winamp/Src/nprt_plugin/gecko/1.8/win/idl/nsIInputStream.idl

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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();
};