// UnMarshaller.h

// -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset:4 -*-

// This file is part of libdap, A C++ implementation of the OPeNDAP Data
// Access Protocol.

// Copyright (c) 2002,2003 OPeNDAP, Inc.
// Author: Patrick West <pwest@ucar.edu>
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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// Authors:
//      pwest       Patrick West <pwest@ucar.edu>

#ifndef A_UnMarshaller_h
#define A_UnMarshaller_h 1

#include <string>
#include <vector>

using std::string ;
using std::vector ;

#include "DapObj.h"

#include "dods-datatypes.h"

namespace libdap
{

class Vector ;

/** @brief abstract base class used to unmarshall/deserialize dap data
 * objects
 */
class UnMarshaller : public DapObj
{
public:
    virtual void		get_byte( dods_byte &val ) = 0 ;

    virtual void		get_int16( dods_int16 &val ) = 0 ;
    virtual void		get_int32( dods_int32 &val ) = 0 ;

    virtual void		get_float32( dods_float32 &val ) = 0 ;
    virtual void		get_float64( dods_float64 &val ) = 0 ;

    virtual void		get_uint16( dods_uint16 &val ) = 0 ;
    virtual void		get_uint32( dods_uint32 &val ) = 0 ;

    virtual void		get_str( string &val ) = 0 ;
    virtual void		get_url( string &val ) = 0 ;

    virtual void		get_opaque( char *val, unsigned int len ) = 0 ;
    virtual void		get_int( int &val ) = 0 ;

    virtual void		get_vector( char **val, unsigned int &num,
                                            Vector &vec ) = 0 ;
    virtual void		get_vector( char **val, unsigned int &num,
					    int width, Vector &vec ) = 0 ;

    virtual void		dump(std::ostream &strm) const = 0 ;
} ;

} // namespace libdap

#endif // A_UnMarshaller_h

