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/*
  File:      basicio.hpp
 */
#ifndef BASICIO_HPP_
#define BASICIO_HPP_

// *****************************************************************************
#include "exiv2lib_export.h"

// included header files
#include "types.hpp"

// + standard includes
#include <memory>       // for std::auto_ptr

// The way to handle data from stdin or data uri path. If EXV_XPATH_MEMIO = 1,
// it uses MemIo. Otherwises, it uses FileIo.
#ifndef EXV_XPATH_MEMIO
#define EXV_XPATH_MEMIO 0
#endif

// *****************************************************************************
// namespace extensions
namespace Exiv2 {

// *****************************************************************************
// class definitions

    /*!
      @brief An interface for simple binary IO.

      Designed to have semantics and names similar to those of C style FILE*
      operations. Subclasses should all behave the same so that they can be
      interchanged.
     */
    class EXIV2API BasicIo {
    public:
        //! BasicIo auto_ptr type
        typedef std::auto_ptr<BasicIo> AutoPtr;

        //! Seek starting positions
        enum Position { beg, cur, end };

        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Destructor
        virtual ~BasicIo();
        //@}

        //! @name Manipulators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Open the IO source using the default access mode. The
              default mode should allow for reading and writing.

          This method can also be used to "reopen" an IO source which will
          flush any unwritten data and reset the IO position to the start.
          Subclasses may provide custom methods to allow for
          opening IO sources differently.

          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
              Nonzero if failure.
         */
        virtual int open() = 0;

        /*!
          @brief Close the IO source. After closing a BasicIo instance can not
              be read or written. Closing flushes any unwritten data. It is
              safe to call close on a closed instance.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
              Nonzero if failure.
         */
        virtual int close() = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Write data to the IO source. Current IO position is advanced
              by the number of bytes written.
          @param data Pointer to data. Data must be at least \em wcount
              bytes long
          @param wcount Number of bytes to be written.
          @return Number of bytes written to IO source successfully;<BR>
              0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long write(const byte* data, long wcount) = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Write data that is read from another BasicIo instance to
              the IO source. Current IO position is advanced by the number
              of bytes written.
          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. Reading start
              at the source's current IO position
          @return Number of bytes written to IO source successfully;<BR>
              0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long write(BasicIo& src) = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Write one byte to the IO source. Current IO position is
              advanced by one byte.
          @param data The single byte to be written.
          @return The value of the byte written if successful;<BR>
              EOF if failure;
         */
        virtual int putb(byte data) = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Read data from the IO source. Reading starts at the current
              IO position and the position is advanced by the number of bytes
              read.
          @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
              read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
          @return DataBuf instance containing the bytes read. Use the
              DataBuf::size_ member to find the number of bytes read.
              DataBuf::size_ will be 0 on failure.
         */
        virtual DataBuf read(long rcount) = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Read data from the IO source. Reading starts at the current
              IO position and the position is advanced by the number of bytes
              read.
          @param buf Pointer to a block of memory into which the read data
              is stored. The memory block must be at least \em rcount bytes
              long.
          @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
              read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
          @return Number of bytes read from IO source successfully;<BR>
              0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long read(byte* buf, long rcount) = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Read one byte from the IO source. Current IO position is
              advanced by one byte.
          @return The byte read from the IO source if successful;<BR>
              EOF if failure;
         */
        virtual int getb() = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Remove all data from this object's IO source and then transfer
              data from the \em src BasicIo object into this object.

          The source object is invalidated by this operation and should not be
          used after this method returns. This method exists primarily to
          be used with the BasicIo::temporary() method.

