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#include "nsIInputStream.idl"
#include "nsIOutputStream.idl"

interface nsIFile;

/**
 * An input stream that allows you to read from a file.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(e3d56a20-c7ec-11d3-8cda-0060b0fc14a3)]
interface nsIFileInputStream : nsIInputStream
{
    /**
     * @param file          file to read from
     * @param ioFlags       file open flags listed in prio.h (see
     *                      PR_Open documentation) or -1 to open the
     *                      file in default mode (PR_RDONLY).
     * @param perm          file mode bits listed in prio.h or -1 to
     *                      use the default value (0)
     * @param behaviorFlags flags specifying various behaviors of the class
     *        (see enumerations in the class)
     */
    void init(in nsIFile file, in long ioFlags, in long perm,
              in long behaviorFlags);

    /**
     * If this is set, the file will be deleted by the time the stream is
     * closed.  It may be removed before the stream is closed if it is possible
     * to delete it and still read from it.
     *
     * If OPEN_ON_READ is defined, and the file was recreated after the first
     * delete, the file will be deleted again when it is closed again.
     */
    const long DELETE_ON_CLOSE = 1<<1;

    /**
     * If this is set, the file will close automatically when the end of the
     * file is reached.
     */
    const long CLOSE_ON_EOF = 1<<2;

    /**
     * If this is set, the file will be reopened whenever we reach the start of
     * the file, either by doing a Seek(0, NS_SEEK_CUR), or by doing a relative
     * seek that happen to reach the beginning of the file. If the file is
     * already open and the seek occurs, it will happen naturally.  (The file
     * will only be reopened if it is closed for some reason.)
     */
    const long REOPEN_ON_REWIND = 1<<3;

    /**
     * If this is set, the file will be opened (i.e., a call to
     * PR_Open done) only when we do an actual operation on the stream,
     * or more specifically, when one of the following is called:
     *   - Seek
     *   - Tell
     *   - SetEOF
     *   - Available
     *   - Read
     *   - ReadLine
     *
     * DEFER_OPEN is useful if we use the stream on a background
     * thread, so that the opening and possible |stat|ing of the file
     * happens there as well.
     *
     * @note Using this flag results in the file not being opened
     *       during the call to Init.  This means that any errors that might
     *       happen when this flag is not set would happen during the
     *       first read.  Also, the file is not locked when Init is called,
     *       so it might be deleted before we try to read from it.
     */
    const long DEFER_OPEN = 1<<4;
};

/**
 * An output stream that lets you stream to a file.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(e6f68040-c7ec-11d3-8cda-0060b0fc14a3)]
interface nsIFileOutputStream : nsIOutputStream
{
    /**
     * @param file          file to write to
     * @param ioFlags       file open flags listed in prio.h (see
     *                      PR_Open documentation) or -1 to open the
     *                      file in default mode (PR_WRONLY |
     *                      PR_CREATE_FILE | PR_TRUNCATE)
     * @param perm          file mode bits listed in prio.h or -1 to
     *                      use the default permissions (0664)
     * @param behaviorFlags flags specifying various behaviors of the class
     *        (currently none supported)
     */
    void init(in nsIFile file, in long ioFlags, in long perm,
              in long behaviorFlags);

    /**
     * See the same constant in nsIFileInputStream. The deferred open will
     * be performed when one of the following is called:
     *   - Seek
     *   - Tell
     *   - SetEOF
     *   - Write
     *   - Flush
     *
     * @note Using this flag results in the file not being opened
     *       during the call to Init.  This means that any errors that might
     *       happen when this flag is not set would happen during the
     *       first write, and if the file is to be created, then it will not
     *       appear on the disk until the first write.
     */
    const long DEFER_OPEN = 1<<0;
};

/**
 * An input stream that allows you to read from a slice of a file.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(3ce03a2f-97f7-4375-b6bb-1788a60cad3b)]
interface nsIPartialFileInputStream : nsISupports
{
    /**
     * Initialize with a file and new start/end positions. Both start and
     * start+length must be smaller than the size of the file. Not doing so
     * will lead to undefined behavior.
     * You must initialize the stream, and only initialize it once, before it
     * can be used.
     * 
     * @param file          file to read from
     * @param start         start offset of slice to read. Must be smaller
     *                      than the size of the file.
     * @param length        length of slice to read. Must be small enough that
     *                      start+length is smaller than the size of the file.
     * @param ioFlags       file open flags listed in prio.h (see
     *                      PR_Open documentation) or -1 to open the
     *                      file in default mode (PR_RDONLY).
     * @param perm          file mode bits listed in prio.h or -1 to
     *                      use the default value (0)
     * @param behaviorFlags flags specifying various behaviors of the class
     *        (see enumerations in nsIFileInputStream)
     */
    void init(in nsIFile file, in unsigned long long start,
              in unsigned long long length,
              in long ioFlags, in long perm, in long behaviorFlags);
};

/**
 * A stream that allows you to read from a file or stream to a file.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(82cf605a-8393-4550-83ab-43cd5578e006)]
interface nsIFileStream : nsISupports
{
    /**
     * @param file          file to read from or stream to
     * @param ioFlags       file open flags listed in prio.h (see
     *                      PR_Open documentation) or -1 to open the
     *                      file in default mode (PR_RDWR).
     * @param perm          file mode bits listed in prio.h or -1 to
     *                      use the default value (0)
     * @param behaviorFlags flags specifying various behaviors of the class
     *        (see enumerations in the class)
     */
    void init(in nsIFile file, in long ioFlags, in long perm,
              in long behaviorFlags);

    /**
     * See the same constant in nsIFileInputStream. The deferred open will
     * be performed when one of the following is called:
     *   - Seek
     *   - Tell
     *   - SetEOF
     *   - Available
     *   - Read
     *   - Flush
     *   - Write
     *   - GetSize
     *   - GetLastModified
     *
     * @note Using this flag results in the file not being opened
     *       during the call to Init.  This means that any errors that might
     *       happen when this flag is not set would happen during the
     *       first read or write. The file is not locked when Init is called,
     *       so it might be deleted before we try to read from it and if the
     *       file is to be created, then it will not appear on the disk until
     *       the first write.
     */
    const long DEFER_OPEN = 1<<0;
};

/**
 * An interface that allows you to get some metadata like file size and
 * file last modified time.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(07f679e4-9601-4bd1-b510-cd3852edb881)]
interface nsIFileMetadata : nsISupports
{
    /**
     * File size in bytes;
     */
    readonly attribute long long size;

    /**
     * File last modified time in milliseconds from midnight (00:00:00),
     * January 1, 1970 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
     */
    readonly attribute long long lastModified;
};
