Cache Backend Proxy to intercept all cache events from the IO thread.
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1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
5 // Defines the public interface of the disk cache. For more details see
6 // http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-stack/disk-cache
8 #ifndef NET_DISK_CACHE_DISK_CACHE_H_
9 #define NET_DISK_CACHE_DISK_CACHE_H_
11 #include <string>
12 #include <vector>
14 #include "base/basictypes.h"
15 #include "base/time.h"
16 #include "net/base/cache_type.h"
17 #include "net/base/completion_callback.h"
18 #include "net/base/net_export.h"
20 namespace base {
21 class FilePath;
22 class MessageLoopProxy;
25 namespace net {
26 class IOBuffer;
27 class NetLog;
30 namespace disk_cache {
32 class Entry;
33 class Backend;
35 // Returns an instance of a Backend of the given |type|. |path| points to a
36 // folder where the cached data will be stored (if appropriate). This cache
37 // instance must be the only object that will be reading or writing files to
38 // that folder. The returned object should be deleted when not needed anymore.
39 // If |force| is true, and there is a problem with the cache initialization, the
40 // files will be deleted and a new set will be created. |max_bytes| is the
41 // maximum size the cache can grow to. If zero is passed in as |max_bytes|, the
42 // cache will determine the value to use. |thread| can be used to perform IO
43 // operations if a dedicated thread is required; a valid value is expected for
44 // any backend that performs operations on a disk. The returned pointer can be
45 // NULL if a fatal error is found. The actual return value of the function is a
46 // net error code. If this function returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the |callback| will
47 // be invoked when a backend is available or a fatal error condition is reached.
48 // The pointer to receive the |backend| must remain valid until the operation
49 // completes (the callback is notified).
50 NET_EXPORT int CreateCacheBackend(net::CacheType type,
51 const base::FilePath& path,
52 int max_bytes, bool force,
53 base::MessageLoopProxy* thread,
54 net::NetLog* net_log, Backend** backend,
55 const net::CompletionCallback& callback);
57 // The root interface for a disk cache instance.
58 class NET_EXPORT Backend {
59 public:
60 typedef net::CompletionCallback CompletionCallback;
62 // If the backend is destroyed when there are operations in progress (any
63 // callback that has not been invoked yet), this method cancels said
64 // operations so the callbacks are not invoked, possibly leaving the work
65 // half way (for instance, dooming just a few entries). Note that pending IO
66 // for a given Entry (as opposed to the Backend) will still generate a
67 // callback from within this method.
68 virtual ~Backend() {}
70 // Returns the type of this cache.
71 virtual net::CacheType GetCacheType() const = 0;
73 // Returns the number of entries in the cache.
74 virtual int32 GetEntryCount() const = 0;
76 // Opens an existing entry. Upon success, |entry| holds a pointer to an Entry
77 // object representing the specified disk cache entry. When the entry pointer
78 // is no longer needed, its Close method should be called. The return value is
79 // a net error code. If this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the |callback|
80 // will be invoked when the entry is available. The pointer to receive the
81 // |entry| must remain valid until the operation completes.
82 virtual int OpenEntry(const std::string& key, Entry** entry,
83 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
85 // Creates a new entry. Upon success, the out param holds a pointer to an
86 // Entry object representing the newly created disk cache entry. When the
87 // entry pointer is no longer needed, its Close method should be called. The
88 // return value is a net error code. If this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING,
89 // the |callback| will be invoked when the entry is available. The pointer to
90 // receive the |entry| must remain valid until the operation completes.
91 virtual int CreateEntry(const std::string& key, Entry** entry,
92 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
94 // Marks the entry, specified by the given key, for deletion. The return value
95 // is a net error code. If this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the |callback|
96 // will be invoked after the entry is doomed.
97 virtual int DoomEntry(const std::string& key,
98 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
100 // Marks all entries for deletion. The return value is a net error code. If
101 // this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the |callback| will be invoked when the
102 // operation completes.
103 virtual int DoomAllEntries(const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
105 // Marks a range of entries for deletion. This supports unbounded deletes in
106 // either direction by using null Time values for either argument. The return
107 // value is a net error code. If this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the
108 // |callback| will be invoked when the operation completes.
109 virtual int DoomEntriesBetween(base::Time initial_time,
110 base::Time end_time,
111 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
113 // Marks all entries accessed since |initial_time| for deletion. The return
114 // value is a net error code. If this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the
115 // |callback| will be invoked when the operation completes.
