import { Debugger } from '../diagnostics/Debugger';

/**
 * Stores a string and exposes a stream API for it.
 *
 * @class TextReader
 * @wType System.IO.TextReader
 * @wNetSupport
 */
export abstract class TextReader {
  /**
   * Dispose this text reader.
   *
   * @memberof TextReader
   * @wNoMap
   */
  Dispose() {}

  /**
   * Reads count number of characters from this reader and stores them on
   * buffer, begining at index position.
   *
   * @abstract
   * @param {*} buffer Buffer to store the readed characters.
   * @param {number} index Position on buffer where to put the readed characters.
   * @param {number} count Number of characters to read.
   * @return {*}  {number} Number of readed caracters. May be less or equal to count.
   * @memberof TextReader
   * @wNoMap
   */
  ReadBlock(buffer: any, index: number, count: number): number {
    Debugger.Throw('Not implemented');
    return 0;
  }
}