          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. The entire contents
              of src are transferred to this object. The \em src object is
              invalidated by the method.
          @throw Error In case of failure
         */
        virtual void transfer(BasicIo& src) = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Move the current IO position.
          @param offset Number of bytes to move the position relative
              to the starting position specified by \em pos
          @param pos Position from which the seek should start
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
              Nonzero if failure;
         */
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
        virtual int seek(int64_t offset, Position pos) = 0;
#else
        virtual int seek(long offset, Position pos) = 0;
#endif

        /*!
          @brief Direct access to the IO data. For files, this is done by
                 mapping the file into the process's address space; for memory
                 blocks, this allows direct access to the memory block.
          @param isWriteable Set to true if the mapped area should be writeable
                 (default is false).
          @return A pointer to the mapped area.
          @throw Error In case of failure.
         */
        virtual byte* mmap(bool isWriteable =false) =0;
        /*!
          @brief Remove a mapping established with mmap(). If the mapped area
                 is writeable, this ensures that changes are written back.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
                  Nonzero if failure;
         */
        virtual int munmap() =0;

        //@}

        //! @name Accessors
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Get the current IO position.
          @return Offset from the start of IO if successful;<BR>
                 -1 if failure;
         */
        virtual long tell() const = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Get the current size of the IO source in bytes.
          @return Size of the IO source in bytes;<BR>
                 -1 if failure;
         */
        virtual size_t size() const = 0;
        //!Returns true if the IO source is open, otherwise false.
        virtual bool isopen() const = 0;
        //!Returns 0 if the IO source is in a valid state, otherwise nonzero.
        virtual int error() const = 0;
        //!Returns true if the IO position has reached the end, otherwise false.
        virtual bool eof() const = 0;
        /*!
          @brief Return the path to the IO resource. Often used to form
              comprehensive error messages where only a BasicIo instance is
              available.
         */
        virtual std::string path() const =0;
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like path() but returns a unicode path in an std::wstring.
          @note This function is only available on Windows.
         */
        virtual std::wstring wpath() const =0;
#endif

        /*!
          @brief Mark all the bNone blocks to bKnow. This avoids allocating memory
            for parts of the file that contain image-date (non-metadata/pixel data)

          @note This method should be only called after the concerned data (metadata)
                are all downloaded from the remote file to memory.
         */
        virtual void populateFakeData() {}

        /*!
          @brief this is allocated and populated by mmap()
         */
        byte* bigBlock_;

        //@}

    protected:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default Constructor
        BasicIo() : bigBlock_(NULL) {};
        //@}
    }; // class BasicIo

    /*!
      @brief Utility class that closes a BasicIo instance upon destruction.
          Meant to be used as a stack variable in functions that need to
          ensure BasicIo instances get closed. Useful when functions return
          errors from many locations.
     */
    class EXIV2API IoCloser {
    public:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Constructor, takes a BasicIo reference
        explicit IoCloser(BasicIo& bio) : bio_(bio) {}
        //! Destructor, closes the BasicIo reference
        virtual ~IoCloser() { close(); }
        //@}

        //! @name Manipulators
        //@{
        //! Close the BasicIo if it is open
        void close() { if (bio_.isopen()) bio_.close(); }
        //@}

        // DATA
        //! The BasicIo reference
        BasicIo& bio_;

    private:
        // Not implemented
        //! Copy constructor
        IoCloser(const IoCloser&);
        //! Assignment operator
        IoCloser& operator=(const IoCloser&);
    }; // class IoCloser

    /*!
      @brief Provides binary file IO by implementing the BasicIo
          interface.
     */
    class EXIV2API FileIo : public BasicIo {
    public:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Constructor that accepts the file path on which IO will be
              performed. The constructor does not open the file, and
              therefore never failes.
          @param path The full path of a file
         */
        explicit FileIo(const std::string& path);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like FileIo(const std::string& path) but accepts a
              unicode path in an std::wstring.
          @note This constructor is only available on Windows.
         */
        FileIo(const std::wstring& wpath);
#endif
        //! Destructor. Flushes and closes an open file.
        virtual ~FileIo();
        //@}

        //! @name Manipulators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Open the file using using the specified mode.

          This method can also be used to "reopen" a file which will flush any
          unwritten data and reset the IO position to the start. Although
          files can be opened in binary or text mode, this class has
          only been tested carefully in binary mode.

