Bug 1833854 - Part 4: Move all code that deals with maintaining invariants into a...
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1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
2 /* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */
3 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
4 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
5 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
7 #ifndef nsStringStream_h__
8 #define nsStringStream_h__
10 #include "nsIStringStream.h"
11 #include "nsString.h"
12 #include "nsTArray.h"
14 /**
15 * Implements:
16 * nsIStringInputStream
17 * nsIInputStream
18 * nsISeekableStream
19 * nsITellableStream
20 * nsISupportsCString
22 #define NS_STRINGINPUTSTREAM_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/io/string-input-stream;1"
23 #define NS_STRINGINPUTSTREAM_CID \
24 { /* 0abb0835-5000-4790-af28-61b3ba17c295 */ \
25 0x0abb0835, 0x5000, 0x4790, { \
26 0xaf, 0x28, 0x61, 0xb3, 0xba, 0x17, 0xc2, 0x95 \
27 } \
30 /**
31 * An enumeration type used to represent a method of assignment.
33 enum nsAssignmentType {
34 NS_ASSIGNMENT_COPY, // copy by value
35 NS_ASSIGNMENT_DEPEND, // copy by reference
36 NS_ASSIGNMENT_ADOPT // copy by reference (take ownership of resource)
39 /**
40 * Factory method to get an nsInputStream from a byte buffer. Result will
41 * implement nsIStringInputStream, nsITellableStream and nsISeekableStream.
43 * If aAssignment is NS_ASSIGNMENT_COPY, then the resulting stream holds a copy
44 * of the given buffer (aStringToRead), and the caller is free to discard
45 * aStringToRead after this function returns.
47 * If aAssignment is NS_ASSIGNMENT_DEPEND, then the resulting stream refers
48 * directly to the given buffer (aStringToRead), so the caller must ensure that
49 * the buffer remains valid for the lifetime of the stream object. Use with
50 * care!!
52 * If aAssignment is NS_ASSIGNMENT_ADOPT, then the resulting stream refers
53 * directly to the given buffer (aStringToRead) and will free aStringToRead
54 * once the stream is closed.
56 extern nsresult NS_NewByteInputStream(nsIInputStream** aStreamResult,
57 mozilla::Span<const char> aStringToRead,
58 nsAssignmentType aAssignment);
60 /**
61 * Factory method to get an nsIInputStream from an nsTArray representing a byte
62 * buffer. This will take ownership of the data and empty out the nsTArray.
64 * Result will implement nsIStringInputStream, nsITellableStream and
65 * nsISeekableStream.
67 extern nsresult NS_NewByteInputStream(nsIInputStream** aStreamResult,
68 nsTArray<uint8_t>&& aArray);
70 /**
71 * Factory method to get an nsIInputStream from an arbitrary StreamBufferSource.
72 * This will take a strong reference to the source.
74 * Result will implement nsIStringInputStream, nsITellableStream and
75 * nsISeekableStream.
77 extern nsresult NS_NewByteInputStream(nsIInputStream** aStreamResult,
78 mozilla::StreamBufferSource* aSource);
80 /**
81 * Factory method to get an nsInputStream from an nsACString. Result will
82 * implement nsIStringInputStream, nsTellableStream and nsISeekableStream.
84 extern nsresult NS_NewCStringInputStream(nsIInputStream** aStreamResult,
85 const nsACString& aStringToRead);
86 extern nsresult NS_NewCStringInputStream(nsIInputStream** aStreamResult,
87 nsCString&& aStringToRead);
89 #endif // nsStringStream_h__