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1#ifndef BU_NIDS_H
2#define BU_NIDS_H
3
4namespace Bu
5{
6 class Stream;
7
8 /**
9 * Numerically Indexed Data Streams. This is a working name so I can
10 * actually get some code written instead of agonizing over the name.
11 *
12 * This is a system for creating streams that contain other streams in
13 * a flexible block-allocated system.
14 */
15 class Nids
16 {
17 public:
18 Nids( Bu::Stream &sStore );
19 virtual ~Nids();
20
21 /**
22 * Create a new Nids system in the assosiated stream. This should be
23 * used carefully, it will destroy all data already within the stream.
24 * More options will probably be added soon.
25 */
26 void initialize( int iBlockSize, int iPreAllocate=1 );
27
28 /**
29 * Create a new stream within the Nids system. The ID of the new stream
30 * is returned.
31 */
32 int createStream( int iPreAllocate=1 );
33
34 /**
35 * Delete a stream that's already within the Nids.
36 */
37 void deleteStream( int iID );
38
39 /**
40 * Return a new Stream object assosiated with the given stream ID.
41 */
42 Bu::Stream &openStream( int iID );
43
44 private:
45 Bu::Stream &sStore;
46 };
47};
48
49#endif