          @param mode Specified that type of access allowed on the file.
              Valid values match those of the C fopen command exactly.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
              Nonzero if failure.
         */
        int open(const std::string& mode);
        /*!
          @brief Open the file using using the default access mode of "rb".
              This method can also be used to "reopen" a file which will flush
              any unwritten data and reset the IO position to the start.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
              Nonzero if failure.
         */
        virtual int open();
        /*!
          @brief Flush and unwritten data and close the file . It is
              safe to call close on an already closed instance.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
                 Nonzero if failure;
         */
        virtual int close();
        /*!
          @brief Write data to the file. The file position is advanced
              by the number of bytes written.
          @param data Pointer to data. Data must be at least \em wcount
              bytes long
          @param wcount Number of bytes to be written.
          @return Number of bytes written to the file successfully;<BR>
                 0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long write(const byte* data, long wcount);
        /*!
          @brief Write data that is read from another BasicIo instance to
              the file. The file position is advanced by the number
              of bytes written.
          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. Reading start
              at the source's current IO position
          @return Number of bytes written to the file successfully;<BR>
                 0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long write(BasicIo& src);
        /*!
          @brief Write one byte to the file. The file position is
              advanced by one byte.
          @param data The single byte to be written.
          @return The value of the byte written if successful;<BR>
                 EOF if failure;
         */
        virtual int putb(byte data);
        /*!
          @brief Read data from the file. Reading starts at the current
              file position and the position is advanced by the number of
              bytes read.
          @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
              read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
          @return DataBuf instance containing the bytes read. Use the
                DataBuf::size_ member to find the number of bytes read.
                DataBuf::size_ will be 0 on failure.
         */
        virtual DataBuf read(long rcount);
        /*!
          @brief Read data from the file. Reading starts at the current
              file position and the position is advanced by the number of
              bytes read.
          @param buf Pointer to a block of memory into which the read data
              is stored. The memory block must be at least \em rcount bytes
              long.
          @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
              read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
          @return Number of bytes read from the file successfully;<BR>
                 0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long read(byte* buf, long rcount);
        /*!
          @brief Read one byte from the file. The file position is
              advanced by one byte.
          @return The byte read from the file if successful;<BR>
                 EOF if failure;
         */
        virtual int getb();
        /*!
          @brief Remove the contents of the file and then transfer data from
              the \em src BasicIo object into the empty file.

          This method is optimized to simply rename the source file if the
          source object is another FileIo instance. The source BasicIo object
          is invalidated by this operation and should not be used after this
          method returns. This method exists primarily to be used with
          the BasicIo::temporary() method.

          @note If the caller doesn't have permissions to write to the file,
              an exception is raised and \em src is deleted.

          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. The entire contents
              of src are transferred to this object. The \em src object is
              invalidated by the method.
          @throw Error In case of failure
         */
        virtual void transfer(BasicIo& src);
        /*!
          @brief Move the current file position.
          @param offset Number of bytes to move the file position
              relative to the starting position specified by \em pos
          @param pos Position from which the seek should start
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
                 Nonzero if failure;
         */
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
        virtual int seek(int64_t offset, Position pos);
#else
        virtual int seek(long offset, Position pos);
#endif
        /*!
          @brief Map the file into the process's address space. The file must be
                 open before mmap() is called. If the mapped area is writeable,
                 changes may not be written back to the underlying file until
                 munmap() is called. The pointer is valid only as long as the
                 FileIo object exists.
          @param isWriteable Set to true if the mapped area should be writeable
                 (default is false).
          @return A pointer to the mapped area.
          @throw Error In case of failure.
         */
        virtual byte* mmap(bool isWriteable =false);
        /*!
          @brief Remove a mapping established with mmap(). If the mapped area is
                 writeable, this ensures that changes are written back to the
                 underlying file.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
                  Nonzero if failure;
         */
        virtual int munmap();
        /*!
          @brief close the file source and set a new path.
         */
        virtual void setPath(const std::string& path);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like setPath(const std::string& path) but accepts a
              unicode path in an std::wstring.
          @note This method is only available on Windows.
         */
        virtual void setPath(const std::wstring& wpath);
#endif
        //@}
        //! @name Accessors
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Get the current file position.
          @return Offset from the start of the file if successful;<BR>
                 -1 if failure;
         */
        virtual long tell() const;
        /*!
          @brief Flush any buffered writes and get the current file size
              in bytes.
          @return Size of the file in bytes;<BR>
                 -1 if failure;
         */
        virtual size_t size() const;
        //! Returns true if the file is open, otherwise false.
        virtual bool isopen() const;
        //! Returns 0 if the file is in a valid state, otherwise nonzero.
        virtual int error() const;
        //! Returns true if the file position has reached the end, otherwise false.
        virtual bool eof() const;
        //! Returns the path of the file
        virtual std::string path() const;
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*
          @brief Like path() but returns the unicode path of the file in an std::wstring.
          @note This function is only available on Windows.
         */
        virtual std::wstring wpath() const;
#endif

