#include <streambuf>
#include <ostream>
#include <iostream>
//#define DEBUG
class MyData
{
//example data class, not used
};
class MyBuffer : public std::basic_streambuf<char, std::char_traits<char> >
{
public:
inline MyBuffer(MyData data) :
data(data)
{
setp(buf, buf + BUF_SIZE);
}
protected:
// This is called when buffer becomes full. If
// buffer is not used, then this is called every
// time when characters are put to stream.
inline virtual int overflow(int c = Traits::eof())
{
#ifdef DEBUG
std::cout << "(over)";
#endif
// Handle output
putChars(pbase(), pptr());
if (c != Traits::eof()) {
char c2 = c;
// Handle the one character that didn't fit to buffer
putChars(&c2, &c2 + 1);
}
// This tells that buffer is empty again
setp(buf, buf + BUF_SIZE);
return c;
}
// This function is called when stream is flushed,
// for example when std::endl is put to stream.
inline virtual int sync(void)
{
// Handle output
putChars(pbase(), pptr());
// This tells that buffer is empty again
setp(buf, buf + BUF_SIZE);
return 0;
}
private:
// For EOF detection
typedef std::char_traits<char> Traits;
// Work in buffer mode. It is also possible to work without buffer.
static const size_t BUF_SIZE = 64;
char buf[BUF_SIZE];
// This is the example userdata
MyData data;
// In this function, the characters are parsed.
inline void putChars(const char* begin, const char* end){
#ifdef DEBUG
std::cout << "(putChars(" << static_cast<const void*>(begin) <<
"," << static_cast<const void*>(end) << "))";
#endif
//just print to stdout for now
for (const char* c = begin; c < end; c++){
std::cout << *c;
}
}
};
class MyOStream : public std::basic_ostream< char, std::char_traits< char > >
{
public:
inline MyOStream(MyData data) :
std::basic_ostream< char, std::char_traits< char > >(&buf),
buf(data)
{
}
private:
MyBuffer buf;
};
int main(void)
{
MyData data;
MyOStream o(data);
for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
o << "hello world! ";
o << std::endl;
return 0;
}