//
// FileStreamFactory.h
//
// $Id: //poco/svn/Foundation/include/Poco/FileStreamFactory.h#2 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: URI
// Module:  FileStreamFactory
//
// Definition of the FileStreamFactory class.
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#ifndef Foundation_FileStreamFactory_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_FileStreamFactory_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
#include "Poco/URIStreamFactory.h"


namespace Poco {


class Path;


class Foundation_API FileStreamFactory: public URIStreamFactory
	/// An implementation of the URIStreamFactory interface
	/// that handles file URIs.
{
public:
	FileStreamFactory();
		/// Creates the FileStreamFactory.

	~FileStreamFactory();
		/// Destroys the FileStreamFactory.
		
	std::istream* open(const URI& uri);
		/// Creates and opens a file stream in binary mode for the given URI.
		/// The URI must be either a file URI or a relative URI reference
		/// containing a path to a local file.
		///
		/// Throws an FileNotFound exception if the file cannot
		/// be opened.
		
	std::istream* open(const Path& path);
		/// Creates and opens a file stream in binary mode for the given path.
		///
		/// Throws an FileNotFound exception if the file cannot
		/// be opened.
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_FileStreamFactory_INCLUDED