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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
+/* 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 "nsIStreamListener.idl"
+
+interface nsIRequest;
+interface nsIIncrementalStreamLoader;
+
+[scriptable, uuid(07c3d2cc-5454-4618-9f4f-cd93de9504a4)]
+interface nsIIncrementalStreamLoaderObserver : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Called when new data has arrived on the stream.
+ *
+ * @param loader the stream loader that loaded the stream.
+ * @param ctxt the context parameter of the underlying channel
+ * @param dataLength the length of the new data received
+ * @param data the contents of the new data received.
+ *
+ * This method will always be called asynchronously by the
+ * nsIIncrementalStreamLoader involved, on the thread that called the
+ * loader's init() method.
+ *
+ * If the observer wants to not accumulate all or portional of the data in
+ * the internal buffer, the consumedLength shall be set to the value of
+ * the dataLength or less. By default the consumedLength value is assumed 0.
+ * The data and dataLength reflect the non-consumed data and will be
+ * accumulated if consumedLength is not set.
+ *
+ * In comparison with onStreamComplete(), the data buffer cannot be
+ * adopted if this method returns NS_SUCCESS_ADOPTED_DATA.
+ */
+ void onIncrementalData(in nsIIncrementalStreamLoader loader,
+ in nsISupports ctxt,
+ in unsigned long dataLength,
+ [const,array,size_is(dataLength)] in octet data,
+ inout unsigned long consumedLength);
+
+ /**
+ * Called when the entire stream has been loaded.
+ *
+ * @param loader the stream loader that loaded the stream.
+ * @param ctxt the context parameter of the underlying channel
+ * @param status the status of the underlying channel
+ * @param resultLength the length of the data loaded
+ * @param result the data
+ *
+ * This method will always be called asynchronously by the
+ * nsIIncrementalStreamLoader involved, on the thread that called the
+ * loader's init() method.
+ *
+ * If the observer wants to take over responsibility for the
+ * data buffer (result), it returns NS_SUCCESS_ADOPTED_DATA
+ * in place of NS_OK as its success code. The loader will then
+ * "forget" about the data and not free() it after
+ * onStreamComplete() returns; observer must call free()
+ * when the data is no longer required.
+ */
+ void onStreamComplete(in nsIIncrementalStreamLoader loader,
+ in nsISupports ctxt,
+ in nsresult status,
+ in unsigned long resultLength,
+ [const,array,size_is(resultLength)] in octet result);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronously loads a channel into a memory buffer.
+ *
+ * To use this interface, first call init() with a nsIIncrementalStreamLoaderObserver
+ * that will be notified when the data has been loaded. Then call asyncOpen()
+ * on the channel with the nsIIncrementalStreamLoader as the listener. The context
+ * argument in the asyncOpen() call will be passed to the onStreamComplete()
+ * callback.
+ *
+ * XXX define behaviour for sizes >4 GB
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(a023b060-ba23-431a-b449-2dd63e220554)]
+interface nsIIncrementalStreamLoader : nsIStreamListener
+{
+ /**
+ * Initialize this stream loader, and start loading the data.
+ *
+ * @param aObserver
+ * An observer that will be notified when the data is complete.
+ */
+ void init(in nsIIncrementalStreamLoaderObserver aObserver);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the number of bytes read so far.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long numBytesRead;
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the request that loaded this file.
+ * null after the request has finished loading.
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsIRequest request;
+};