/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 * As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of 
 * the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre 
 * and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's 
 * FLOSS exception.  You should have recieved a copy of the text describing 
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 */
package org.alfresco.util.remote.server;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;

/**
 * Interface for remote input stream support.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:Michael.Shavnev@effective-soft.com">Michael Shavnev</a>
 * @since Alfresco 2.2
 */
public interface RemoteInputStreamServer
{
    public String start(String host, int port) throws RemoteException;

    public int read() throws IOException;

    public int read(byte[] bytes) throws IOException;

    public int read(byte[] bytes, int off, int len) throws IOException;

    public long skip(long n) throws IOException;

    public int available() throws IOException;

    public void mark(int readlimit);

    public boolean markSupported();

    public void reset() throws IOException;

    public void close() throws IOException;
}