/* Checksum.java - Interface to compute a data checksum
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package net.sf.jazzlib;

/*
 * Written using on-line Java Platform 1.2 API Specification, as well
 * as "The Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition (Addison-Wesley, 1998).
 * Status:  Believed complete and correct.
 */

/**
 * Interface to compute a data checksum used by checked input/output streams.
 * A data checksum can be updated by one byte or with a byte array. After each
 * update the value of the current checksum can be returned by calling
 * <code>getValue</code>. The complete checksum object can also be reset
 * so it can be used again with new data.
 *
 * @see CheckedInputStream
 * @see CheckedOutputStream
 *
 * @author Per Bothner
 * @author Jochen Hoenicke
 */
public interface Checksum
{
  /**
   * Returns the data checksum computed so far.
   */
  long getValue();

  /**
   * Resets the data checksum as if no update was ever called.
   */
  void reset();

  /**
   * Adds one byte to the data checksum.
   *
   * @param bval the data value to add. The high byte of the int is ignored.
   */
  void update (int bval);

  /**
   * Adds the byte array to the data checksum.
   *
   * @param buf the buffer which contains the data
   * @param off the offset in the buffer where the data starts
   * @param len the length of the data
   */
  void update (byte[] buf, int off, int len);
}
