netwerk/base/public/nsIAsyncStreamCopier2.idl

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     1.4 +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
     1.5 + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
     1.6 + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
     1.7 +
     1.8 +#include "nsIRequest.idl"
     1.9 +
    1.10 +interface nsIInputStream;
    1.11 +interface nsIOutputStream;
    1.12 +interface nsIRequestObserver;
    1.13 +interface nsIEventTarget;
    1.14 +
    1.15 +[scriptable, uuid(a5b2decf-4ede-4801-8b38-e5fe5db46bf2)]
    1.16 +interface nsIAsyncStreamCopier2 : nsIRequest
    1.17 +{
    1.18 +    /**
    1.19 +     * Initialize the stream copier.
    1.20 +     *
    1.21 +     * If neither the source nor the sink are buffered, buffering will
    1.22 +     * be automatically added to the sink.
    1.23 +     *
    1.24 +     *
    1.25 +     * @param aSource
    1.26 +     *        contains the data to be copied.
    1.27 +     * @param aSink
    1.28 +     *        specifies the destination for the data.
    1.29 +     * @param aTarget
    1.30 +     *        specifies the thread on which the copy will occur.  a null value
    1.31 +     *        is permitted and will cause the copy to occur on an unspecified
    1.32 +     *        background thread.
    1.33 +     * @param aChunkSize
    1.34 +     *        specifies how many bytes to read/write at a time.  this controls
    1.35 +     *        the granularity of the copying.  it should match the segment size
    1.36 +     *        of the "buffered" streams involved.
    1.37 +     * @param aCloseSource
    1.38 +     *        true if aSource should be closed after copying (this is generally
    1.39 +     *        the desired behavior).
    1.40 +     * @param aCloseSink
    1.41 +     *        true if aSink should be closed after copying (this is generally
    1.42 +     *        the desired behavior).
    1.43 +     */
    1.44 +  void init(in nsIInputStream    aSource,
    1.45 +            in nsIOutputStream   aSink,
    1.46 +            in nsIEventTarget    aTarget,
    1.47 +            in unsigned long     aChunkSize,
    1.48 +            in boolean           aCloseSource,
    1.49 +            in boolean           aCloseSink);
    1.50 +
    1.51 +  /**
    1.52 +   * asyncCopy triggers the start of the copy.  The observer will be notified
    1.53 +   * when the copy completes.
    1.54 +   *
    1.55 +   * @param aObserver
    1.56 +   *        receives notifications.
    1.57 +   * @param aObserverContext
    1.58 +   *        passed to observer methods.
    1.59 +   */
    1.60 +  void asyncCopy(in nsIRequestObserver   aObserver,
    1.61 +                 in nsISupports          aObserverContext);
    1.62 +};

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