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#ifndef SHIBOKEN_BUFFER_H
#define SHIBOKEN_BUFFER_H

#include "sbkpython.h"
#include "shibokenmacros.h"

namespace Shiboken
{

namespace Buffer
{
    enum Type {
        ReadOnly,
        WriteOnly,
        ReadWrite
    };

    /**
     * Creates a new Python buffer pointing to a contiguous memory block at
     * \p memory of size \p size.
     */
    LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyObject* newObject(void* memory, Py_ssize_t size, Type type);

    /**
     * Creates a new <b>read only</b> Python buffer pointing to a contiguous memory block at
     * \p memory of size \p size.
     */
    LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyObject* newObject(const void* memory, Py_ssize_t size);

    /**
     * Check if is ok to use \p pyObj as argument in all function under Shiboken::Buffer namespace.
     */
    LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool checkType(PyObject* pyObj);

    /**
     * Returns a pointer to the memory pointed by the buffer \p pyObj, \p size is filled with the buffer
     * size if not null.
     *
     * If the \p pyObj is a non-contiguous buffer a Python error is set.
     */
    LIBSHIBOKEN_API void* getPointer(PyObject* pyObj, Py_ssize_t* size = 0);

} // namespace Buffer
} // namespace Shiboken

#endif