#ifndef __JROOT__JABSTRACTSTREAMER__
#define __JROOT__JABSTRACTSTREAMER__

#include <string>


/**
 * \file
 *
 * This file contains the basic interface for ASCII I/O of ROOT objects.
 * \author mdejong
 */
namespace JROOT {}
namespace JPP { using namespace JROOT; }

namespace JROOT {

  class JRootReader;   //!< Forward declaration of reader object.
  class JRootWriter;   //!< Forward declaration of writer object.


  /**
   * Interface for ASCII I/O of a template class.
   */
  class JAbstractStreamer {
  public:
    /**
     * Virtual destructor.
     */
    virtual ~JAbstractStreamer()
    {}


    /**
     * Read object.
     *
     * \param  in            reader
     * \param  address       pointer to object
     * \return               reader
     */
    virtual JRootReader& getObject(JRootReader& in, void* address) const = 0;


    /**
     * Writer object.
     *
     * \param  out           writer
     * \param  address       pointer to object
     * \return               writer
     */
    virtual JRootWriter& putObject(JRootWriter& out, const void* address) const = 0;


    /**
     * Write object according equation format.
     *
     * \param  out           writer
     * \param  prefix        prefix
     * \param  address       pointer to object
     * \return               writer
     */
    virtual JRootWriter& put(JRootWriter& out, const std::string& prefix, const void* address) const = 0;
  };
}

#endif