gecko/netwerk/base/nsIAsyncStreamCopier2.idl

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/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
#include "nsIRequest.idl"
interface nsIInputStream;
interface nsIOutputStream;
interface nsIRequestObserver;
interface nsIEventTarget;
[scriptable, uuid(a5b2decf-4ede-4801-8b38-e5fe5db46bf2)]
interface nsIAsyncStreamCopier2 : nsIRequest
{
/**
* Initialize the stream copier.
*
* If neither the source nor the sink are buffered, buffering will
* be automatically added to the sink.
*
*
* @param aSource
* contains the data to be copied.
* @param aSink
* specifies the destination for the data.
* @param aTarget
* specifies the thread on which the copy will occur. a null value
* is permitted and will cause the copy to occur on an unspecified
* background thread.
* @param aChunkSize
* specifies how many bytes to read/write at a time. this controls
* the granularity of the copying. it should match the segment size
* of the "buffered" streams involved.
* @param aCloseSource
* true if aSource should be closed after copying (this is generally
* the desired behavior).
* @param aCloseSink
* true if aSink should be closed after copying (this is generally
* the desired behavior).
*/
void init(in nsIInputStream aSource,
in nsIOutputStream aSink,
in nsIEventTarget aTarget,
in unsigned long aChunkSize,
in boolean aCloseSource,
in boolean aCloseSink);
/**
* asyncCopy triggers the start of the copy. The observer will be notified
* when the copy completes.
*
* @param aObserver
* receives notifications.
* @param aObserverContext
* passed to observer methods.
*/
void asyncCopy(in nsIRequestObserver aObserver,
in nsISupports aObserverContext);
};