        /*!
          @brief Mark all the bNone blocks to bKnow. This avoids allocating memory
            for parts of the file that contain image-date (non-metadata/pixel data)

          @note This method should be only called after the concerned data (metadata)
                are all downloaded from the remote file to memory.
         */
        virtual void populateFakeData();
        //@}

    private:
        // NOT IMPLEMENTED
        //! Copy constructor
        FileIo(FileIo& rhs);
        //! Assignment operator
        FileIo& operator=(const FileIo& rhs);

        // Pimpl idiom
        class Impl;
        std::auto_ptr<Impl> p_;

    }; // class FileIo

    /*!
      @brief Provides binary IO on blocks of memory by implementing the BasicIo
          interface. A copy-on-write implementation ensures that the data passed
          in is only copied when necessary, i.e., as soon as data is written to
          the MemIo. The original data is only used for reading. If writes are
          performed, the changed data can be retrieved using the read methods
          (since the data used in construction is never modified).

      @note If read only usage of this class is common, it might be worth
          creating a specialized readonly class or changing this one to
          have a readonly mode.
     */
    class EXIV2API MemIo : public BasicIo {
    public:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default constructor that results in an empty object
        MemIo();
        /*!
          @brief Constructor that accepts a block of memory. A copy-on-write
              algorithm allows read operations directly from the original data
              and will create a copy of the buffer on the first write operation.
          @param data Pointer to data. Data must be at least \em size
              bytes long
          @param size Number of bytes to copy.
         */
        MemIo(const byte* data, long size);
        //! Destructor. Releases all managed memory
        virtual ~MemIo();
        //@}

        //! @name Manipulators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Memory IO is always open for reading and writing. This method
                 therefore only resets the IO position to the start.

          @return 0
         */
        virtual int open();
        /*!
          @brief Does nothing on MemIo objects.
          @return 0
         */
        virtual int close();
        /*!
          @brief Write data to the memory block. If needed, the size of the
              internal memory block is expanded. The IO position is advanced
              by the number of bytes written.
          @param data Pointer to data. Data must be at least \em wcount
              bytes long
          @param wcount Number of bytes to be written.
          @return Number of bytes written to the memory block successfully;<BR>
                 0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long write(const byte* data, long wcount);
        /*!
          @brief Write data that is read from another BasicIo instance to
              the memory block. If needed, the size of the internal memory
              block is expanded. The IO position is advanced by the number
              of bytes written.
          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. Reading start
              at the source's current IO position
          @return Number of bytes written to the memory block successfully;<BR>
                 0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long write(BasicIo& src);
        /*!
          @brief Write one byte to the memory block. The IO position is
              advanced by one byte.
          @param data The single byte to be written.
          @return The value of the byte written if successful;<BR>
                 EOF if failure;
         */
        virtual int putb(byte data);
        /*!
          @brief Read data from the memory block. Reading starts at the current
              IO position and the position is advanced by the number of
              bytes read.
          @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
              read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
          @return DataBuf instance containing the bytes read. Use the
                DataBuf::size_ member to find the number of bytes read.
                DataBuf::size_ will be 0 on failure.
         */
        virtual DataBuf read(long rcount);
        /*!
          @brief Read data from the memory block. Reading starts at the current
              IO position and the position is advanced by the number of
              bytes read.
          @param buf Pointer to a block of memory into which the read data
              is stored. The memory block must be at least \em rcount bytes
              long.
          @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
              read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
          @return Number of bytes read from the memory block successfully;<BR>
                 0 if failure;
         */
        virtual long read(byte* buf, long rcount);
        /*!
          @brief Read one byte from the memory block. The IO position is
              advanced by one byte.
          @return The byte read from the memory block if successful;<BR>
                 EOF if failure;
         */
        virtual int getb();
        /*!
          @brief Clear the memory block and then transfer data from
              the \em src BasicIo object into a new block of memory.