116 virtual int DoomEntriesSince(base::Time initial_time,
117 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
119 // Enumerates the cache. Initialize |iter| to NULL before calling this method
120 // the first time. That will cause the enumeration to start at the head of
121 // the cache. For subsequent calls, pass the same |iter| pointer again without
122 // changing its value. This method returns ERR_FAILED when there are no more
123 // entries to enumerate. When the entry pointer is no longer needed, its
124 // Close method should be called. The return value is a net error code. If
125 // this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the |callback| will be invoked when the
126 // |next_entry| is available. The pointer to receive the |next_entry| must
127 // remain valid until the operation completes.
129 // NOTE: This method does not modify the last_used field of the entry, and
130 // therefore it does not impact the eviction ranking of the entry. However,
131 // an enumeration will go through all entries on the cache only if the cache
132 // is not modified while the enumeration is taking place. Significantly
133 // altering the entry pointed by |iter| (for example, deleting the entry) will
134 // invalidate |iter|. Performing operations on an entry that modify the entry
135 // may result in loops in the iteration, skipped entries or similar.
136 virtual int OpenNextEntry(void** iter, Entry** next_entry,
137 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
139 // Releases iter without returning the next entry. Whenever OpenNextEntry()
140 // returns true, but the caller is not interested in continuing the
141 // enumeration by calling OpenNextEntry() again, the enumeration must be
142 // ended by calling this method with iter returned by OpenNextEntry().
143 virtual void EndEnumeration(void** iter) = 0;
145 // Return a list of cache statistics.
146 virtual void GetStats(
147 std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >* stats) = 0;
149 // Called whenever an external cache in the system reuses the resource
150 // referred to by |key|.
151 virtual void OnExternalCacheHit(const std::string& key) = 0;
154 // This interface represents an entry in the disk cache.
155 class NET_EXPORT Entry {
156 public:
157 typedef net::CompletionCallback CompletionCallback;
158 typedef net::IOBuffer IOBuffer;
160 // Marks this cache entry for deletion.
161 virtual void Doom() = 0;
163 // Releases this entry. Calling this method does not cancel pending IO
164 // operations on this entry. Even after the last reference to this object has
165 // been released, pending completion callbacks may be invoked.
166 virtual void Close() = 0;
168 // Returns the key associated with this cache entry.
169 virtual std::string GetKey() const = 0;
171 // Returns the time when this cache entry was last used.
172 virtual base::Time GetLastUsed() const = 0;
174 // Returns the time when this cache entry was last modified.
175 virtual base::Time GetLastModified() const = 0;
177 // Returns the size of the cache data with the given index.
178 virtual int32 GetDataSize(int index) const = 0;
180 // Copies cached data into the given buffer of length |buf_len|. Returns the
181 // number of bytes read or a network error code. If this function returns
182 // ERR_IO_PENDING, the completion callback will be called on the current
183 // thread when the operation completes, and a reference to |buf| will be
184 // retained until the callback is called. Note that as long as the function
185 // does not complete immediately, the callback will always be invoked, even
186 // after Close has been called; in other words, the caller may close this
187 // entry without having to wait for all the callbacks, and still rely on the
188 // cleanup performed from the callback code.
189 virtual int ReadData(int index, int offset, IOBuffer* buf, int buf_len,
190 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
192 // Copies data from the given buffer of length |buf_len| into the cache.
193 // Returns the number of bytes written or a network error code. If this
194 // function returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the completion callback will be called
195 // on the current thread when the operation completes, and a reference to
196 // |buf| will be retained until the callback is called. Note that as long as
197 // the function does not complete immediately, the callback will always be
198 // invoked, even after Close has been called; in other words, the caller may
199 // close this entry without having to wait for all the callbacks, and still
200 // rely on the cleanup performed from the callback code.
201 // If truncate is true, this call will truncate the stored data at the end of
202 // what we are writing here.
203 virtual int WriteData(int index, int offset, IOBuffer* buf, int buf_len,
204 const CompletionCallback& callback,
205 bool truncate) = 0;
207 // Sparse entries support:
209 // A Backend implementation can support sparse entries, so the cache keeps
210 // track of which parts of the entry have been written before. The backend
211 // will never return data that was not written previously, so reading from
212 // such region will return 0 bytes read (or actually the number of bytes read
213 // before reaching that region).
215 // There are only two streams for sparse entries: a regular control stream
216 // (index 0) that must be accessed through the regular API (ReadData and
217 // WriteData), and one sparse stream that must me accessed through the sparse-
218 // aware API that follows. Calling a non-sparse aware method with an index
219 // argument other than 0 is a mistake that results in implementation specific
220 // behavior. Using a sparse-aware method with an entry that was not stored
221 // using the same API, or with a backend that doesn't support sparse entries
222 // will return ERR_CACHE_OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED.
