ANY FILTER_OUTPUT_STREAM NONE
class interface STD_ERROR
   --
   -- To write on the standard error output. As for UNIX, the default
   -- standard error file is the screen.
   --
   -- Note: only one instance of this class should be necessary (have a look
   -- in the root classes to search for the good name to use).
   --
   -- See also STANDARD_STREAMS
   --

creation
   make

feature(s) from STREAM
   is_connected: BOOLEAN

   disconnect
      require
         is_connected
      ensure
         filter = Void

   is_filtered: BOOLEAN

   detach
      ensure
         not is_filtered

feature(s) from STREAM
   set_filter (a_filter: FILTER_OUTPUT_STREAM)
      require
         a_filter /= Void
      ensure
         filter = a_filter

   filter: FILTER_OUTPUT_STREAM

feature(s) from OUTPUT_STREAM
   put_character (c: CHARACTER)
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered and then can_put_character(c)

   flush
      -- Flushes the pipe. If is_filtered, calls the filter's
      -- flush instead.
      require
         is_connected

   can_put_character (c: CHARACTER): BOOLEAN

feature(s) from OUTPUT_STREAM
   filtered_put_character (c: CHARACTER)
      require
         is_connected;
         can_put_character(c)

   filtered_flush
      require
         is_connected

feature(s) from OUTPUT_STREAM
   put_string (s: STRING)
      -- Output s to current output device.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered;
         s /= Void

   put_unicode_string (unicode_string: UNICODE_STRING)
      -- Output the UTF-8 encoding of the unicode_string.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered;
         unicode_string /= Void

feature(s) from OUTPUT_STREAM
   -- To write a number:

   put_integer (i: INTEGER_64)
      -- Output i to current output device.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered

   put_integer_format (i: INTEGER_64; s: INTEGER)
      -- Output i to current output device using at most s character.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered

   put_real (r: REAL)
      -- Output r to current output device.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered

   put_real_format (r: REAL; f: INTEGER)
      -- Output r with only f digit for the fractionnal part.
      -- Examples:
      --    put_real(3.519,2) print "3.51".
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered;
         f >= 0

   put_double (d: DOUBLE)
      -- Output d to current output device.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered

   put_double_format (d: DOUBLE; f: INTEGER)
      -- Output d with only f digit for the fractionnal part.
      -- Examples:
      --    put_double(3.519,2) print "3.51".
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered;
         f >= 0

   put_number (number: NUMBER)
      -- Output the number.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered;
         number /= Void

feature(s) from OUTPUT_STREAM
   -- Other features:

   put_boolean (b: BOOLEAN)
      -- Output b to current output device according
      -- to the Eiffel format.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered

   put_pointer (p: POINTER)
      -- Output a viewable version of p.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered

   put_new_line
      -- Output a newline character.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered

   put_spaces (nb: INTEGER)
      -- Output nb spaces character.
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered;
         nb >= 0

   append_file (file_name: STRING)
      require
         is_connected;
         not is_filtered;
         file_exists(file_name)

feature(s) from OUTPUT_STREAM
   io_putc (byte: CHARACTER; stream: POINTER)

   io_fwrite (buf: NATIVE_ARRAY[CHARACTER]; size: INTEGER; stream: POINTER)

   io_flush (stream_pointer: POINTER)

   tmp_file_read: TEXT_FILE_READ

   tmp_string: STRING

feature(s) from STD_ERROR
   make

   stderr: POINTER



end of STD_ERROR