gecko-dev/xpcom/io/nsIScriptableInputStream.idl
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/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
/*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
* License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
* except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
* the License at http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
* IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
* implied. See the License for the specific language governing
* rights and limitations under the License.
*
* The Original Code is Mozilla Communicator client code,
* released March 31, 1998.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape Communications
* Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998-1999 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
* Rights Reserved.
*/
#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsIInputStream;
/**
* nsIScriptableInputStream provides scriptable access to the nsIInputStream.
*
* @status FROZEN
*/
[scriptable, uuid(a2a32f90-9b90-11d3-a189-0050041caf44)]
interface nsIScriptableInputStream : nsISupports
{
/**
* Closes the stream.
*/
void close();
/** Wrap the given nsIInputStream with this nsIScriptableInputStream.
* @param aInputStream [in] parameter providing the stream to wrap
*/
void init(in nsIInputStream aInputStream);
/** Return the number of bytes currently available in the stream
* @param _retval [out] parameter to hold the number of bytes
* if an error occurs, the parameter will be undefined
* @return error status
*/
unsigned long available();
/** Read data from the stream.
* @param aCount [in] the maximum number of bytes to read
* @param _retval [out] the data
*/
string read(in unsigned long aCount);
};