
 *
 * This library is free software; you can distribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
 * option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the LGPL in the file COPYING for more
 * details.
 *
 */

#ifndef _RemoteMapClient_incl
#define _RemoteMapClient_incl


#include <rel/VMap.h>

namespace rel
{


    class RemoteMapClient : public VMap
    {
    public:
        // Act as client for remote map.  The path given is the base path on the
        // remote end.
        RemoteMapClient(const SmartPtr<TypeStream> &transport);
        ~RemoteMapClient();

        // could override in order to improve efficiency..
        //VMapPtr findDirectory(const string &name, int flags = VMap::NoFlags);
        //VMapPtr findDirectory(const TypeStream &path,int flags=VMap::NoFlags);

        //VMapPtr createDirectory(const string &name);
        //ODSMapPtr createDirectory(const TypeStream &path);

        OpaqueValue find(const string &name);
        OpaqueValue find(const TypeStream &path);
        //OpaqueValue find_search_TopDown(const TypeStream &path, 
        //                                const string &name);

        //ErrorCode insert(const string &name, const OpaqueValue &value);
        //ErrorCode insert(const TypeStream &path, const OpaqueValue &value);

        //ErrorCode assign(const string &name, const OpaqueValue &value);
        //ErrorCode assign(const TypeStream &path, const OpaqueValue &value);
        //ErrorCode assign(const string &name, const OpaqueValue &value);

        //ErrorCode erase(const string &name);
        //ErrorCode erase(const TypeStream &path);

        //virtual ErrorCode clear();


        enum CommandPrefixes
        {
            Command_Find_String = 'f',
            Command_Find_Path   = 'F'
        };

    private:

        SmartPtr<TypeStream> fTransport;
    };

} // namespace rel

#endif

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