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#ifndef DBCLASS_H
#define DBCLASS_H


#include "text_t.h"
#include "infodbclass.h"

#if defined(GSDL_USE_OBJECTSPACE)
#  include <ospace\std\iostream>
#  include <ospace\std\fstream>
#elif defined(GSDL_USE_IOS_H)
#  include <iostream.h>
#  include <fstream.h>
#else
#  include <iostream>
#  include <fstream>
#endif


#define DB_READER         1
#define DB_WRITER         2
#define DB_WRITER_CREATE  3


class dbclass
{
public:
  dbclass() { logout = &cerr; }
  virtual ~dbclass();

  void setlogout(ostream *logout_arg) { logout = logout_arg; }

  // returns true if opened
  virtual bool opendatabase(const text_t &filename, int mode, int num_retrys, bool need_filelock) = 0;
  virtual void closedatabase() = 0;

  // returns true if exists
  virtual bool exists(const text_t& key) = 0;

  // returns true on success
  virtual bool getinfo(const text_t& key, infodbclass &info) = 0;

  // returns true on success
  virtual bool setinfo(const text_t &key, const infodbclass &info) = 0;

  // replaces the .c, .p, .n, .l syntax (child, parent, next, previous) 
  // it expects child, parent, etc. to exist if syntax has been used
  // so you should test before using
  virtual text_t translate_OID(const text_t &OID, infodbclass &info) = 0;

  // getfirstkey and getnextkey are used for traversing the database
  // no insertions or deletions should be carried out while traversing
  // the database. when there are no keys left to visit in the database
  // an empty string is returned.
  virtual text_t getfirstkey() = 0;
  virtual text_t getnextkey(const text_t &key) = 0;

  virtual void deletekey(const text_t &key) = 0;

protected:
  ostream *logout;
};


#endif