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(* channel.mli - A generic, object-based channel interface for binary  *)
(*               input/output                                          *)
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(* Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, *)
(*               2011, 2012, 2013  Yaron Minsky and Contributors       *)
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class virtual out_channel_obj :
  object
    method upcast : out_channel_obj
    method virtual write_byte : int -> unit
    method virtual write_char : char -> unit
    method write_float : float -> unit
    method write_int : int -> unit
    method write_int32 : int32 -> unit
    method write_int64 : int64 -> unit
    method virtual write_string : string -> unit
    method virtual write_string_pos :
      buf:string -> pos:int -> len:int -> unit
  end

class virtual in_channel_obj :
  object
    method virtual read_byte : int
    method virtual read_char : char
    method read_float : float
    method read_int : int
    method read_int32 : int32
    method read_int64 : int64
    method read_int64_size : int -> int64
    method read_int_size : int -> int
    method virtual read_string : int -> string
    method virtual read_string_pos : buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> unit
    method upcast : in_channel_obj
  end

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class sys_out_channel :
  out_channel ->
  object
    method close : unit
    method fd : Unix.file_descr
    method flush : unit
    method outchan : out_channel
    method skip : int -> unit
    method upcast : out_channel_obj
    method write_buf : Buffer.t -> unit
    method write_byte : int -> unit
    method write_char : char -> unit
    method write_float : float -> unit
    method write_int : int -> unit
    method write_int32 : int32 -> unit
    method write_int64 : int64 -> unit
    method write_string : string -> unit
    method write_string_pos : buf:string -> pos:int -> len:int -> unit
  end

class sys_in_channel :
  in_channel ->
  object
    method close : unit
    method fd : Unix.file_descr
    method inchan : in_channel
    method read_all : string
    method read_byte : int
    method read_char : char
    method read_float : float
    method read_int : int
    method read_int32 : int32
    method read_int64 : int64
    method read_int64_size : int -> int64
    method read_int_size : int -> int
    method read_string : int -> string
    method read_string_pos : buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> unit
    method upcast : in_channel_obj
  end

class buffer_out_channel :
  Buffer.t ->
  object
    method buffer_nocopy : Buffer.t
    method contents : string
    method upcast : out_channel_obj
    method write_byte : int -> unit
    method write_char : char -> unit
    method write_float : float -> unit
    method write_int : int -> unit
    method write_int32 : int32 -> unit
    method write_int64 : int64 -> unit
    method write_string : string -> unit
    method write_string_pos : buf:string -> pos:int -> len:int -> unit
  end

class string_in_channel :
  string ->
  int ->
  object
    method read_byte : int
    method read_char : char
    method read_float : float
    method read_int : int
    method read_int32 : int32
    method read_int64 : int64
    method read_int64_size : int -> int64
    method read_int_size : int -> int
    method read_string : int -> string
    method read_string_pos : buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> unit
    method read_rest : string
    method skip : int -> unit
    method upcast : in_channel_obj
    val mutable pos : int
  end

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val new_buffer_outc : int -> buffer_out_channel
val sys_out_from_fd : Unix.file_descr -> sys_out_channel
val sys_in_from_fd : Unix.file_descr -> sys_in_channel

(*
class nonblocking_reader :
  Unix.file_descr ->
  object
    method read : string_in_channel option
  end

class nonblocking_writer :
  Unix.file_descr ->
  object
    method set_data : string -> unit
    method write : bool
  end
*)
