Buffer.h

// Buffer.h
//
 
namespace nkMemory
{
    struct BufferDataDescriptor
    {
        unsigned char* _data ;     
        unsigned long long _size ; 
    } ;
}
 
namespace nkMemory
{
    class Buffer final
    {
        public :
 
            // Constructors, destructor
            Buffer () noexcept ;
            Buffer (unsigned long long size) noexcept ;
            Buffer (const unsigned char* data, unsigned long long size) noexcept ;
            Buffer (std::initializer_list<unsigned char> args) noexcept ;
            Buffer (const Buffer& other) noexcept ;
            Buffer (Buffer&& other) noexcept ;
            ~Buffer () ;
 
            // Getters
            unsigned char* getData () const ;
            unsigned long long getSize () const ;
            bool empty () const ;
            unsigned char& front () ;
            const unsigned char& front () const ;
            unsigned char& back () ;
            const unsigned char& back () const ;
            unsigned char* begin () ;
            const unsigned char* begin () const ;
            unsigned char* end () ;
            const unsigned char* end () const ;
 
            // Management
            Buffer& clear () ;
            Buffer& resize (unsigned long long size) ;
            Buffer& append (unsigned char value) ;
            Buffer& erase (unsigned long long index, unsigned long long count = 1ull) ;
            BufferDataDescriptor relinquishDataOwnership () ;
 
            // Operators
            unsigned char& operator[] (unsigned long long index) ;
            const unsigned char& operator[] (unsigned long long index) const ;
 
            Buffer& operator= (const Buffer& other) noexcept ;
            Buffer& operator= (Buffer&& other) noexcept ;
 
        public :
 
            // Constructors templated
            template <typename T, std::size_t S>
            Buffer (const std::array<T, S>& array) noexcept ;
 
            template <typename T>
            Buffer (const std::vector<T>& vec) noexcept ;
 
        public :
 
            // Memory ownership taking constructors
            static Buffer createAndTakeMemory (unsigned char* data, unsigned long long size) ;
    } ;
}