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*
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*
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*
* Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Peter Baumann /
rasdaman GmbH.
*
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/
/**
 * INCLUDE: akgnet_file.hh
 *
 * MODULE:  akg network
 * CLASS:   File
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 * Namespace akg
 * 
*/

#ifndef AKGNET_FILE_HH
#define AKGNET_FILE_HH

#include "akgnet_fdescr.hh"

namespace akg
  {
  
/** This class represents the files in the file descriptor hierarchie.
    Since this is a network library, our concearn is only for the
    descriptor of the files. The primary use of this class is access
    to file descriptors opened in other ways than sockets, like stdin or stdout
*/

class File : public FileDescriptor
  {
    public:
      /// Default constructor
      File() throw();
      
      /** Constructor taking an already opened file descriptor
          Assert: osFileDescriptor > 0
      */
      File(int osFileDescriptor) throw();
      
      /** Connect to an already opened file descriptor
          Assert: osFileDescriptor > 0
      */
      void connectToDescriptor(int osFileDescriptor) throw();
    
    private:
      /// unimplemented, objects of this type can't be copied
      File(const File&);
      
      /// unimplemented, objects of this type can't be copied
      File& operator=(const File&);
   };

} //namespace
#endif