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gecko-sdk/idl/nsIInputStream.idl

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+ * Contributor(s):
+ *   Warren Harris <warren@netscape.com>
+ *   Darin Fisher <darin@netscape.com>
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+
+#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
+ * @param aToOffset amount already read (since ReadSegments was called)
+ * @param aCount length of fromSegment
+ * @param aWriteCount number of bytes read
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * @status FROZEN
+ */
+typedef NS_CALLBACK(nsWriteSegmentFun)(nsIInputStream *aInStream,
+                                       void *aClosure,
+                                       const char *aFromSegment,
+                                       PRUint32 aToOffset,
+                                       PRUint32 aCount,
+                                       PRUint32 *aWriteCount);
+%}
+
+native nsWriteSegmentFun(nsWriteSegmentFun);
+
+/**
+ * nsIInputStream
+ *
+ * @status FROZEN
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(fa9c7f6c-61b3-11d4-9877-00c04fa0cf4a)]
+interface nsIInputStream : nsISupports
+{
+    /** 
+     * Close the stream.
+     */
+    void close();
+
+    /**
+     * @return number of bytes currently available in the stream
+     */
+    unsigned 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
+     */
+    [noscript] unsigned long read(in charPtr aBuf, in unsigned long aCount);
+
+    /**
+     * Low-level read method that has 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 <other-error> on failure
+     *
+     * NOTE: this function may be unimplemented if a stream has no underlying
+     * buffer (e.g., socket input stream).
+     */
+    [noscript] unsigned long readSegments(in nsWriteSegmentFun aWriter,
+                                          in voidPtr aClosure,
+                                          in unsigned long aCount);
+
+    /**
+     * @return true if stream is non-blocking
+     */
+    boolean isNonBlocking();
+};