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authorMatt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain>2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* 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 nsIInputStream;
+
+%{C++
+/**
+ * The signature of the writer function passed to ReadSegments. This
+ * is the "consumer" of data that gets read from the stream's buffer.
+ *
+ * @param aInStream stream being read
+ * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to ReadSegments
+ * @param aFromSegment pointer to memory owned by the input stream. This is
+ * where the writer function should start consuming data.
+ * @param aToOffset amount of data already consumed by this writer during this
+ * ReadSegments call. This is also the sum of the aWriteCount
+ * returns from this writer over the previous invocations of
+ * the writer by this ReadSegments call.
+ * @param aCount Number of bytes available to be read starting at aFromSegment
+ * @param [out] aWriteCount number of bytes read by this writer function call
+ *
+ * Implementers should return the following:
+ *
+ * @return NS_OK and (*aWriteCount > 0) if consumed some data
+ * @return <any-error> if not interested in consuming any data
+ *
+ * Errors are never passed to the caller of ReadSegments.
+ *
+ * NOTE: returning NS_OK and (*aWriteCount = 0) has undefined behavior.
+ */
+typedef nsresult (*nsWriteSegmentFun)(nsIInputStream *aInStream,
+ void *aClosure,
+ const char *aFromSegment,
+ uint32_t aToOffset,
+ uint32_t aCount,
+ uint32_t *aWriteCount);
+%}
+
+native nsWriteSegmentFun(nsWriteSegmentFun);
+
+/**
+ * nsIInputStream
+ *
+ * An interface describing a readable stream of data. An input stream may be
+ * "blocking" or "non-blocking" (see the IsNonBlocking method). A blocking
+ * input stream may suspend the calling thread in order to satisfy a call to
+ * Close, Available, Read, or ReadSegments. A non-blocking input stream, on
+ * the other hand, must not block the calling thread of execution.
+ *
+ * NOTE: blocking input streams are often read on a background thread to avoid
+ * locking up the main application thread. For this reason, it is generally
+ * the case that a blocking input stream should be implemented using thread-
+ * safe AddRef and Release.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(53cdbc97-c2d7-4e30-b2c3-45b2ee79db18)]
+interface nsIInputStream : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Close the stream. This method causes subsequent calls to Read and
+ * ReadSegments to return 0 bytes read to indicate end-of-file. Any
+ * subsequent calls to Available should throw NS_BASE_STREAM_CLOSED.
+ */
+ void close();
+
+ /**
+ * Determine number of bytes available in the stream. A non-blocking
+ * stream that does not yet have any data to read should return 0 bytes
+ * from this method (i.e., it must not throw the NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK
+ * exception).
+ *
+ * In addition to the number of bytes available in the stream, this method
+ * also informs the caller of the current status of the stream. A stream
+ * that is closed will throw an exception when this method is called. That
+ * enables the caller to know the condition of the stream before attempting
+ * to read from it. If a stream is at end-of-file, but not closed, then
+ * this method returns 0 bytes available. (Note: some nsIInputStream
+ * implementations automatically close when eof is reached; some do not).
+ *
+ * @return number of bytes currently available in the stream.
+ *
+ * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_CLOSED if the stream is closed normally.
+ * @throws <other-error> if the stream is closed due to some error
+ * condition
+ */
+ unsigned long long available();
+
+ /**
+ * Read data from the stream.
+ *
+ * @param aBuf the buffer into which the data is to be read
+ * @param aCount the maximum number of bytes to be read
+ *
+ * @return number of bytes read (may be less than aCount).
+ * @return 0 if reached end-of-file
+ *
+ * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if reading from the input stream would
+ * block the calling thread (non-blocking mode only)
+ * @throws <other-error> on failure
+ *
+ * NOTE: this method should not throw NS_BASE_STREAM_CLOSED.
+ */
+ [noscript] unsigned long read(in charPtr aBuf, in unsigned long aCount);
+
+ /**
+ * Low-level read method that provides access to the stream's underlying
+ * buffer. The writer function may be called multiple times for segmented
+ * buffers. ReadSegments is expected to keep calling the writer until
+ * either there is nothing left to read or the writer returns an error.
+ * ReadSegments should not call the writer with zero bytes to consume.
+ *
+ * @param aWriter the "consumer" of the data to be read
+ * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to writer
+ * @param aCount the maximum number of bytes to be read
+ *
+ * @return number of bytes read (may be less than aCount)
+ * @return 0 if reached end-of-file (or if aWriter refused to consume data)
+ *
+ * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if reading from the input stream would
+ * block the calling thread (non-blocking mode only)
+ * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED if the stream has no underlying buffer
+ * @throws <other-error> on failure
+ *
+ * NOTE: this function may be unimplemented if a stream has no underlying
+ * buffer (e.g., socket input stream).
+ *
+ * NOTE: this method should not throw NS_BASE_STREAM_CLOSED.
+ */
+ [noscript] unsigned long readSegments(in nsWriteSegmentFun aWriter,
+ in voidPtr aClosure,
+ in unsigned long aCount);
+
+ /**
+ * @return true if stream is non-blocking
+ *
+ * NOTE: reading from a blocking input stream will block the calling thread
+ * until at least one byte of data can be extracted from the stream.
+ *
+ * NOTE: a non-blocking input stream may implement nsIAsyncInputStream to
+ * provide consumers with a way to wait for the stream to have more data
+ * once its read method is unable to return any data without blocking.
+ */
+ boolean isNonBlocking();
+};