/*
 * $Id: byte_manager.h 44 2011-02-15 12:32:29Z kaori $
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2002-2011, Communications and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium
 * Copyright (c) 2002-2011, Professor Benoit Macq
 * Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Kaori Hagihara
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#ifndef   	BYTE_MANAGER_H_
# define   	BYTE_MANAGER_H_

//! 1Byte parameter type
typedef unsigned char Byte_t;

//! 2Byte parameter type
typedef unsigned short int Byte2_t;

//! 4Byte parameter type
typedef unsigned int Byte4_t;

//! 8Byte parameter type
typedef unsigned long long int Byte8_t;


/**
 * fetch bytes of data in file stream
 *
 * @param[in] fd     file discriptor
 * @param[in] offset start Byte position
 * @param[in] size   Byte length
 * @return           pointer to the fetched data
 */
Byte_t * fetch_bytes( int fd, long offset, int size);


/**
 * fetch a 1-byte Byte codes in file stream
 *
 * @param[in] fd     file discriptor
 * @param[in] offset start Byte position
 * @return           fetched codes
 */
Byte_t fetch_1byte( int fd, long offset);

/**
 * fetch a 2-byte big endian Byte codes in file stream
 *
 * @param[in] fd     file discriptor
 * @param[in] offset start Byte position
 * @return           fetched codes
 */
Byte2_t fetch_2bytebigendian( int fd, long offset);

/**
 * fetch a 4-byte big endian Byte codes in file stream
 *
 * @param[in] fd     file discriptor
 * @param[in] offset start Byte position
 * @return           fetched codes
 */
Byte4_t fetch_4bytebigendian( int fd, long offset);

/**
 * fetch a 8-byte big endian Byte codes in file stream
 *
 * @param[in] fd     file discriptor
 * @param[in] offset start Byte position
 * @return           fetched codes
 */
Byte8_t fetch_8bytebigendian( int fd, long offset);


/**
 * convert 2-byte big endian Byte codes to number
 *
 * @param[in] buf Byte codes
 * @return        resolved number
 */
Byte2_t big2( Byte_t *buf);

/**
 * convert 4-byte big endian Byte codes to number
 *
 * @param[in] buf Byte codes
 * @return        resolved number
 */
Byte4_t big4( Byte_t *buf);

/**
 * convert 8-byte big endian Byte codes to number
 *
 * @param[in] buf Byte codes
 * @return        resolved number
 */
Byte8_t big8( Byte_t *buf);


#endif 	    /* !BYTE_MANAGER_H_ */