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gm2-libs-iso/SeqFile

DEFINITION MODULE SeqFile;

  (* Rewindable sequential files *)

IMPORT IOChan, ChanConsts;

TYPE

  ChanId = IOChan.ChanId;

  FlagSet = ChanConsts.FlagSet;

  OpenResults = ChanConsts.OpenResults;

  (* Accepted singleton values of FlagSet *)

CONST
  (* input operations are requested/available *)

  read = FlagSet{ChanConsts.readFlag};

  (* output operations are requested/available *)

  write = FlagSet{ChanConsts.writeFlag};

  (* a file may/must/did exist before the channel is opened *)

  old = FlagSet{ChanConsts.oldFlag};

  (* text operations are requested/available *)

  text = FlagSet{ChanConsts.textFlag};

  (* raw operations are requested/available *)

  raw = FlagSet{ChanConsts.rawFlag};


PROCEDURE OpenWrite (VAR cid: ChanId; name: ARRAY OF CHAR;
                     flags: FlagSet; VAR res: OpenResults);
  (*
     Attempts to obtain and open a channel connected to a stored
     rewindable file of the given name.
     The write flag is implied; without the raw flag, text is
     implied.  If successful, assigns to cid the identity of
     the opened channel, assigns the value opened to res, and
     selects output mode, with the write position at the start
     of the file (i.e. the file is of zero length).
     If a channel cannot be opened as required, the value of
     res indicates the reason, and cid identifies the invalid
     channel.
  *)


PROCEDURE OpenAppend (VAR cid: ChanId; name: ARRAY OF CHAR;
                      flags: FlagSet; VAR res: OpenResults);
  (*
     Attempts to obtain and open a channel connected to a stored
     rewindable file of the given name.  The write and old flags
     are implied; without the raw flag, text is implied.  If
     successful, assigns to cid the identity of the opened channel,
     assigns the value opened to res, and selects output mode,
     with the write position corresponding to the length of the
     file.  If a channel cannot be opened as required, the value
     of res indicates the reason, and cid identifies the invalid
     channel.
  *)


PROCEDURE OpenRead (VAR cid: ChanId; name: ARRAY OF CHAR;
                    flags: FlagSet; VAR res: OpenResults);
  (* Attempts to obtain and open a channel connected to a stored
     rewindable file of the given name.
     The read and old flags are implied; without the raw flag,
     text is implied.  If successful, assigns to cid the
     identity of the opened channel, assigns the value opened to
     res, and selects input mode, with the read position
     corresponding to the start of the file.
     If a channel cannot be opened as required, the value of
     res indicates the reason, and cid identifies the invalid
     channel.
  *)


PROCEDURE IsSeqFile (cid: ChanId): BOOLEAN;
  (* Tests if the channel identified by cid is open to a
     rewindable sequential file. *)


PROCEDURE Reread (cid: ChanId);
  (* If the channel identified by cid is not open to a rewindable
     sequential file, the exception wrongDevice is raised;
     otherwise attempts to set the read position to the
     start of the file, and to select input mode.
     If the operation cannot be performed (perhaps because of
     insufficient permissions) neither input mode nor output
     mode is selected.
  *)


PROCEDURE Rewrite (cid: ChanId);
  (* If the channel identified by cid is not open to a
     rewindable sequential file, the exception wrongDevice is
     raised; otherwise, attempts to truncate the file to zero
     length, and to select output mode.  If the operation
     cannot be performed (perhaps because of insufficient
     permissions) neither input mode nor output mode is selected.
  *)


PROCEDURE Close (VAR cid: ChanId);
  (* If the channel identified by cid is not open to a rewindable
     sequential file, the exception wrongDevice is raised;
     otherwise closes the channel, and assigns the value
     identifying the invalid channel to cid.
  *)

END SeqFile.