Aaru/Interfaces/IWritableTapeImage.cs

// /***************************************************************************
// Aaru Data Preservation Suite
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Filename       : IWritableTapeImage.cs
// Author(s)      : Natalia Portillo <claunia@claunia.com>
//
// Component      : Disc image plugins.
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// --[ Description ] ----------------------------------------------------------
//
//     Defines the interface to be implemented by writable block addressable
//     sequential tape image plugins.
//
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using Aaru.CommonTypes.Structs;

namespace Aaru.CommonTypes.Interfaces
{
    /// <summary>Defines an image that is writable and can store information about a streaming, digital, tape</summary>
    public interface IWritableTapeImage : ITapeImage, IWritableImage
    {
        /// <summary>Registers a new file in the image</summary>
        /// <param name="file">Tape file descriptor</param>
        /// <returns><c>true</c> if successful, <c>false</c> otherwise</returns>
        bool AddFile(TapeFile file);

        /// <summary>Registers a new partition</summary>
        /// <param name="partition">Tape partition descriptor</param>
        /// <returns><c>true</c> if successful, <c>false</c> otherwise</returns>
        bool AddPartition(TapePartition partition);

        /// <summary>
        ///     Tells the image plugin to set the internal structures to expect a tape (e.g. unknown block count and size).
        ///     Must be called before <see cref="IWritableImage.Create" />
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns><c>true</c> if successful, <c>false</c> otherwise</returns>
        bool SetTape();
    }
}