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+/* -*- 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 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();
+};