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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
*/
void *aClosure,
const char *aFromSegment,
%}
native nsWriteSegmentFun(nsWriteSegmentFun);
/**
* nsIInputStream
*
* @status FROZEN
*/
interface nsIInputStream : nsISupports
{
/**
* Close the stream.
*/
void close();
/**
* @return number of bytes currently available in the stream
*/
/**
* 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
*/
/**
* 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).
*/
/**
* @return true if stream is non-blocking
*/
boolean isNonBlocking();
};