/*
 * proplist.go
 * PropertyLists
 *
 * Created by Jim Dovey on 17/11/2009.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Jim Dovey
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 */

package proplist

import (
    "os";
    "xml";
    "io";
)

// A PropertyList can really be anything. Or more specifically, it can be any basic type.
type PropertyList interface {
    // nothing needs to go here-- this interface will apply to anything
}

type Format const (
    Immutable := iota;
    MutableContainers;
    MutableContainersAndLeaves;
)

const (
    ReadCorruptError := 3840;
    ReadUnknownVersionError := 3841;
    ReadStreamError := 3842;
    WriteStreamError := 3851;
)

func CreateFromData(data []byte, options uint64) (plist PropertyList, format Format, err os.Error)
{
    var some_var;
}

func CreateFromReader(reader io.Reader, options uint64) (plist PropertyList, format Format, err os.Error)
{
    var some_other_var;
}

const something := 0
var Something := 0

func WriteToStream(plist PropertyList, writer io.Writer, format Format, options uint64) (numWritten uint64, err os.Error)
{
    // code
    var something, something_else = 2;
}