Pipe.h
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28 
29 #ifndef Pt_System_Pipe_h
30 #define Pt_System_Pipe_h
31 
32 #include <Pt/NonCopyable.h>
33 #include <Pt/System/Api.h>
34 #include <Pt/System/IODevice.h>
35 
36 namespace Pt {
37 
38 namespace System {
39 
51 class PT_SYSTEM_API Pipe : public NonCopyable
52 {
53  private:
54  class PipeImpl* _impl;
55 
56  public:
62  explicit Pipe();
63 
68  ~Pipe();
69 
72  IODevice& out();
73 
76  const IODevice& out() const;
77 
80  IODevice& in();
81 
84  const IODevice& in() const;
85 
87  PipeImpl* impl()
88  { return _impl; }
89 };
90 
91 } // namespace System
92 
93 } // namespace Pt
94 
95 #endif // Pt_System_Pipe_h
Protects derived classes from being copied.
Definition: NonCopyable.h:54
Endpoint for I/O operations.
Definition: IODevice.h:55
A Pair of IODevices that form a half-duplex pipe.
Definition: Pipe.h:51