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+/* Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307,
+ * USA.
+ */
+//
+// SMsgReader - class for reading RFB messages on the server side
+// (i.e. messages from client to server).
+//
+
+#ifndef __RFB_SMSGREADER_H__
+#define __RFB_SMSGREADER_H__
+
+namespace rdr { class InStream; }
+
+namespace rfb {
+  class SMsgHandler;
+
+  class SMsgReader {
+  public:
+    virtual ~SMsgReader();
+
+    virtual void readClientInit()=0;
+
+    // readMsg() reads a message, calling the handler as appropriate.
+    virtual void readMsg()=0;
+
+    rdr::InStream* getInStream() { return is; }
+
+  protected:
+    virtual void readSetPixelFormat();
+    virtual void readSetEncodings();
+    virtual void readFramebufferUpdateRequest();
+    virtual void readKeyEvent();
+    virtual void readPointerEvent();
+    virtual void readClientCutText();
+
+    SMsgReader(SMsgHandler* handler, rdr::InStream* is);
+
+    SMsgHandler* handler;
+    rdr::InStream* is;
+  };
+}
+#endif