xpcom/io/nsIUnicharInputStream.idl

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     1.4 +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
     1.5 +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
     1.6 + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
     1.7 + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
     1.8 +
     1.9 +#include "nsISupports.idl"
    1.10 +
    1.11 +interface nsIUnicharInputStream;
    1.12 +interface nsIInputStream;
    1.13 +
    1.14 +%{C++
    1.15 +/**
    1.16 + * The signature of the writer function passed to ReadSegments. This
    1.17 + * is the "consumer" of data that gets read from the stream's buffer.
    1.18 + *
    1.19 + * @param aInStream stream being read
    1.20 + * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to ReadSegments
    1.21 + * @param aFromSegment pointer to memory owned by the input stream
    1.22 + * @param aToOffset amount already read (since ReadSegments was called)
    1.23 + * @param aCount length of fromSegment
    1.24 + * @param aWriteCount number of bytes read
    1.25 + *
    1.26 + * Implementers should return the following:
    1.27 + *
    1.28 + * @throws <any-error> if not interested in consuming any data
    1.29 + *
    1.30 + * Errors are never passed to the caller of ReadSegments.
    1.31 + *
    1.32 + * NOTE: returning NS_OK and (*aWriteCount = 0) has undefined behavior.
    1.33 + */
    1.34 +typedef NS_CALLBACK(nsWriteUnicharSegmentFun)(nsIUnicharInputStream *aInStream,
    1.35 +                                              void *aClosure,
    1.36 +                                              const char16_t *aFromSegment,
    1.37 +                                              uint32_t aToOffset,
    1.38 +                                              uint32_t aCount,
    1.39 +                                              uint32_t *aWriteCount);
    1.40 +%}
    1.41 +native nsWriteUnicharSegmentFun(nsWriteUnicharSegmentFun);
    1.42 +
    1.43 +/**
    1.44 + * Abstract unicode character input stream
    1.45 + * @see nsIInputStream
    1.46 + */
    1.47 +[scriptable, uuid(d5e3bd80-6723-4b92-b0c9-22f6162fd94f)]
    1.48 +interface nsIUnicharInputStream : nsISupports {
    1.49 +  /**
    1.50 +   * Reads into a caller-provided character array.
    1.51 +   *
    1.52 +   * @return The number of characters that were successfully read. May be less
    1.53 +   *         than aCount, even if there is more data in the input stream.
    1.54 +   *         A return value of 0 means EOF.
    1.55 +   *
    1.56 +   * @note To read more than 2^32 characters, call this method multiple times.
    1.57 +   */
    1.58 +  [noscript] unsigned long read([array, size_is(aCount)] in char16_t aBuf,
    1.59 +                                in unsigned long aCount);
    1.60 +
    1.61 +  /**
    1.62 +   * Low-level read method that has access to the stream's underlying buffer.
    1.63 +   * The writer function may be called multiple times for segmented buffers.
    1.64 +   * ReadSegments is expected to keep calling the writer until either there is
    1.65 +   * nothing left to read or the writer returns an error.  ReadSegments should
    1.66 +   * not call the writer with zero characters to consume.
    1.67 +   *
    1.68 +   * @param aWriter the "consumer" of the data to be read
    1.69 +   * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to writer 
    1.70 +   * @param aCount the maximum number of characters to be read
    1.71 +   *
    1.72 +   * @return number of characters read (may be less than aCount)
    1.73 +   * @return 0 if reached end of file (or if aWriter refused to consume data)
    1.74 +   *
    1.75 +   * @throws NS_BASE_STREAM_WOULD_BLOCK if reading from the input stream would
    1.76 +   *   block the calling thread (non-blocking mode only)
    1.77 +   * @throws <other-error> on failure
    1.78 +   *
    1.79 +   * NOTE: this function may be unimplemented if a stream has no underlying
    1.80 +   * buffer
    1.81 +   */
    1.82 +  [noscript] unsigned long readSegments(in nsWriteUnicharSegmentFun aWriter,
    1.83 +                                        in voidPtr aClosure,
    1.84 +                                        in unsigned long aCount);
    1.85 +
    1.86 +  /**
    1.87 +   * Read into a string object.
    1.88 +   * @param aCount The number of characters that should be read
    1.89 +   * @return The number of characters that were read.
    1.90 +   */
    1.91 +  unsigned long readString(in unsigned long aCount, out AString aString);
    1.92 +
    1.93 + /**
    1.94 +  * Close the stream and free associated resources. This also closes the
    1.95 +  * underlying stream, if any.
    1.96 +  */
    1.97 +  void close();
    1.98 +};

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