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author | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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committer | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
commit | 5f8de423f190bbb79a62f804151bc24824fa32d8 (patch) | |
tree | 10027f336435511475e392454359edea8e25895d /ipc/glue/SendStream.h | |
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diff --git a/ipc/glue/SendStream.h b/ipc/glue/SendStream.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b9bee5dec --- /dev/null +++ b/ipc/glue/SendStream.h @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ +/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */ +/* 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/. */ + +#ifndef mozilla_ipc_SendStream_h +#define mozilla_ipc_SendStream_h + +#include "mozilla/AlreadyAddRefed.h" +#include "mozilla/ipc/PSendStreamChild.h" +#include "mozilla/ipc/PSendStreamParent.h" + +class nsIInputStream; +class nsIAsyncInputStream; + +namespace mozilla { + +namespace dom { +class nsIContentChild; +} // dom namespace + +namespace ipc { + +class PBackgroundChild; + +// The SendStream IPC actor is designed to push an nsIInputStream from child to +// parent incrementally. This is mainly needed for streams such as nsPipe that +// may not yet have all their data available when the stream must be sent across +// an IPC boundary. While many streams are handled by SerializeInputStream(), +// these streams cannot be serialized and must be sent using this actor. +// +// The SendStream actor only supports sending data from child to parent. +// +// The SendStream actor only support async, non-blocking streams because they +// must be read inline on the main thread and Worker threads. +// +// In general, the creation and handling of the SendStream actor cannot be +// abstracted away behind SerializeInputStream() because the actor must be +// carefully managed. Specifically: +// +// 1) The data flow must be explicitly initiated by calling +// SendStreamChild::Start() after the actor has been sent to the parent. +// 2) If the actor is never sent to the parent, then the child code must +// call SendStreamChild::StartDestroy() to avoid memory leaks. +// 3) The SendStreamChild actor can only be used on threads that can be +// guaranteed to stay alive as long as the actor is alive. Right now +// this limits SendStream to the main thread and Worker threads. +// +// In general you should probably use the AutoIPCStreamChild RAII class +// defined in InputStreamUtils.h instead of using SendStreamChild directly. +class SendStreamChild : public PSendStreamChild +{ +public: + // Create a SendStreamChild using a PContent IPC manager on the + // main thread. This can return nullptr if the provided stream is + // blocking. + static SendStreamChild* + Create(nsIAsyncInputStream* aInputStream, dom::nsIContentChild* aManager); + + // Create a SendStreamChild using a PBackground IPC manager on the + // main thread or a Worker thread. This can return nullptr if the provided + // stream is blocking or if the Worker thread is already shutting down. + static SendStreamChild* + Create(nsIAsyncInputStream* aInputStream, PBackgroundChild* aManager); + + // Start reading data from the nsIAsyncInputStream used to create the actor. + // This must be called after the actor is passed to the parent. If you + // use AutoIPCStream this is handled automatically. + virtual void + Start() = 0; + + // Start cleaning up the actor. This must be called if the actor is never + // sent to the parent. If you use AutoIPCStream this is handled + // automatically. + virtual void + StartDestroy() = 0; + +protected: + virtual + ~SendStreamChild() = 0; +}; + +// On the parent side, you must simply call TakeReader() upon receiving a +// reference to the SendStreamParent actor. You do not need to maintain a +// reference to the actor itself. +class SendStreamParent : public PSendStreamParent +{ +public: + virtual already_AddRefed<nsIInputStream> + TakeReader() = 0; + +protected: + virtual + ~SendStreamParent() = 0; +}; + +} // namespace ipc +} // namespace mozilla + +#endif // mozilla_ipc_SendStream_h |