          This method is optimized to simply swap memory block if the source
          object is another MemIo instance. The source BasicIo instance
          is invalidated by this operation and should not be used after this
          method returns. This method exists primarily to be used with
          the BasicIo::temporary() method.

          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. The entire contents
              of src are transferred to this object. The \em src object is
              invalidated by the method.
          @throw Error In case of failure
         */
        virtual void transfer(BasicIo& src);
        /*!
          @brief Move the current IO position.
          @param offset Number of bytes to move the IO position
              relative to the starting position specified by \em pos
          @param pos Position from which the seek should start
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
                 Nonzero if failure;
         */
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
        virtual int seek(int64_t offset, Position pos);
#else
        virtual int seek(long offset, Position pos);
#endif
        /*!
          @brief Allow direct access to the underlying data buffer. The buffer
                 is not protected against write access in any way, the argument
                 is ignored.
          @note  The application must ensure that the memory pointed to by the
                 returned pointer remains valid and allocated as long as the
                 MemIo object exists.
         */
        virtual byte* mmap(bool /*isWriteable*/ =false);
        virtual int munmap();
        //@}

        //! @name Accessors
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Get the current IO position.
          @return Offset from the start of the memory block
         */
        virtual long tell() const;
        /*!
          @brief Get the current memory buffer size in bytes.
          @return Size of the in memory data in bytes;<BR>
                 -1 if failure;
         */
        virtual size_t size() const;
        //!Always returns true
        virtual bool isopen() const;
        //!Always returns 0
        virtual int error() const;
        //!Returns true if the IO position has reached the end, otherwise false.
        virtual bool eof() const;
        //! Returns a dummy path, indicating that memory access is used
        virtual std::string path() const;
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*
          @brief Like path() but returns a unicode dummy path in an std::wstring.
          @note This function is only available on Windows.
         */
        virtual std::wstring wpath() const;
#endif

        /*!
          @brief Mark all the bNone blocks to bKnow. This avoids allocating memory
            for parts of the file that contain image-date (non-metadata/pixel data)

          @note This method should be only called after the concerned data (metadata)
                are all downloaded from the remote file to memory.
         */
        virtual void populateFakeData();

        //@}

    private:
        // NOT IMPLEMENTED
        //! Copy constructor
        MemIo(MemIo& rhs);
        //! Assignment operator
        MemIo& operator=(const MemIo& rhs);

        // Pimpl idiom
        class Impl;
        std::auto_ptr<Impl> p_;

    }; // class MemIo

    /*!
      @brief Provides binary IO for the data from stdin and data uri path.
     */
#if EXV_XPATH_MEMIO
    class EXIV2API XPathIo : public MemIo {
    public:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default constructor
        XPathIo(const std::string& path);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like XPathIo(const std::string& path) but accepts a
              unicode url in an std::wstring.
          @note This constructor is only available on Windows.
         */
        XPathIo(const std::wstring& wpath);
#endif
        //@}
    private:
        /*!
            @brief Read data from stdin and write the data to memory.
            @throw Error if it can't convert stdin to binary.
         */
        void ReadStdin();
        /*!
            @brief Read the data from data uri path and write the data to memory.
            @param path The data uri.
            @throw Error if no base64 data in path.
         */
        void ReadDataUri(const std::string& path);
    }; // class XPathIo
#else
    class EXIV2API XPathIo : public FileIo {
    public:
        /*!
            @brief The extension of the temporary file which is created when getting input data
                    to read metadata. This file will be deleted in destructor.
        */
        static const std::string TEMP_FILE_EXT;
        /*!
            @brief The extension of the generated file which is created when getting input data
                    to add or modify the metadata.
        */
        static const std::string GEN_FILE_EXT;

