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+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  $RCSfile: binaryreader.hxx,v $
+ *
+ *  $Revision: 1.2 $
+ *
+ *  last change: $Author: vg $ $Date: 2003-05-26 08:04:00 $
+ *
+ *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
+ *  either of the following licenses
+ *
+ *         - GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+ *         - Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+ *
+ *  Sun Microsystems Inc., October, 2000
+ *
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+ *  =============================================
+ *  Copyright 2000 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *  901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
+ *
+ *  Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+ *  =================================================
+ *  The contents of this file are subject to the Sun Industry Standards
+ *  Source License Version 1.1 (the "License"); You may not use this file
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+ *  The Initial Developer of the Original Code is: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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+ ************************************************************************/
+#ifndef CONFIGMGR_BINARYREADER_HXX
+#define CONFIGMGR_BINARYREADER_HXX
+
+#ifndef _RTL_USTRING_HXX_
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _OSL_FILE_HXX_
+#include <osl/file.hxx>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_UNO_ANY_HXX_
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_IO_IOEXCEPTION_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_LANG_XMULTISERVICEFACTORY_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_IO_XDATAINPUTSTREAM_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XDataInputStream.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_IO_XMARKABLESTREAM_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XMarkableStream.hpp>
+#endif
+
+namespace configmgr
+{
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    namespace backend
+    {
+        namespace css = com::sun::star;
+
+        namespace io   = css::io;
+        namespace uno  = css::uno;
+        namespace lang = css::lang;
+
+        typedef uno::Reference<lang::XMultiServiceFactory> MultiServiceFactory;
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        class BinaryReader
+        {
+            rtl::OUString m_sFileURL;
+
+            uno::Reference<io::XDataInputStream> m_xDataInputStream;
+        public:
+            explicit BinaryReader (rtl::OUString const & _sFileURL)
+            : m_sFileURL(_sFileURL)
+            {}
+
+            ~BinaryReader()
+            {}
+
+        public:
+            bool open()     SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void reopen()   SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void close()    SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+
+            typedef uno::Sequence< sal_uInt8 > Binary;
+
+            void read(sal_Bool &_nValue)    SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void read(sal_Int8 &_nValue)    SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void read(sal_Int16 &_nValue)   SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void read(sal_Int32 &_nValue)   SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void read(sal_Int64 &_nValue)   SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void read(double &_nValue)      SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void read(rtl::OUString& _aStr) SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+            void read(Binary &_aValue) SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+
+        private:
+            inline uno::Reference<io::XDataInputStream> getDataInputStream();
+        };
+        // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        bool readSequenceValue (
+            BinaryReader      & _rReader,
+            uno::Any          & _aValue,
+            uno::Type const   & _aElementType) SAL_THROW( (io::IOException, uno::RuntimeException) );
+
+        // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    }
+}
+#endif
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