RetroZilla/netwerk/base/public/nsIFileStreams.idl
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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 (must QI to nsILocalFile)
* @param ioFlags file open flags listed in prio.h
* @param perm file mode bits listed in prio.h
* @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 Seek(0) occurs. 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;
};
/**
* 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 (must QI to nsILocalFile)
* @param ioFlags - file open flags listed in prio.h
* @param perm - file mode bits listed in prio.h
* @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);
};