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authorMatt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain>2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500
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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "nsISupports.idl"
+
+interface nsITransport;
+interface nsIInputStream;
+interface nsIOutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * This service read/writes a stream on a background thread.
+ *
+ * Use this service to transform any blocking stream (e.g., file stream)
+ * into a fully asynchronous stream that can be read/written without
+ * blocking the main thread.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(5e0adf7d-9785-45c3-a193-04f25a75da8f)]
+interface nsIStreamTransportService : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * CreateInputTransport
+ *
+ * @param aStream
+ * The input stream that will be read on a background thread.
+ * This stream must implement "blocking" stream semantics.
+ * @param aStartOffset
+ * The input stream will be read starting from this offset. Pass
+ * -1 to read from the current stream offset. NOTE: this parameter
+ * is ignored if the stream does not support nsISeekableStream.
+ * @param aReadLimit
+ * This parameter limits the number of bytes that will be read from
+ * the input stream. Pass -1 to read everything.
+ * @param aCloseWhenDone
+ * Specify this flag to have the input stream closed once its
+ * contents have been completely read.
+ *
+ * @return nsITransport instance.
+ */
+ nsITransport createInputTransport(in nsIInputStream aStream,
+ in long long aStartOffset,
+ in long long aReadLimit,
+ in boolean aCloseWhenDone);
+
+ /**
+ * CreateOutputTransport
+ *
+ * @param aStream
+ * The output stream that will be written to on a background thread.
+ * This stream must implement "blocking" stream semantics.
+ * @param aStartOffset
+ * The output stream will be written starting at this offset. Pass
+ * -1 to write to the current stream offset. NOTE: this parameter
+ * is ignored if the stream does not support nsISeekableStream.
+ * @param aWriteLimit
+ * This parameter limits the number of bytes that will be written to
+ * the output stream. Pass -1 for unlimited writing.
+ * @param aCloseWhenDone
+ * Specify this flag to have the output stream closed once its
+ * contents have been completely written.
+ *
+ * @return nsITransport instance.
+ */
+ nsITransport createOutputTransport(in nsIOutputStream aStream,
+ in long long aStartOffset,
+ in long long aWriteLimit,
+ in boolean aCloseWhenDone);
+};