We started redesigning GpuMemoryBuffer interface to handle multiple buffers [0].
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1 // Copyright 2013 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 #ifndef NET_TOOLS_BALSA_BUFFER_INTERFACE_H__
6 #define NET_TOOLS_BALSA_BUFFER_INTERFACE_H__
8 namespace net {
10 class BufferInterface {
11 public:
13 // Returns the bytes which can be read from the buffer. There is no
14 // guarantee that the bytes are contiguous.
15 virtual int ReadableBytes() const = 0;
17 // Summary:
18 // returns the size of this buffer
19 // Returns:
20 // size of this buffer.
21 virtual int BufferSize() const = 0;
23 // Summary:
24 // returns the number of bytes free in this buffer.
25 // Returns:
26 // number of bytes free.
27 virtual int BytesFree() const = 0;
29 // Summary:
30 // Returns true if empty.
31 // Returns:
32 // true - if empty
33 // false - otherwise
34 virtual bool Empty() const = 0;
36 // Summary:
37 // Returns true if the buffer is full.
38 virtual bool Full() const = 0;
40 // Summary:
41 // returns the number of characters written.
42 // appends up-to-'size' bytes to the buffer.
43 // Args:
44 // bytes - bytes which are read, and copied into the buffer.
45 // size - number of bytes which are read and copied.
46 // this number shall be >= 0.
47 virtual int Write(const char* bytes, int size) = 0;
49 // Summary:
50 // Gets a pointer which can be written to (assigned to).
51 // this pointer (and size) can be used in functions like
52 // recv() or read(), etc.
53 // If *size is zero upon returning from this function, that it
54 // is unsafe to dereference *ptr.
55 // Args:
56 // ptr - assigned a pointer to which we can write
57 // size - the amount of data (in bytes) that it is safe to write to ptr.
58 virtual void GetWritablePtr(char **ptr, int* size) const = 0;
60 // Summary:
61 // Gets a pointer which can be read from
62 // this pointer (and size) can be used in functions like
63 // send() or write(), etc.
64 // If *size is zero upon returning from this function, that it
65 // is unsafe to dereference *ptr.
66 // Args:
67 // ptr - assigned a pointer from which we may read
68 // size - the amount of data (in bytes) that it is safe to read
69 virtual void GetReadablePtr(char **ptr, int* size) const = 0;
71 // Summary:
72 // Reads bytes out of the buffer, and writes them into 'bytes'.
73 // Returns the number of bytes read.
74 // Consumes bytes from the buffer (possibly, but not necessarily
75 // rendering them free)
76 // Args:
77 // bytes - the pointer into which bytes are read from this buffer
78 // and written into
79 // size - number of bytes which are read and copied.
80 // this number shall be >= 0.
81 // Returns:
82 // the number of bytes read from 'bytes'
83 virtual int Read(char* bytes, int size) = 0;
85 // Summary:
86 // removes all data from the buffer
87 virtual void Clear() = 0;
89 // Summary:
90 // reserves contiguous writable empty space in the buffer of size bytes.
91 // Returns true if the reservation is successful.
92 // If a derive class chooses not to implement reservation, its
93 // implementation should return false.
94 virtual bool Reserve(int size) = 0;
96 // Summary:
97 // removes the oldest 'amount_to_consume' characters from this buffer,
98 // Args:
99 // amount_to_advance - .. this should be self-explanatory =)
100 // this number shall be >= 0.
101 virtual void AdvanceReadablePtr(int amount_to_advance) = 0;
103 // Summary:
104 // Moves the internal pointers around such that the
105 // amount of data specified here is expected to
106 // already be resident (as if it was Written)
107 // Args:
108 // amount_to_advance - self explanatory.
109 // this number shall be >= 0.
110 virtual void AdvanceWritablePtr(int amount_to_advance) = 0;
112 virtual ~BufferInterface() {}
114 protected:
115 BufferInterface() {}
118 } // namespace net
120 #endif // NET_TOOLS_BALSA_BUFFER_INTERFACE__H__