        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default constructor that reads data from stdin/data uri path and writes them to the temp file.
        explicit XPathIo(const std::string& orgPath);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like XPathIo(const std::string& orgPath) but accepts a
              unicode url in an std::wstring.
          @note This constructor is only available on Windows.
         */
        XPathIo(const std::wstring& wOrgPathpath);
#endif
        //! Destructor. Releases all managed memory and removes the temp file.
        virtual ~XPathIo();
        //@}

        //! @name Manipulators
        //@{
        /*!
            @brief Change the name of the temp file and make it untemporary before
                    calling the method of superclass FileIo::transfer.
         */
        virtual void transfer(BasicIo& src);

        //@}

        //! @name Static methods
        //@{
        /*!
            @brief Read the data from stdin/data uri path and write them to the file.
            @param orgPath It equals "-" if the input data's from stdin. Otherwise, it's data uri path.
            @return the name of the new file.
            @throw Error if it fails.
         */
        static std::string writeDataToFile(const std::string& orgPath);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like writeDataToFile(const std::string& orgPath) but accepts a
              unicode url in an std::wstring.
          @note This constructor is only available on Windows.
         */
        static std::string writeDataToFile(const std::wstring& wOrgPath);
#endif
        //@}

    private:
        // True if the file is a temporary file and it should be deleted in destructor.
        bool isTemp_;
        std::string tempFilePath_;
    }; // class XPathIo
#endif


    /*!
        @brief Provides remote binary file IO by implementing the BasicIo interface. This is an
            abstract class. The logics for remote access are implemented in HttpIo, CurlIo, SshIo which
            are the derived classes of RemoteIo.
    */
    class EXIV2API RemoteIo : public BasicIo {
    public:
        //! Destructor. Releases all managed memory.
        virtual ~RemoteIo();
        //@}

        //! @name Manipulators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Connect to the remote server, get the size of the remote file and
            allocate the array of blocksMap.

            If the blocksMap is already allocated (this method has been called before),
            it just reset IO position to the start and does not flush the old data.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
              Nonzero if failure.
         */
        virtual int open();

        /*!
          @brief Reset the IO position to the start. It does not release the data.
          @return 0 if successful;<BR>
              Nonzero if failure.
         */
        virtual int close();
        /*!
          @brief Not support this method.
          @return 0 means failure
         */
        virtual long write(const byte* data, long wcount);
        /*!
          @brief Write data that is read from another BasicIo instance to the remote file.

          The write access is done in an efficient way. It only sends the range of different
          bytes between the current data and BasicIo instance to the remote machine.

          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. Reading start
              at the source's current IO position
          @return The size of BasicIo instance;<BR>
                 0 if failure;
          @throw Error In case of failure

          @note The write access is only supported by http, https, ssh.
         */
        virtual long write(BasicIo& src);

        /*!
         @brief Not support
         @return 0 means failure
        */
       virtual int putb(byte data);
       /*!
         @brief Read data from the memory blocks. Reading starts at the current
             IO position and the position is advanced by the number of
             bytes read.
             If the memory blocks are not populated (False), it will connect to server
             and populate the data to memory blocks.
         @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
             read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
         @return DataBuf instance containing the bytes read. Use the
               DataBuf::size_ member to find the number of bytes read.
               DataBuf::size_ will be 0 on failure.
        */
       virtual DataBuf read(long rcount);
       /*!
         @brief Read data from the the memory blocks. Reading starts at the current
             IO position and the position is advanced by the number of
             bytes read.
             If the memory blocks are not populated (!= bMemory), it will connect to server
             and populate the data to memory blocks.
         @param buf Pointer to a block of memory into which the read data
             is stored. The memory block must be at least \em rcount bytes
             long.
         @param rcount Maximum number of bytes to read. Fewer bytes may be
             read if \em rcount bytes are not available.
         @return Number of bytes read from the memory block successfully;<BR>
                0 if failure;
        */
       virtual long read(byte* buf, long rcount);
       /*!
         @brief Read one byte from the memory blocks. The IO position is
             advanced by one byte.
             If the memory block is not populated (!= bMemory), it will connect to server
             and populate the data to the memory block.
         @return The byte read from the memory block if successful;<BR>
                EOF if failure;
        */
       virtual int getb();
        /*!
          @brief Remove the contents of the file and then transfer data from
              the \em src BasicIo object into the empty file.

