return (T) this;
        }
        throw new ClassCastException();
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.SmbPipeHandle#getPipe()
     */
    @Override
    public SmbNamedPipe getPipe () {
        return this.pipe;
    }


    @Override
    public SmbTreeHandleImpl ensureTreeConnected () throws CIFSException {
        if ( this.treeHandle == null ) {

            throw new CIFSException("Invalid URL " + url, e);
        }
    }


    /**
     * 
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.CIFSContext#getPipe(java.lang.String, int)
     */
    @Override
    public SmbPipeResource getPipe ( String url, int pipeType ) throws CIFSException {
        try {
            return new SmbNamedPipe(url, pipeType, this);
        }
        catch ( MalformedURLException e ) {

            throw new CIFSException("Invalid URL " + url, e);
        }
    }


    /**
     * 
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.CIFSContext#getPipe(java.lang.String, int)
     */
    @Override
    public SmbPipeResource getPipe ( String url, int pipeType ) throws CIFSException {
        try {
            return new SmbNamedPipe(url, pipeType, this);
        }
        catch ( MalformedURLException e ) {

/**
 * Handle to an open named pipe
 * 
 * @author mbechler
 *
 */
public interface SmbPipeHandle extends AutoCloseable {

    /**
     * @return the pipe
     */
    SmbPipeResource getPipe ();


    /**
     * 
     * @return this pipe's input stream
     * @throws CIFSException
     */
    InputStream getInput () throws CIFSException;


    /**
     * 

    /**
     * @param handle
     * @throws SmbException
     */
    SmbPipeOutputStream ( SmbPipeHandleImpl handle, SmbTreeHandleImpl th ) throws CIFSException {
        super(handle.getPipe(), th, null, 0, 0, 0);
        this.handle = handle;
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.smb.SmbFileOutputStream#isOpen()
     */
    @Override
    public boolean isOpen () {

    /**
     * @param handle
     * @param th
     * @throws SmbException
     */
    SmbPipeInputStream ( SmbPipeHandleImpl handle, SmbTreeHandleImpl th ) throws CIFSException {
        super(handle.getPipe(), th, null);
        this.handle = handle;
    }


    protected synchronized SmbTreeHandleImpl ensureTreeConnected () throws CIFSException {
        return this.handle.ensureTreeConnected();
    }

     * 
     * @param url
     * @param pipeType
     *            the type of the pipe
     * @return the SMB pipe resource at the specified location
     * @throws CIFSException
     */
    SmbPipeResource getPipe ( String url, int pipeType ) throws CIFSException;


    /**
     * 
     * @return whether any connection was still in use
     * @throws CIFSException
     */
    boolean close () throws CIFSException;