gecko-dev/ipc/glue/FileDescriptor.h

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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */
/* 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/. */
#ifndef mozilla_ipc_FileDescriptor_h
#define mozilla_ipc_FileDescriptor_h
#include "base/basictypes.h"
#include "base/process.h"
#include "mozilla/UniquePtrExtensions.h"
namespace mozilla {
namespace ipc {
// This class is used by IPDL to share file descriptors across processes. When
// sending a FileDescriptor, IPDL will transfer a duplicate of the handle into
// the remote process.
//
// To use this class add 'FileDescriptor' as an argument in the IPDL protocol
// and then pass a file descriptor from C++ to the Send method. The Recv method
// will receive a FileDescriptor& on which PlatformHandle() can be called to
// return the platform file handle.
class FileDescriptor {
public:
typedef base::ProcessId ProcessId;
using UniquePlatformHandle = mozilla::UniqueFileHandle;
using PlatformHandleType = UniquePlatformHandle::ElementType;
// This should only ever be created by IPDL.
struct IPDLPrivate {};
// Represents an invalid handle.
FileDescriptor();
// Copy constructor will duplicate a new handle.
FileDescriptor(const FileDescriptor& aOther);
FileDescriptor(FileDescriptor&& aOther);
// This constructor will duplicate a new handle.
// The caller still have to close aHandle.
explicit FileDescriptor(PlatformHandleType aHandle);
explicit FileDescriptor(UniquePlatformHandle&& aHandle);
~FileDescriptor();
FileDescriptor& operator=(const FileDescriptor& aOther);
FileDescriptor& operator=(FileDescriptor&& aOther);
// Tests mHandle against a well-known invalid platform-specific file handle
// (e.g. -1 on POSIX, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE on Windows).
bool IsValid() const;
// Returns a duplicated handle, it is caller's responsibility to close the
// handle.
UniquePlatformHandle ClonePlatformHandle() const;
// Extracts the underlying handle and makes this object an invalid handle.
// (Compare UniquePtr::release.)
UniquePlatformHandle TakePlatformHandle();
// Only used in nsTArray.
bool operator==(const FileDescriptor& aOther) const;
private:
static UniqueFileHandle Clone(PlatformHandleType aHandle);
UniquePlatformHandle mHandle;
};
} // namespace ipc
} // namespace mozilla
#endif // mozilla_ipc_FileDescriptor_h