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1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- |
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2 * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public |
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3 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this |
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4 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ |
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5 |
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6 #include "nsISupports.idl" |
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7 |
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8 interface nsIInputStream; |
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9 interface nsIOutputStream; |
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10 |
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11 /** |
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12 * The nsIStorageStream interface maintains an internal data buffer that can be |
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13 * filled using a single output stream. One or more independent input streams |
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14 * can be created to read the data from the buffer non-destructively. |
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15 */ |
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16 |
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17 [scriptable, uuid(44a200fe-6c2b-4b41-b4e3-63e8c14e7c0d)] |
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18 interface nsIStorageStream : nsISupports |
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19 { |
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20 /** |
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21 * |
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22 * Initialize the stream, setting up the amount of space that will be |
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23 * allocated for the stream's backing-store. |
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24 * |
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25 * @param segmentSize |
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26 * Size of each segment. Must be a power of two. |
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27 * @param maxSize |
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28 * Maximum total size of this stream. length will always be less |
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29 * than or equal to this value. Passing UINT32_MAX is safe. |
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30 */ |
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31 void init(in uint32_t segmentSize, in uint32_t maxSize); |
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32 |
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33 /** |
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34 * Get a reference to the one and only output stream for this instance. |
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35 * The zero-based startPosition argument is used is used to set the initial |
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36 * write cursor position. The startPosition cannot be set larger than the |
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37 * current buffer length. Calling this method has the side-effect of |
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38 * truncating the internal buffer to startPosition bytes. |
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39 */ |
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40 nsIOutputStream getOutputStream(in int32_t startPosition); |
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41 |
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42 /** |
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43 * Create a new input stream to read data (written by the singleton output |
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44 * stream) from the internal buffer. Multiple, independent input streams |
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45 * can be created. |
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46 */ |
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47 nsIInputStream newInputStream(in int32_t startPosition); |
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48 |
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49 /** |
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50 * The length attribute indicates the total number of bytes stored in the |
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51 * nsIStorageStream internal buffer, regardless of any consumption by input |
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52 * streams. Assigning to the length field can be used to truncate the |
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53 * buffer data, but can not be used when either the instance's output |
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54 * stream is in use. |
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55 * |
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56 * @See #writeInProgress */ |
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57 attribute uint32_t length; |
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58 |
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59 /** |
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60 * True, when output stream has not yet been Close'ed |
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61 */ |
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62 readonly attribute boolean writeInProgress; |
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63 }; |
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64 |
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65 %{C++ |
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66 // Factory method |
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67 nsresult |
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68 NS_NewStorageStream(uint32_t segmentSize, uint32_t maxSize, nsIStorageStream **result); |
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69 %} |