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/*!
	\file
	\version \$Id: EbmlStream.h,v 1.6 2004/04/14 23:16:31 robux4 Exp $
	\author Steve Lhomme     <robux4 @ users.sf.net>
*/
#ifndef LIBEBML_STREAM_H
#define LIBEBML_STREAM_H

#include "EbmlTypes.h"
#include "IOCallback.h"
#include "EbmlElement.h"

START_LIBEBML_NAMESPACE

/*!
    \class EbmlStream
    \brief Handle an input/output stream of EBML elements
*/
class EBML_DLL_API EbmlStream {
	public:
		EbmlStream(IOCallback & output);
		~EbmlStream();
	
		/*!
			\brief Find a possible next ID in the data stream
			\param MaxDataSize The maximum possible of the data in the element (for sanity checks)
			\note the user will have to delete that element later
		*/
		EbmlElement * FindNextID(const EbmlCallbacks & ClassInfos, const uint64 MaxDataSize);

		EbmlElement * FindNextElement(const EbmlSemanticContext & Context, int & UpperLevel, const uint64 MaxDataSize, bool AllowDummyElt, unsigned int MaxLowerLevel = 1);

		inline IOCallback & I_O() {return Stream;}

	protected:
		IOCallback & Stream;
};

END_LIBEBML_NAMESPACE

#endif // LIBEBML_STREAM_H
