Allow for accessing an ArrayBuffer contents without externalizing it

include/v8.h

 // Copyright 2012 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /** \mainpage V8 API Reference Guide
  *
  * V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine.
  *
  * This set of documents provides reference material generated from the
  * V8 header file, include/v8.h.
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   /**
    * Create a new ArrayBuffer. Allocate |byte_length| bytes.
    * Allocated memory will be owned by a created ArrayBuffer and
    * will be deallocated when it is garbage-collected,
    * unless the object is externalized.
    */
   static Local<ArrayBuffer> New(Isolate* isolate, size_t byte_length);
 
   /**
    * Create a new ArrayBuffer over an existing memory block.
-   * The created array buffer is immediately in externalized state.
+   * The created array buffer is by default immediately in externalized state.
    * The memory block will not be reclaimed when a created ArrayBuffer
    * is garbage-collected.
    */
   static Local<ArrayBuffer> New(Isolate* isolate, void* data,
-                                size_t byte_length);
+                                size_t byte_length, bool is_external = true);

[dcarney, 2015/04/20 13:19:56]

no bool args! use enum class outside of class (in v8:: namespace)

 
   /**
    * Returns true if ArrayBuffer is extrenalized, that is, does not
    * own its memory block.
    */
   bool IsExternal() const;
 
   /**
    * Returns true if this ArrayBuffer may be neutered.
    */
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    * Make this ArrayBuffer external. The pointer to underlying memory block
    * and byte length are returned as |Contents| structure. After ArrayBuffer
    * had been etxrenalized, it does no longer owns the memory block. The caller
    * should take steps to free memory when it is no longer needed.
    *
    * The memory block is guaranteed to be allocated with |Allocator::Allocate|
    * that has been set with V8::SetArrayBufferAllocator.
    */
   Contents Externalize();
 
+  /**
+   * Get a pointer to the ArrayBuffer's underlying memory block without
+   * externalizing it. If the ArrayBuffer is not externalized, this pointer
+   * will become invalid as soon as the ArrayBuffer became garbage collected.
+   *
+   * The embedder should make sure to hold a strong reference to the
+   * ArrayBuffer while accessing this pointer.
+   *
+   * The memory block is guaranteed to be allocated with |Allocator::Allocate|.
+   */
+  Contents GetContents();
+
   V8_INLINE static ArrayBuffer* Cast(Value* obj);
 
   static const int kInternalFieldCount = V8_ARRAY_BUFFER_INTERNAL_FIELD_COUNT;
 
  private:
   ArrayBuffer();
   static void CheckCast(Value* obj);
 };
 
 
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  */
 
 
 }  // namespace v8
 
 
 #undef TYPE_CHECK
 
 
 #endif  // V8_H_