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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 (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 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 (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);
};

/**
 * 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 (must QI to nsILocalFile)
     * @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);
};