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+/****************************************************************************
+**
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+**
+** This file is part of the QxtCore module of the Qt eXTension library
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+****************************************************************************/
+#include "qxtstdio.h"
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <QSocketNotifier>
+
+/**
+\class QxtStdio QxtStdio
+
+\ingroup QxtCore
+
+\brief QIODevice support for stdin and stdout
+
+including readyRead() signal
+note that when using this class, the buffers for stdin/stdout will be disabled, and NOT reenabled on destruction
+
+perfect as a counter part for QProcess
+*/
+
+QxtStdio::QxtStdio(QObject * parent):QIODevice(parent)
+{
+ setvbuf ( stdin , NULL , _IONBF , 0 );
+ setvbuf ( stdout , NULL , _IONBF , 0 );
+
+ setOpenMode (QIODevice::ReadWrite);
+ notify = new QSocketNotifier (
+
+#ifdef Q_CC_MSVC
+ _fileno(stdin)
+#else
+ fileno(stdin)
+#endif
+
+ ,QSocketNotifier::Read,this );
+ connect(notify, SIGNAL(activated(int)),this,SLOT(activated(int)));
+}
+
+qint64 QxtStdio::readData ( char * data, qint64 maxSize )
+{
+ qint64 i=0;
+ for (;i<maxSize;i++)
+ {
+ if (inbuffer.isEmpty())
+ break;
+ (*data++)=inbuffer.dequeue();
+ }
+ return i;
+}
+qint64 QxtStdio::writeData ( const char * data, qint64 maxSize )
+{
+ qint64 i=0;
+ for (;i<maxSize;i++)
+ {
+ char c=*data++;
+ putchar(c);
+ }
+// emit(bytesWritten (i)); ///FIXME: acording to the docs this may not be recoursive. how do i prevent that?
+ return i;
+}
+
+
+bool QxtStdio::isSequential () const
+{
+ return true;
+}
+
+
+qint64 QxtStdio::bytesAvailable () const
+{
+ return inbuffer.count();
+}
+
+void QxtStdio::activated(int )
+{
+ inbuffer.enqueue(getchar());
+ emit(readyRead ());
+}
+
+