/*
 * 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