1 files changed, 28 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/common/IOStream.cpp b/lib/common/IOStream.cpp
index fc9d0bc3..3e126d3f 100644
--- a/lib/common/IOStream.cpp
+++ b/lib/common/IOStream.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ int IOStream::ConvertSeekTypeToOSWhence(int SeekType)
 // Function
 //		Name:    IOStream::ReadFullBuffer(void *, int, int)
 //		Purpose: Reads bytes into buffer, returning whether or not it managed to
-//				 get all the bytes required. Exception and abort use of stream
-//				 if this returns false.
+//			 get all the bytes required. Exception and abort use of stream
+//			 if this returns false.
 //		Created: 2003/08/26
 //
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ bool IOStream::ReadFullBuffer(void *pBuffer, int NBytes, int *pNBytesRead, int T
 //		Created: 2003/08/26
 //
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void IOStream::WriteAllBuffered()
+void IOStream::WriteAllBuffered(int Timeout)
 {
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +245,30 @@ void IOStream::Flush(int Timeout)
 	}
 }
 
-void IOStream::Write(const char *pBuffer)
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Function
+//		Name:    IOStream::Write
+//		Purpose: Convenience method for writing a C++ string to a
+//			 protocol buffer.
+//
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void IOStream::Write(const std::string& rBuffer, int Timeout)
+{
+	Write(rBuffer.c_str(), rBuffer.size(), Timeout);
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Function
+//		Name:    IOStream::ToString()
+//		Purpose: Returns a string which describes this stream. Useful
+//			 when reporting exceptions about a stream of unknown
+//			 origin, for example in BackupStoreDirectory().
+//		Created: 2014/04/28
+//
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::string IOStream::ToString() const
 {
-	Write(pBuffer, strlen(pBuffer));
+	return "unknown IOStream";
 }