/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
   Copyright (C) 2000 David Faure <faure@kde.org>

   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
   License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

   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 GNU
   Library General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
#ifndef __kfilterdev_h
#define __kfilterdev_h

#include <karchive_export.h>
#include <QtCore/QIODevice>
#include <QtCore/QString>

class QFile;
class KFilterBase;

/**
 * A class for reading and writing compressed data onto a device
 * (e.g. file, but other usages are possible, like a buffer or a socket).
 *
 * To simply read/write compressed files, see deviceForFile.
 *
 * @author David Faure <faure@kde.org>
 */
class KARCHIVE_EXPORT KFilterDev : public QIODevice
{
public:
    /**
     * Destructs the KFilterDev.
     * Calls close() if the filter device is still open.
     */
    virtual ~KFilterDev();

    /**
     * Open for reading or writing.
     * If the KFilterBase's device is not opened, it will be opened.
     */
    virtual bool open( QIODevice::OpenMode mode );
    /**
     * Close after reading or writing.
     * If the KFilterBase's device was opened by open(), it will be closed.
     */
    virtual void close();

    /**
     * For writing gzip compressed files only:
     * set the name of the original file, to be used in the gzip header.
     * @param fileName the name of the original file
     */
    void setOrigFileName( const QByteArray & fileName );

    /**
     * Call this let this device skip the gzip headers when reading/writing.
     * This way KFilterDev (with gzip filter) can be used as a direct wrapper
     * around zlib - this is used by KZip.
     */
    void setSkipHeaders();

    /**
     * That one can be quite slow, when going back. Use with care.
     */
    virtual bool seek( qint64 );

    virtual bool atEnd() const;

    /// Reimplemented to return true. KFilterDev is a sequential QIODevice.
    /// Well, not really, since it supports seeking and KZip uses that.
    //virtual bool isSequential() const { return true; }

public:


    // KDE4 TODO: turn those static methods into constructors

    /**
     * Creates an i/o device that is able to read from @p fileName,
     * whether it's compressed or not. Available compression filters
     * (gzip/bzip2 etc.) will automatically be used.
     *
     * The compression filter to be used is determined from the @p fileName
     * if @p mimetype is empty. Pass "application/x-gzip" or "application/x-bzip"
     * to force the corresponding decompression filter, if available.
     *
     * Warning: application/x-bzip may not be available.
     * In that case a QFile opened on the compressed data will be returned !
     * Use KFilterBase::findFilterByMimeType and code similar to what
     * deviceForFile is doing, to better control what's happening.
     *
     * The returned QIODevice has to be deleted after using.
     *
     * @param fileName the name of the file to filter
     * @param mimetype the mime type of the file to filter, or QString() if unknown
     * @param forceFilter if true, the function will either find a compression filter, or return 0.
     *                    If false, it will always return a QIODevice. If no
     *                    filter is available it will return a simple QFile.
     *                    This can be useful if the file is usable without a filter.
     * @return if a filter has been found, the QIODevice for the filter. If the
     *         filter does not exist, the return value depends on @p forceFilter.
     *         The returned QIODevice has to be deleted after using.
     */
    static QIODevice * deviceForFile( const QString & fileName, const QString & mimetype = QString(),
                                      bool forceFilter = false );

    /**
     * Creates an i/o device that is able to read from the QIODevice @p inDevice,
     * whether the data is compressed or not. Available compression filters
     * (gzip/bzip2 etc.) will automatically be used.
     *
     * The compression filter to be used is determined @p mimetype .
     * Pass "application/x-gzip" or "application/x-bzip"
     * to use the corresponding decompression filter.
     *
     * Warning: application/x-bzip may not be available.
     * In that case 0 will be returned !
     *
     * The returned QIODevice has to be deleted after using.
     * @param inDevice input device. Won't be deleted if @p autoDeleteInDevice = false
     * @param mimetype the mime type for the filter
     * @param autoDeleteInDevice if true, @p inDevice will be deleted automatically
     * @return a KFilterDev that filters the original stream. Must be deleted after using
     */
    static QIODevice * device( QIODevice* inDevice, const QString & mimetype, bool autoDeleteInDevice = true );

protected:
    virtual qint64 readData( char *data, qint64 maxlen );
    virtual qint64 writeData( const char *data, qint64 len );

private:
    /**
     * Constructs a KFilterDev for a given filter (e.g. gzip, bzip2 etc.).
     * @param filter the KFilterBase to use
     * @param autoDeleteFilterBase when true this object will become the
     * owner of @p filter.
     */
    explicit KFilterDev( KFilterBase * filter, bool autoDeleteFilterBase = false );
private:
    class Private;
    Private* const d;
};


#endif
