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+++ b/include/relpipe/reader/DataTypeReaderBase.h	Mon Aug 13 21:30:32 2018 +0200
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include "typedefs.h"
+
+namespace relpipe {
+namespace reader {
+
+/**
+ * This class contains common features that are independent from particular data type (generic/template type)
+ */
+class DataTypeReaderBase {
+private:
+	const integer_t typeId;
+	const string_t typeCode;
+public:
+
+	DataTypeReaderBase(const integer_t typeId, const string_t typeCode) :
+	typeId(typeId), typeCode(typeCode) {
+	}
+
+	virtual ~DataTypeReaderBase() {
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * @param input input stream, should be at position where the value is to be read; the stream will not be closed afred reading
+	 * @return read value in form of the string representation of given data type.
+	 * E.g. integer 123 is returned as a character string "123",
+	 * boolean true is returned as a character string "true".
+	 * See Relational pipes format specification for details.
+	 */
+	virtual string_t readString(std::istream &input) = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param dataType data type code as defined in DDP L0
+	 * @return whether this class supports conversions of this type
+	 */
+	virtual bool supports(const integer_t &dataType);
+
+	/**
+	 * @param dataType data type name as defined in DDP L0
+	 * @return whether this class supports conversions of this type
+	 */
+	virtual bool supports(const string_t &dataType);
+
+	integer_t getTypeId();
+
+	string_t getTypeCode();
+};
+
+}
+}
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