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package org.apache.mina.util.byteaccess;

import java.nio.ByteOrder;

import org.apache.mina.core.buffer.IoBuffer;

/**
 * Provides relative read access to a sequence of bytes.
 * 
 * @author Apache MINA Project
 */
public interface IoRelativeReader {

    /**
     * @return the number of remaining bytes that can be read.
     */
    int getRemaining();

    /**
     * Checks if there are any remaining bytes that can be read.
     * 
     * @return true if there are some remaining bytes in the buffer
     */
    boolean hasRemaining();

    /**
     * Advances the reader by the given number of bytes.
     * 
     * @param length the number of bytes to skip
     */
    void skip(int length);

    /**
     * @param length The number of bytes to get
     * @return an array with a view of part of this array.
     */
    ByteArray slice(int length);

    /**
     * @return the bytes' order
     */
    ByteOrder order();

    /**
     * @return the byte at the current position and advances the reader.
     */
    byte get();

    /**
     * Gets enough bytes to fill the IoBuffer and advances the reader.
     * 
     * @param bb The IoBuffer that will contain the read bytes
     */
    void get(IoBuffer bb);

    /**
     * @return a short and advances the reader.
     */
    short getShort();

    /**
     * @return an int and advances the reader.
     */
    int getInt();

    /**
     * @return a long and advances the reader.
     */
    long getLong();

    /**
     * @return a float and advances the reader.
     */
    float getFloat();

    /**
     * @return a double and advances the reader.
     */
    double getDouble();

    /**
     * @return a char and advances the reader.
     */
    char getChar();
}