walker.h

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//
// srecord - manipulate eprom load files
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#ifndef SRECORD_MEMORY_WALKER_H
#define SRECORD_MEMORY_WALKER_H
 
#include <memory>
 
namespace srecord {
 
class record; // forward
 
/**
  * The srecord::memory_walker class is used to represent an abstract handler
  * for the action to perform when walking a memory image.
  */
class memory_walker
{
public:
    typedef std::shared_ptr<memory_walker> pointer;
 
    /**
      * The destructor.
      */
    virtual ~memory_walker();
 
    /**
      * The observe method is used by the memory walker to provide data.
      * Derived classes are required to impliment this method, and do
      * something with the data.
      *
      * @param address
      *     The base address of this chunk of memory.
      * @param data
      *     The base address of this chunk of memory in memory.
      * @param data_size
      *     The size, in bytes, of this chunk of memory.
      */
    virtual void observe(unsigned long address, const void *data,
        int data_size) = 0;
 
    /**
      * The observe_end method is called once all of the data blocks
      * have been passed to the observer via the observe() method.
      */
    virtual void observe_end(void);
 
    /**
      * The notify_upper_bound method is used to notify the walker of
      * the upper bound (highest address plus one) of the observe calls
      * to come.  Shall be called before the any observe calls are made.
      * By default, nothing happens.
      *
      * @param address
      *     The address of the byte immediately beyond the used memory.
      */
    virtual void notify_upper_bound(unsigned long address);
 
    /**
      * The observe_header method is used to inform the walker of the
      * header record.  The default does nothing.
      *
      * @param rec
      *     The record to be processed.
      */
    virtual void observe_header(const record *rec = 0);
 
    /**
      * The observe_start_address method is used to inform the walker
      * of the execution start address record.  The default does nothing.
      *
      * @param rec
      *     The record to be processed.
      */
    virtual void observe_start_address(const record *rec = 0);
 
protected:
    /**
      * The default constructor.  May only be called by derived classes.
      */
    memory_walker();
 
private:
    /**
      * The copy constructor.  Do not use.
      */
    memory_walker(const memory_walker &);
 
    /**
      * The assignment operator.  Do not use.
      */
    memory_walker &operator=(const memory_walker &);
};
 
};
 
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#endif // SRECORD_MEMORY_WALKER_H