          The write access is done in an efficient way. It only sends the range of different
          bytes between the current data and BasicIo instance to the remote machine.

          @param src Reference to another BasicIo instance. The entire contents
              of src are transferred to this object. The \em src object is
              invalidated by the method.
          @throw Error In case of failure

          @note The write access is only supported by http, https, ssh.
         */
       virtual void transfer(BasicIo& src);
       /*!
         @brief Move the current IO position.
         @param offset Number of bytes to move the IO position
             relative to the starting position specified by \em pos
         @param pos Position from which the seek should start
         @return 0 if successful;<BR>
                Nonzero if failure;
        */
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
       virtual int seek(int64_t offset, Position pos);
#else
       virtual int seek(long offset, Position pos);
#endif
       /*!
         @brief Not support
         @return NULL
        */
       virtual byte* mmap(bool /*isWriteable*/ =false);
        /*!
          @brief Not support
          @return 0
         */
       virtual int munmap();
       //@}
       //! @name Accessors
       //@{
       /*!
         @brief Get the current IO position.
         @return Offset from the start of the memory block
        */
       virtual long tell() const;
       /*!
         @brief Get the current memory buffer size in bytes.
         @return Size of the in memory data in bytes;<BR>
                -1 if failure;
        */
       virtual size_t size() const;
       //!Returns true if the memory area is allocated.
       virtual bool isopen() const;
       //!Always returns 0
       virtual int error() const;
       //!Returns true if the IO position has reached the end, otherwise false.
       virtual bool eof() const;
       //!Returns the URL of the file.
       virtual std::string path() const;
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
       /*
         @brief Like path() but returns a unicode URL path in an std::wstring.
         @note This function is only available on Windows.
        */
       virtual std::wstring wpath() const;
#endif

        /*!
          @brief Mark all the bNone blocks to bKnow. This avoids allocating memory
            for parts of the file that contain image-date (non-metadata/pixel data)

          @note This method should be only called after the concerned data (metadata)
                are all downloaded from the remote file to memory.
         */
       virtual void populateFakeData();

       //@}

    protected:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default Constructor
        RemoteIo() {p_=NULL;}
        //@}

        // Pimpl idiom
        class Impl;
        //! Pointer to implementation
        Impl* p_;
    }; // class RemoteIo

    /*!
        @brief Provides the http read/write access for the RemoteIo.
    */
    class EXIV2API HttpIo : public RemoteIo {
    public:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Constructor that accepts the http URL on which IO will be
              performed. The constructor does not open the file, and
              therefore never failes.
          @param url The full path of url
          @param blockSize the size of the memory block. The file content is
                divided into the memory blocks. These blocks are populated
                on demand from the server, so it avoids copying the complete file.
         */
        HttpIo(const std::string&  url,  size_t blockSize = 1024);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like HttpIo(const std::string& url, size_t blockSize = 1024) but accepts a
              unicode url in an std::wstring.
          @note This constructor is only available on Windows.
         */
        HttpIo(const std::wstring& wurl, size_t blockSize = 1024);
#endif
        //@}
    protected:
        // NOT IMPLEMENTED
        //! Copy constructor
        HttpIo(HttpIo& rhs);
        //! Assignment operator
        HttpIo& operator=(const HttpIo& rhs);
        // Pimpl idiom
        class HttpImpl;

        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default Destructor
        virtual ~HttpIo(){}
        //@}
    };

