<?php
/*
 *  $Id: Writer.php 227 2007-08-28 02:17:00Z hans $
 *
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 *
 * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
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 */

/**
 * Abstract class for writing character streams.
 * 
 * @package   phing.system.io
 */
abstract class Writer {
	
	/**
	 * Writes data to output stream.
	 * @param string $buf
	 * @param int $off
	 * @param int $len
	 */
    abstract public function write($buf, $off = null, $len = null);
    
    /**
     * Close the stream.
     * @throws IOException - if there is an error closing stream.
     */
    abstract public function close();
	
    /**
     * Flush the stream, if supported by the stream.
     */
    public function flush() {}
    
    /**
     * Returns a string representation of resource filename, url, etc. that is being written to.
     * @return string
     */    
    abstract public function getResource();
}
