package nom.tam.util;

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import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * super closable interface for all fits reader/writers. It defines the
 * necessary constants common for all reader and writers.
 * 
 * @author ritchie
 */
public interface FitsIO extends Closeable {

    /**
     * default buffer size to use if none is specified.
     */
    int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 32768;

    /**
     * number of bits in one byte.
     */
    int BITS_OF_1_BYTE = 8;

    /**
     * number of bits in two byte.
     */
    int BITS_OF_2_BYTES = 16;

    /**
     * number of bits in three byte.
     */
    int BITS_OF_3_BYTES = 24;

    /**
     * number of bits in four byte.
     */
    int BITS_OF_4_BYTES = 32;

    /**
     * number of bits in five byte.
     */
    int BITS_OF_5_BYTES = 40;

    /**
     * number of bits in six byte.
     */
    int BITS_OF_6_BYTES = 48;

    /**
     * number of bits in seven byte.
     */
    int BITS_OF_7_BYTES = 56;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a boolean.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_BOOLEAN = 1;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a byte.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_BYTE = 1;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a char.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_CHAR = 2;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a short.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_SHORT = 2;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a integer.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_INTEGER = 4;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a long.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_LONG = 8;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a float.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_FLOAT = 4;

    /**
     * number of bytes occupied by a double.
     */
    int BYTES_IN_DOUBLE = 8;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the lowest byte from an integer. Or to get an unsigned
     * integer from a byte.
     */
    int BYTE_MASK = 0xFF;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the lowest short of a integer.
     */
    int SHORT_MASK = 0xffff;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the lowest short of a long.
     */
    long SHORT_OF_LONG_MASK = 0xffffL;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the lowest byte of a long.
     */
    long BYTE_1_OF_LONG_MASK = 0xffL;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the second lowest byte of a long.
     */
    long BYTE_2_OF_LONG_MASK = 0xff00L;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the third lowest byte of a long.
     */
    long BYTE_3_OF_LONG_MASK = 0xff0000L;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the fourth lowest byte of a long.
     */
    long BYTE_4_OF_LONG_MASK = 0xff000000L;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the lowest integer from an long.
     */
    long INTEGER_MASK = 0x00000000ffffffffL;

    /**
     * bit mask to get the highest integer from an long.
     */
    long HIGH_INTEGER_MASK = 0xFFFFFFFF00000000L;

    @Override
    void close() throws IOException;
}