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// - InputTimeout.hpp                                                        -
// - standard object library - timeout input stream class definition         -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_INPUTTIMEOUT_HPP
#define  AFNIX_INPUTTIMEOUT_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_INPUTSTREAM_HPP
#include "InputStream.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The InputTimeout class is an abstract class which implements the timeout
  /// portion of the input stream class. The timeout is managed with the help
  /// of an integer value that is used by the derived class to control the 
  /// timeout i/o operations.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class InputTimeout : public virtual InputStream {
  protected:
    /// the read timeout
    long d_tout;

  public:
    /// create a default input timeout
    InputTimeout (void);

    /// @return the stream timeout
    long gettout (void) const;

    /// set the stream timeout
    /// @param tout the stream time to set
    void settout (const long tout);
  };
}

#endif
