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--  A filter that slices a stream into a set of known-length messages.

with Ada.Streams;

with PolyORB.Buffers;
with PolyORB.Components;

package PolyORB.Filters.Slicers is

   pragma Elaborate_Body;

   type Slicer_Factory is new Factory with private;

   procedure Create
     (Fact   : access Slicer_Factory;
      Slicer :    out Filter_Access);

private

   type Slicer_Factory is new Factory with null record;

   type Slicer_Filter is new Filter with record
      In_Buf        : Buffers.Buffer_Access;
      Data_Expected : Ada.Streams.Stream_Element_Count;
      Initial_Data_Expected : Ada.Streams.Stream_Element_Count;
      Buffer_Length : Ada.Streams.Stream_Element_Count;
   end record;

   function Handle_Message
     (F : not null access Slicer_Filter;
      S : Components.Message'Class) return Components.Message'Class;

end PolyORB.Filters.Slicers;
