#ifndef __File_h__
#define __File_h__

#include <string>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include "ZString.h"

///
/// File
///
/// File abstraction class for accessing local file system files.
///

namespace coreutils {

   class File {

    public:
      File(std::string fileName, int mode = O_RDONLY, int authority = 0664);
      File(ZString &fileName, int mode = O_RDONLY, int authority = 0664);
      ~File();
      void setBufferSize(size_t size);
      void read();
      void write(std::string data);
      std::string asString();

      char *buffer;
      size_t size;

      std::string fileName;

    private:
      int fd;

   };

}

#endif