//
// URIStreamFactory.h
//
// $Id: //poco/Main/Foundation/include/Poco/URIStreamFactory.h#2 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: URI
// Module:  URIStreamFactory
//
// Definition of the URIStreamFactory class.
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#ifndef Foundation_URIStreamFactory_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_URIStreamFactory_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
#include <istream>


namespace Poco {


class URI;


class Foundation_API URIStreamFactory
	/// This class defines the interface that all
	/// URI stream factories must implement.
	///
	/// Subclasses must implement the open() method.
{
public:
	URIStreamFactory();
		/// Creates the URIStreamFactory.

	virtual std::istream* open(const URI& uri) = 0;
		/// Tries to create and open an input stream for the
		/// resource specified by the given URI.
		///
		/// If the stream cannot be opened for whatever reason,
		/// an appropriate IOException must be thrown.

protected:
	virtual ~URIStreamFactory();
		/// Destroys the URIStreamFactory.

private:
	URIStreamFactory(const URIStreamFactory&);
	URIStreamFactory& operator = (const URIStreamFactory&);
	
	friend class URIStreamOpener;
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_URIStreamFactory_INCLUDED