/*
 * Copyright 2007-2010 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
 */
#ifndef _FLATTENABLE_H
#define _FLATTENABLE_H


#include <SupportDefs.h>


class BFlattenable {
public:
        virtual bool                            IsFixedSize() const = 0;
        virtual type_code                       TypeCode() const = 0;
        virtual ssize_t                         FlattenedSize() const = 0;
        virtual status_t                        Flatten(void* buffer, ssize_t size) const = 0;
        virtual bool                            AllowsTypeCode(type_code code) const;
        virtual status_t                        Unflatten(type_code code, const void* buffer,
                                                                        ssize_t size) = 0;

        virtual                                         ~BFlattenable();

private:
                        void                            _ReservedFlattenable1();
        virtual void                            _ReservedFlattenable2();
        virtual void                            _ReservedFlattenable3();
};


#endif  // _FLATTENABLE_H