#ifdef EXV_USE_CURL
    /*!
        @brief Provides the http, https read/write access and ftp read access for the RemoteIo.
            This class is based on libcurl.
    */
    class EXIV2API CurlIo : public RemoteIo {
    public:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Constructor that accepts the URL on which IO will be
              performed.
          @param url The full path of url
          @param blockSize the size of the memory block. The file content is
                divided into the memory blocks. These blocks are populated
                on demand from the server, so it avoids copying the complete file.
          @throw Error if it is unable to init curl pointer.
         */
        CurlIo(const std::string&  url,  size_t blockSize = 0);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like CurlIo(const std::string&  url,  size_t blockSize = 0) but accepts a
              unicode url in an std::wstring.
          @note This constructor is only available on Windows.
         */
        CurlIo(const std::wstring& wurl, size_t blockSize = 0);
#endif
        /*!
          @brief Write access is only available for some protocols. This method
                will call RemoteIo::write(const byte* data, long wcount) if the write
                access is available for the protocol. Otherwise, it throws the Error.
         */
        long write(const byte* data, long wcount);
        /*!
          @brief Write access is only available for some protocols. This method
                will call RemoteIo::write(BasicIo& src) if the write access is available
                for the protocol. Otherwise, it throws the Error.
         */
        long write(BasicIo& src);
    protected:
        // NOT IMPLEMENTED
        //! Copy constructor
        CurlIo(CurlIo& rhs);
        //! Assignment operator
        CurlIo& operator=(const CurlIo& rhs);
        // Pimpl idiom
        class CurlImpl;

        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default Destructor
        virtual ~CurlIo(){}
        //@}
    };
#endif

#ifdef EXV_USE_SSH
    /*!
        @brief Provides the ssh read/write access and sftp read access for the RemoteIo.
            This class is based on libssh.
    */
    class EXIV2LIB_DEPRECATED_EXPORT SshIo : public RemoteIo {
    public:
        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        /*!
          @brief Constructor that accepts the URL on which IO will be
              performed.
          @param url The full path of url
          @param blockSize the size of the memory block. The file content is
                divided into the memory blocks. These blocks are populated
                on demand from the server, so it avoids copying the complete file.
          @throw Error if it is unable to init ssh session.
         */
        SshIo(const std::string&  url,  size_t blockSize = 1024);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
        /*!
          @brief Like SshIo(const std::string&  url,  size_t blockSize = 1024) but accepts a
              unicode url in an std::wstring.
          @note This constructor is only available on Windows.
         */
        SshIo(const std::wstring& wurl, size_t blockSize = 1024);
#endif
        //@}
    protected:
        // NOT IMPLEMENTED
        //! Copy constructor
        SshIo(SshIo& rhs);
        //! Assignment operator
        SshIo& operator=(const SshIo& rhs);
        // Pimpl idiom
        class SshImpl;

        //! @name Creators
        //@{
        //! Default Destructor
        virtual ~SshIo(){}
        //@}
    };
#endif

// *****************************************************************************
// template, inline and free functions

    /*!
      @brief Read file \em path into a DataBuf, which is returned.
      @return Buffer containing the file.
      @throw Error In case of failure.
     */
    EXIV2API DataBuf readFile(const std::string& path);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
    /*!
      @brief Like readFile() but accepts a unicode path in an std::wstring.
      @note This function is only available on Windows.
     */
    EXIV2API DataBuf readFile(const std::wstring& wpath);
#endif
    /*!
      @brief Write DataBuf \em buf to file \em path.
      @return Return the number of bytes written.
      @throw Error In case of failure.
     */
    EXIV2API long writeFile(const DataBuf& buf, const std::string& path);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
    /*!
      @brief Like writeFile() but accepts a unicode path in an std::wstring.
      @note This function is only available on Windows.
     */
    EXIV2API long writeFile(const DataBuf& buf, const std::wstring& wpath);
#endif
    /*!
      @brief replace each substring of the subject that matches the given search string with the given replacement.
      @return the subject after replacing.
     */
    EXIV2API std::string ReplaceStringInPlace(std::string subject, const std::string& search,
                          const std::string& replace);
#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
    /*!
      @brief Like ReplaceStringInPlace() but accepts a unicode path in an std::wstring.
      @return the subject after replacing.
      @note This function is only available on Windows.
     */
    EXIV2API std::wstring ReplaceStringInPlace(std::wstring subject, const std::wstring& search,
                          const std::wstring& replace);
#endif
#ifdef EXV_USE_CURL
    /*!
      @brief The callback function is called by libcurl to write the data
    */
    EXIV2API size_t curlWriter(char* data, size_t size, size_t nmemb, std::string* writerData);
#endif
}                                       // namespace Exiv2
#endif                                  // #ifndef BASICIO_HPP_