INTERFACE HeapStream;

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IMPORT IO;


PROCEDURE Open(name := "heap"): IO.Stream RAISES {};
(* Opens a stream to the heap. This is useful for temporary storage of data
which can be written out using stream put operations and then read in again
with 'get' operations.
  'name' gives the name of the stream. The only open mode that makes sense is
'IO.OpenMode.Update' so there is no open mode argument (see the 'IO' interface
for more information on open modes). *)

END HeapStream.