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diff --git a/src/libs/xpcom18a4/xpcom/io/nsIOutputStream.idl b/src/libs/xpcom18a4/xpcom/io/nsIOutputStream.idl new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ec5035c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/libs/xpcom18a4/xpcom/io/nsIOutputStream.idl @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */ +/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ***** + * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1 + * + * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version + * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with + * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ + * + * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, + * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License + * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the + * License. + * + * The Original Code is mozilla.org code. + * + * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is + * Netscape Communications Corporation. + * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1998 + * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved. + * + * Contributor(s): + * Warren Harris <warren@netscape.com> + * Darin Fisher <darin@netscape.com> + * + * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of + * either of the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), + * or the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"), + * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead + * of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only + * under the terms of either the GPL or the LGPL, and not to allow others to + * use your version of this file under the terms of the MPL, indicate your + * decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice + * and other provisions required by the GPL or the LGPL. If you do not delete + * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under + * the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL. + * + * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */ + +#include "nsISupports.idl" + +interface nsIOutputStream; +interface nsIInputStream; + +%{C++ +/** + * The signature for the reader function passed to WriteSegments. This + * is the "provider" of data that gets written into the stream's buffer. + * + * @param aOutStream stream being written to + * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to WriteSegments + * @param aToSegment pointer to memory owned by the output stream + * @param aFromOffset amount already written (since WriteSegments was called) + * @param aCount length of toSegment + * @param aReadCount number of bytes written + * + * Implementers should return the following: + * + * @return NS_OK and (*aReadCount > 0) if successfully provided some data + * @return NS_OK and (*aReadCount = 0) or + * @return <any-error> if not interested in providing any data + * + * Errors are never passed to the caller of WriteSegments. + * + * @status FROZEN + */ +typedef NS_CALLBACK(nsReadSegmentFun)(nsIOutputStream *aOutStream, + void *aClosure, + char *aToSegment, + PRUint32 aFromOffset, + PRUint32 aCount, + PRUint32 *aReadCount); +%} + +native nsReadSegmentFun(nsReadSegmentFun); + +/** + * nsIOutputStream + * + * @status FROZEN + */ +[scriptable, uuid(0d0acd2a-61b4-11d4-9877-00c04fa0cf4a)] +interface nsIOutputStream : nsISupports +{ + /** + * Close the stream. Forces the output stream to flush any buffered data. + * + * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if unable to flush without blocking + * the calling thread (non-blocking mode only) + */ + void close(); + + /** + * Flush the stream. + * + * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if unable to flush without blocking + * the calling thread (non-blocking mode only) + */ + void flush(); + + /** + * Write data into the stream. + * + * @param aBuf the buffer containing the data to be written + * @param aCount the maximum number of bytes to be written + * + * @return number of bytes written (may be less than aCount) + * + * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if writing to the output stream would + * block the calling thread (non-blocking mode only) + * @throws <other-error> on failure + */ + unsigned long write(in string aBuf, in unsigned long aCount); + + /** + * Writes data into the stream from an input stream. + * + * @param aFromStream the stream containing the data to be written + * @param aCount the maximum number of bytes to be written + * + * @return number of bytes written (may be less than aCount) + * + * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if writing to the output stream would + * block the calling thread (non-blocking mode only) + * @throws <other-error> on failure + * + * NOTE: This method is defined by this interface in order to allow the + * output stream to efficiently copy the data from the input stream into + * its internal buffer (if any). If this method was provided as an external + * facility, a separate char* buffer would need to be used in order to call + * the output stream's other Write method. + */ + unsigned long writeFrom(in nsIInputStream aFromStream, + in unsigned long aCount); + + /** + * Low-level write method that has access to the stream's underlying buffer. + * The reader function may be called multiple times for segmented buffers. + * WriteSegments is expected to keep calling the reader until either there + * is nothing left to write or the reader returns an error. WriteSegments + * should not call the reader with zero bytes to provide. + * + * @param aReader the "provider" of the data to be written + * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to reader + * @param aCount the maximum number of bytes to be written + * + * @return number of bytes written (may be less than aCount) + * + * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if writing to the output 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 output stream). + */ + [noscript] unsigned long writeSegments(in nsReadSegmentFun aReader, + in voidPtr aClosure, + in unsigned long aCount); + + /** + * @return true if stream is non-blocking + * + * NOTE: writing to a blocking output stream will block the calling thread + * until all given data can be consumed by the stream. + */ + boolean isNonBlocking(); +}; |