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Aaru/Aaru.CommonTypes/Interfaces/IWritableTapeImage.cs

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// /***************************************************************************
// Aaru Data Preservation Suite
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Filename : IWritableTapeImage.cs
// Author(s) : Natalia Portillo <claunia@claunia.com>
//
// Component : Disc image plugins.
//
// --[ Description ] ----------------------------------------------------------
//
// Defines the interface to be implemented by writable block addressable
// sequential tape image plugins.
//
// --[ License ] --------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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// permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
// the following conditions:
//
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// SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
//
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright © 2011-2025 Natalia Portillo
// ****************************************************************************/
using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
using Aaru.CommonTypes.Structs;
namespace Aaru.CommonTypes.Interfaces;
/// <inheritdoc cref="Aaru.CommonTypes.Interfaces.ITapeImage" />
/// <summary>Defines an image that is writable and can store information about a streaming, digital, tape</summary>
[SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "UnusedMethodReturnValue.Global")]
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();
}