224 // The storage granularity of the implementation should be at least 1 KB. In
225 // other words, storing less than 1 KB may result in an implementation
226 // dropping the data completely, and writing at offsets not aligned with 1 KB,
227 // or with lengths not a multiple of 1 KB may result in the first or last part
228 // of the data being discarded. However, two consecutive writes should not
229 // result in a hole in between the two parts as long as they are sequential
230 // (the second one starts where the first one ended), and there is no other
231 // write between them.
233 // The Backend implementation is free to evict any range from the cache at any
234 // moment, so in practice, the previously stated granularity of 1 KB is not
235 // as bad as it sounds.
237 // The sparse methods don't support multiple simultaneous IO operations to the
238 // same physical entry, so in practice a single object should be instantiated
239 // for a given key at any given time. Once an operation has been issued, the
240 // caller should wait until it completes before starting another one. This
241 // requirement includes the case when an entry is closed while some operation
242 // is in progress and another object is instantiated; any IO operation will
243 // fail while the previous operation is still in-flight. In order to deal with
244 // this requirement, the caller could either wait until the operation
245 // completes before closing the entry, or call CancelSparseIO() before closing
246 // the entry, and call ReadyForSparseIO() on the new entry and wait for the
247 // callback before issuing new operations.
249 // Behaves like ReadData() except that this method is used to access sparse
250 // entries.
251 virtual int ReadSparseData(int64 offset, IOBuffer* buf, int buf_len,
252 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
254 // Behaves like WriteData() except that this method is used to access sparse
255 // entries. |truncate| is not part of this interface because a sparse entry
256 // is not expected to be reused with new data. To delete the old data and
257 // start again, or to reduce the total size of the stream data (which implies
258 // that the content has changed), the whole entry should be doomed and
259 // re-created.
260 virtual int WriteSparseData(int64 offset, IOBuffer* buf, int buf_len,
261 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
263 // Returns information about the currently stored portion of a sparse entry.
264 // |offset| and |len| describe a particular range that should be scanned to
265 // find out if it is stored or not. |start| will contain the offset of the
266 // first byte that is stored within this range, and the return value is the
267 // minimum number of consecutive stored bytes. Note that it is possible that
268 // this entry has stored more than the returned value. This method returns a
269 // net error code whenever the request cannot be completed successfully. If
270 // this method returns ERR_IO_PENDING, the |callback| will be invoked when the
271 // operation completes, and |start| must remain valid until that point.
272 virtual int GetAvailableRange(int64 offset, int len, int64* start,
273 const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
275 // Returns true if this entry could be a sparse entry or false otherwise. This
276 // is a quick test that may return true even if the entry is not really
277 // sparse. This method doesn't modify the state of this entry (it will not
278 // create sparse tracking data). GetAvailableRange or ReadSparseData can be
279 // used to perform a definitive test of whether an existing entry is sparse or
280 // not, but that method may modify the current state of the entry (making it
281 // sparse, for instance). The purpose of this method is to test an existing
282 // entry, but without generating actual IO to perform a thorough check.
283 virtual bool CouldBeSparse() const = 0;
285 // Cancels any pending sparse IO operation (if any). The completion callback
286 // of the operation in question will still be called when the operation
287 // finishes, but the operation will finish sooner when this method is used.
288 virtual void CancelSparseIO() = 0;
290 // Returns OK if this entry can be used immediately. If that is not the
291 // case, returns ERR_IO_PENDING and invokes the provided callback when this
292 // entry is ready to use. This method always returns OK for non-sparse
293 // entries, and returns ERR_IO_PENDING when a previous operation was cancelled
294 // (by calling CancelSparseIO), but the cache is still busy with it. If there
295 // is a pending operation that has not been cancelled, this method will return
296 // OK although another IO operation cannot be issued at this time; in this
297 // case the caller should just wait for the regular callback to be invoked
298 // instead of using this method to provide another callback.
300 // Note that CancelSparseIO may have been called on another instance of this
301 // object that refers to the same physical disk entry.
302 // Note: This method is deprecated.
303 virtual int ReadyForSparseIO(const CompletionCallback& callback) = 0;
305 protected:
306 virtual ~Entry() {}
309 } // namespace disk_cache
311 #endif // NET_DISK_CACHE_DISK_CACHE_H_