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----

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[1] Implementation of RequestTupleTypesClient.

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1 RequestTupleTypesClient class implementation
see RequestTupleTypesClient.cpp for details.

*/

#ifndef _REQUEST_TUPLE_TYPES_CLIENT_H_
#define _REQUEST_TUPLE_TYPES_CLIENT_H_

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include "Client.h"
#include "TupleDescr.h"

namespace cstream
{
    class RequestTupleTypesClient : public Client 
    {

    public:
        RequestTupleTypesClient(std::string server, int port,
            int maxNumberTypeTupleDescr);

        virtual int start();

        bool connectionOK();
        bool sendRequestTupleTypes();
        TupleDescr* receiveTupleDescr();

    private:
        
/*
2 Member Definitions

2.1 streamOK

Checks the state of socket

*/
        bool streamOK();
        
/*

2.2 maxNumberTypeTupleDescr

Stores the number of requested types of TupleDescr

*/  

        int _maxNumberTypeTupleDescr;
        
/*

2.3 io

Stores socketstream

*/  
        std::iostream* _io;

    };

}

#endif // _REQUEST_TUPLE_TYPES_CLIENT_H_