Lindhart.Utility.IO.Streaming 4.2.0

stream-utilities

Contains simple utilities for helping when working with the Stream class in .Net

It currently contains the following helper classes:

DelegatingStream

This is usefull for overwriting a single method in a stream, or simply embedding small code.

TestReadStream

Usefull in scenarios where you want to test code that handles real world Stream. The TestReadStream behaves much like a real world Stream does - for example it does not allow you to set position. This enables you to identify possible bugs that would not have been found by testing with the MemoryStream.

StreamCounter

Can be usefull to track the number of bytes read or written. Rather usefull if you receive a Stream where you cannot determine length (ex. a file received via network), but you want to calculate it while you process it (ex. while saving it to a database).

StreamInverter

Can reverse a Stream wrapper direction. Usefull if you have a Stream that takes an output Stream in the constructor, but you wanted it to take an input Stream instead. Ex. when using the Stream compression methods in .net (ex. GZipStream).

BufferBackgroundStream

A double buffer stream that will allow reading from one buffer while filling the other in the background using a background thread. Usefull for paralizing multiple time consuming stream operations. Example if you both want to calculate hash for a Stream and then compress it. Or receive it via network, compress and store in database (here you might want to use this class twice).