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diff --git a/netwerk/base/nsIStreamTransportService.idl b/netwerk/base/nsIStreamTransportService.idl new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3a1c5a4239 --- /dev/null +++ b/netwerk/base/nsIStreamTransportService.idl @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +/* 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 nsITransport; +interface nsIInputStream; +interface nsIOutputStream; +interface nsIInputAvailableCallback; + +/** + * This service read/writes a stream on a background thread. + * + * Note: instead of using this interface, probably you want to use + * NS_MakeAsyncNonBlockingInputStream. + * + * Use this service to transform any blocking stream (e.g., file stream) + * into a fully asynchronous stream that can be read/written without + * blocking the main thread. + */ +[builtinclass, scriptable, uuid(5e0adf7d-9785-45c3-a193-04f25a75da8f)] +interface nsIStreamTransportService : nsISupports +{ + /** + * CreateInputTransport + * + * @param aStream + * The input stream that will be read on a background thread. + * This stream must implement "blocking" stream semantics. + * @param aCloseWhenDone + * Specify this flag to have the input stream closed once its + * contents have been completely read. + * + * @return nsITransport instance. + */ + nsITransport createInputTransport(in nsIInputStream aStream, + in boolean aCloseWhenDone); + + void InputAvailable(in nsIInputStream aStream, + in nsIInputAvailableCallback aCallback); +}; + +[uuid(ff2da731-44d0-4dd9-8236-c99387fec721)] +interface nsIInputAvailableCallback : nsISupports +{ + void onInputAvailableComplete(in unsigned long long available, + in nsresult available_return_code); +}; |