NAME

       FBB::IBase64Stream - Std::istream performing base64 encoding and decoding

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bobcat/ibase64stream>
       Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

       FBB::IBase64Stream  objects  may  be  used to base64 encode or decrypt information that is
       available on a separate std::istream.

       The class IBase64Stream is a class template,  using  a  FBB::CryptType  template  non-type
       parameter.  Objects  of  the  class  FBB::IBase64Stream<FBB::ENCRYPT>  base64  encode  the
       information they receive, objects of  the  class  FBB::IBase64Stream<FBB::DECRYPT>  base64
       decode the information they receive.

NAMESPACE

       FBB
       All  constructors,  members,  operators  and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are
       defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

       FBB::IBase64Streambuf (private),
       std::istream

CONSTRUCTORS

       o      IBase64Stream<CryptType>(std::istream &in, size_t bufSize = 1000):
              This   constructor   initializes   a   std::istream   providing    it    with    an
              FBB::IBase64Streambuf  stream  buffer.  The IBase64Streambuf’s constructor receives
              all arguments that are passed to this constructor.

              - IBase64Stream<ENCRYPT> objects perform base64 encoding;
              - IBase64Stream<DECRYPT> objects perform base64 decoding;
              - IBase64Stream<CryptType> objects obtain  the  bytes  to  encode  or  decode  from
              std::istream &in;
              -  The  internally  used  IFilterStreambuf  is  initialized  with  a buffer of size
              bufSize, using a lower bound of 100.

              The constructor uses a configurable buffer size for reading. Characters  that  were
              read  into  the  buffer  but  are  not  part  of the actual base64 encoded data are
              unavailable after completing the  base64  decrypting.  If  information  beyond  the
              base64 input block should remain available, then specify a buffer size of 1.

INHERITED MEMBERS

       Since the class uses public derivation from std::istream, all members of this class can be
       used.

EXAMPLE

       #include "../ibase64stream"

       #include <iostream>

       using namespace std;
       using namespace FBB;

       int main()
       {
           IBase64Stream<ENCRYPT> in(cin);
       }

FILES

       bobcat/ibase64stream - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7), ibase64streambuf(3bobcat)

BUGS

       None Reported.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_4.08.02-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_4.08.02-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries,  headers  and
              manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

       This  is  free  software,  distributed  under  the terms of the GNU General Public License
       (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).