Struct xpcom::interfaces::nsIStreamConverter [−] [src]

#[repr(C)]

pub struct nsIStreamConverter { /* fields omitted */ }

interface nsIStreamConverter : nsIStreamListener

/**
 * nsIStreamConverter provides an interface to implement when you have code
 * that converts data from one type to another.
 *
 * Suppose you had code that converted plain text into HTML. You could implement
 * this interface to allow everyone else to use your conversion logic using a
 * standard api.
 * <p>
 * <b>STREAM CONVERTER USERS</b>
 *
 * There are currently two ways to use a stream converter:
 * <ol>
 * <li> <b>SYNCHRONOUS</b> Stream to Stream
 *    You can supply the service with a stream of type X
 *    and it will convert it to your desired output type and return
 *    a converted (blocking) stream to you.</li>
 *
 * <li> <b>ASYNCHRONOUS</b> nsIStreamListener to nsIStreamListener
 *    You can supply data directly to the converter by calling it's
 *    nsIStreamListener::OnDataAvailable() method. It will then
 *    convert that data from type X to your desired output type and
 *    return converted data to you via the nsIStreamListener you passed
 *    in by calling its OnDataAvailable() method.</li>
 * </ol>
 * <p>
 *
 * <b>STREAM CONVERTER SUPPLIERS</b>
 *
 * Registering a stream converter:
 * Stream converter registration is a two step process. First of all the stream
 * converter implementation must register itself with the component manager using
 * a contractid in the format below. Second, the stream converter must add the contractid
 * to the registry.
 *
 * Stream converter contractid format (the stream converter root key is defined in this
 * file):
 *
 * <pre>@mozilla.org/streamconv;1?from=FROM_MIME_TYPE&to=TO_MIME_TYPE</pre>
 *
 * @author Jud Valeski
 * @see nsIStreamConverterService
 */

Methods

impl nsIStreamConverter
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Cast this nsIStreamConverter to one of its base interfaces.

impl nsIStreamConverter
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/**
     * <b>SYNCRONOUS VERSION</b>
     * Converts a stream of one type, to a stream of another type.
     *
     * Use this method when you have a stream you want to convert.
     *
     * @param aFromStream   The stream representing the original/raw data.
     * @param aFromType     The MIME type of aFromStream.
     * @param aToType       The MIME type of the returned stream.
     * @param aCtxt         Either an opaque context, or a converter specific context
     *                      (implementation specific).
     * @return              The converted stream. NOTE: The returned stream may not
     *                      already be converted. An efficient stream converter
     *                      implementation will converter data on demand rather than
     *                      buffering the converted data until it is used.
     */

nsIInputStream convert (in nsIInputStream aFromStream, in string aFromType, in string aToType, in nsISupports aCtxt);

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/**
     * <b>ASYNCRONOUS VERSION</b>
     * Converts data arriving via the converter's nsIStreamListener::OnDataAvailable()
     * method from one type to another, pushing the converted data out to the caller
     * via aListener::OnDataAvailable().
     *
     * Use this method when you want to proxy (and convert) nsIStreamListener callbacks
     * asynchronously.
     *
     * @param aFromType     The MIME type of the original/raw data.
     * @param aToType       The MIME type of the converted data.
     * @param aListener     The listener who receives the converted data.
     * @param aCtxt         Either an opaque context, or a converter specific context
     *                      (implementation specific).
     */

void asyncConvertData (in string aFromType, in string aToType, in nsIStreamListener aListener, in nsISupports aCtxt);

Methods from Deref<Target = nsIStreamListener>

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Cast this nsIStreamListener to one of its base interfaces.

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/**
     * Called when the next chunk of data (corresponding to the request) may
     * be read without blocking the calling thread.  The onDataAvailable impl
     * must read exactly |aCount| bytes of data before returning.
     *
     * @param aRequest request corresponding to the source of the data
     * @param aContext user defined context
     * @param aInputStream input stream containing the data chunk
     * @param aOffset
     *        Number of bytes that were sent in previous onDataAvailable calls
     *        for this request. In other words, the sum of all previous count
     *        parameters.
     * @param aCount number of bytes available in the stream
     *
     * NOTE: The aInputStream parameter must implement readSegments.
     *
     * An exception thrown from onDataAvailable has the side-effect of
     * causing the request to be canceled.
     */

void onDataAvailable (in nsIRequest aRequest, in nsISupports aContext, in nsIInputStream aInputStream, in unsigned long long aOffset, in unsigned long aCount);

Trait Implementations

impl XpCom for nsIStreamConverter
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IID: nsIID = nsID(191769705, 23797, 18608, [157, 253, 201, 89, 80, 226, 204, 123])

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Perform a QueryInterface call on this object, attempting to dynamically cast it to the requested interface type. Returns Some(RefPtr) if the cast succeeded, and None otherwise. Read more

impl RefCounted for nsIStreamConverter
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Increment the reference count.

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Decrement the reference count, potentially freeing backing memory.

impl Deref for nsIStreamConverter
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The resulting type after dereferencing.

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Dereferences the value.