#ifndef __HANDLE_H__
#define __HANDLE_H__
#ifdef __cplusplus

#include <zlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <String.h>
#include <Exceptions.h>

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <time.h>

class Handle : public Base {
  public:
      Handle(const Handle &);
      virtual ~Handle();
    virtual ssize_t read(void *buf, size_t count) throw (GeneralException);
    virtual ssize_t write(const void *buf, size_t count) throw (GeneralException);
    bool IsClosed(void);
    bool IsNonBlock(void);
    void SetNonBlock(void);
    virtual bool CanRead();
    virtual bool CanWrite();
    virtual String GetName();
    virtual off_t GetSize();
    virtual time_t GetModif();
    void close() throw (GeneralException);
    int GetHandle();
    virtual bool CanWatch();
    virtual void Dup(const Handle &);
    virtual void SetZ(int) throw (GeneralException);
  protected:
      Handle(int h);
  private:
    ssize_t uwrite(const void *, size_t) throw (GeneralException);
    ssize_t uread(void *, size_t);
    int h;
    bool closed, nonblock;
    gzFile zfile;
    int z;
};

Handle & operator<<(Handle &, const String &);
Handle & operator>>(Handle &, String &);

#else
#error This only works with a C++ compiler
#endif
#endif