randomstream.h

C++ class libraries for network-centric, portable applications, integrated perfectly with the C++ St

//
// RandomStream.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.2/Foundation/include/Poco/RandomStream.h#1 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Crypt
// Module:  RandomStream
//
// Definition of class RandomInputStream.
//
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#ifndef Foundation_RandomStream_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_RandomStream_INCLUDED


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


namespace Poco {


class Foundation_API RandomBuf: public BufferedStreamBuf
	/// This streambuf generates random data.
	/// On Windows NT, the cryptographic API is used.
	/// On Unix, /dev/random is used, if available.
	/// Otherwise, a random number generator, some
	/// more-or-less random data and a SHA-1 digest
	/// is used to generate random data.
{
public:
	RandomBuf();
	~RandomBuf();
	int readFromDevice(char* buffer, std::streamsize length);
};


class Foundation_API RandomIOS: public virtual std::ios
	/// The base class for RandomInputStream.
	///
	/// This class is needed to ensure the correct initialization
	/// order of the stream buffer and base classes.
{
public:
	RandomIOS();
	~RandomIOS();
	RandomBuf* rdbuf();

protected:
	RandomBuf _buf;
};


class Foundation_API RandomInputStream: public RandomIOS, public std::istream
	/// This istream generates random data
	/// using the RandomBuf.
{
public:
	RandomInputStream();
	~RandomInputStream();
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_RandomStream_INCLUDED