Move files to prepare for assimilation into core

[libs/core.git] / source / io / utils.h

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+#ifndef MSP_IO_UTILS_H_
+#define MSP_IO_UTILS_H_
+
+namespace Msp {
+namespace IO {
+
+class Base;
+
+/** Reads data from an object.  Does not return until the requested amount of
+data is read, regardless of the blocking mode of the object.
+
+Note: If the data is not immediately available and the object is in non-blocking
+mode, this function effectively becomes a busyloop until it can get more
+data. */
+unsigned read_all(Base &, char *, unsigned);
+
+} // namespace IO
+} // namespace Msp
+
+#endif