mime.h

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/**
 * @file mime.h
 * @short MIME document abstractions.
 **/

#ifndef	CCXX_MIME_H_
#define	CCXX_MIME_H_

#ifndef CCXX_CONFIG_H_
#include <cc++/config.h>
#endif

#ifndef CCXX_SOCKET_H_
#include <cc++/socket.h>
#endif

#ifdef	CCXX_NAMESPACES
namespace ost {
#endif

class __EXPORT MIMEMultipart;
class __EXPORT MIMEItemPart;

/**
 * A container class for multi-part MIME document objects which can
 * be streamed to a std::ostream destination.
 *
 * @author David Sugar <[e-mail]>
 * @short container for streamable multi-part MIME documents.
 */
class __EXPORT MIMEMultipart
{
protected:
	friend class __EXPORT MIMEItemPart;
	char boundry[8];
	char mtype[80];
	char *header[16];
	MIMEItemPart *first, *last;

	virtual ~MIMEMultipart();

public:
	/**
	 * Contruct a multi-part document, and describe it's type.
	 *
	 * @param document (content) type.
	 */
	MIMEMultipart(const char *document);

	/**
	 * Stream the headers of the multi-part document.  The headers
	 * of individual entities are streamed as part of the body.
	 *
	 * @param output to stream document header into.
	 */
	virtual void head(std::ostream *output);

	/**
	 * Stream the "body" of the multi-part document.  This involves
	 * streaming the headers and body of each document part.
	 *
	 * @param output to stream document body into.
	 */
	virtual void body(std::ostream *output);

	/**
	 * Get a string array of the headers to use.  This is used to
	 * assist URLStream::post.
 	 *
	 * @return array of headers.
	 */
	char **getHeaders(void)
		{return header;};
};

/**
 * The Multipart form is a MIME multipart document specific for the
 * construction and delivery of form data to a web server through a
 * post method.
 *
 * @author David Sugar <[e-mail]>
 * @short deliver form results as multipart document.
 */
class __EXPORT MIMEMultipartForm : public MIMEMultipart
{
protected:
	virtual ~MIMEMultipartForm();

public:
	/**
	 * Construct a form result.  This is a MIMEMultipart of type
	 * multipart/form-data.
	 */
	MIMEMultipartForm();
};

/**
 * This is used to attach an item part to a MIME multipart document
 * that is being streamed.  The base item part class is used by all
 * derived items.
 *
 * @author David Sugar <[e-mail]>
 * @short item or part of a multi-part object.
 */
class __EXPORT MIMEItemPart
{
protected:
	friend class __EXPORT MIMEMultipart;

	MIMEMultipart *base;
	MIMEItemPart *next;
	const char *ctype;

	/**
	 * Stream the header(s) for the current document part.
	 *
	 * @param output to stream header into.
	 */	
	virtual void head(std::ostream *output);

	/**
	 * Stream the content of this document part.
	 *
	 * @param output to stream document body into.
	 */
	virtual void body(std::ostream *output) = 0;

	/**
	 * Construct and attach a document part to a multipart document.
	 *
	 * @param top multipart document to attach to.
	 * @param ct Content-Type to use.
	 */
	MIMEItemPart(MIMEMultipart *top, const char *ct);

	virtual ~MIMEItemPart();
};

/**
 * This is a document part type for use in submitting multipart form
 * data to a web server.
 *
 * @author David Sugar <[e-mail]>
 * @short multipart document part for web form data field.
 */
class __EXPORT MIMEFormData : public MIMEItemPart
{
protected:
	const char *content;
	const char *name;

	virtual ~MIMEFormData();

public:
	/**
	 * Stream header, Content-Disposition form-data.
	 *
	 * @param output stream to send header to.
	 */
	void head(std::ostream *output);

	/**
	 * Stream content (value) of this form data field.
	 *
	 * @param output stream to send body to.
	 */
	void body(std::ostream *output);

	/**
	 * Construct form data field part of multipart form.
	 *
	 * @param top multipart form this is part of
	 * @param name of form data field
	 * @param content of form data field
	 */
	MIMEFormData(MIMEMultipartForm *top, const char *name, const char *content);
};
	
#ifdef	CCXX_NAMESPACES
}
#endif

#endif
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