data_pipe.h revision 46d4c2bc3267f3f028f39e7e311b0f89aba2e4fd
1// Copyright 2014 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.
4
5// This file contains types/constants and functions specific to data pipes.
6//
7// Note: This header should be compilable as C.
8
9#ifndef MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_DATA_PIPE_H_
10#define MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_DATA_PIPE_H_
11
12#include "mojo/public/c/system/macros.h"
13#include "mojo/public/c/system/system_export.h"
14#include "mojo/public/c/system/types.h"
15
16// |MojoCreateDataPipeOptions|: Used to specify creation parameters for a data
17// pipe to |MojoCreateDataPipe()|.
18//   |uint32_t struct_size|: Set to the size of the |MojoCreateDataPipeOptions|
19//       struct. (Used to allow for future extensions.)
20//   |MojoCreateDataPipeOptionsFlags flags|: Used to specify different modes of
21//       operation.
22//     |MOJO_CREATE_DATA_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE|: No flags; default mode.
23//     |MOJO_CREATE_DATA_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD|: May discard data for
24//         whatever reason; best-effort delivery. In particular, if the capacity
25//         is reached, old data may be discard to make room for new data.
26//   |uint32_t element_num_bytes|: The size of an element, in bytes. All
27//       transactions and buffers will consist of an integral number of
28//       elements. Must be nonzero.
29//   |uint32_t capacity_num_bytes|: The capacity of the data pipe, in number of
30//       bytes; must be a multiple of |element_num_bytes|. The data pipe will
31//       always be able to queue AT LEAST this much data. Set to zero to opt for
32//       a system-dependent automatically-calculated capacity (which will always
33//       be at least one element).
34
35typedef uint32_t MojoCreateDataPipeOptionsFlags;
36
37#ifdef __cplusplus
38const MojoCreateDataPipeOptionsFlags
39    MOJO_CREATE_DATA_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE = 0;
40const MojoCreateDataPipeOptionsFlags
41    MOJO_CREATE_DATA_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD = 1 << 0;
42#else
43#define MOJO_CREATE_DATA_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE \
44    ((MojoCreateDataPipeOptionsFlags) 0)
45#define MOJO_CREATE_DATA_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD \
46    ((MojoCreateDataPipeOptionsFlags) 1 << 0)
47#endif
48
49MOJO_COMPILE_ASSERT(MOJO_ALIGNOF(int64_t) == 8, int64_t_has_weird_alignment);
50struct MOJO_ALIGNAS(8) MojoCreateDataPipeOptions {
51  uint32_t struct_size;
52  MojoCreateDataPipeOptionsFlags flags;
53  uint32_t element_num_bytes;
54  uint32_t capacity_num_bytes;
55};
56MOJO_COMPILE_ASSERT(sizeof(MojoCreateDataPipeOptions) == 16,
57                    MojoCreateDataPipeOptions_has_wrong_size);
58
59// |MojoWriteDataFlags|: Used to specify different modes to |MojoWriteData()|
60// and |MojoBeginWriteData()|.
61//   |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_NONE| - No flags; default mode.
62//   |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| - Write either all the elements
63//       requested or none of them.
64
65typedef uint32_t MojoWriteDataFlags;
66
67#ifdef __cplusplus
68const MojoWriteDataFlags MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_NONE = 0;
69const MojoWriteDataFlags MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE = 1 << 0;
70#else
71#define MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_NONE ((MojoWriteDataFlags) 0)
72#define MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE ((MojoWriteDataFlags) 1 << 0)
73#endif
74
75// |MojoReadDataFlags|: Used to specify different modes to |MojoReadData()| and
76// |MojoBeginReadData()|.
77//   |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_NONE| - No flags; default mode.
78//   |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| - Read (or discard) either the requested
79//        number of elements or none.
80//   |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD| - Discard (up to) the requested number of
81//        elements.
82//   |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_QUERY| - Query the number of elements available to
83//       read. For use with |MojoReadData()| only. Mutually exclusive with
84//       |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD| and |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| is
85//       ignored if this flag is set.
86
87typedef uint32_t MojoReadDataFlags;
88
89#ifdef __cplusplus
90const MojoReadDataFlags MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_NONE = 0;
91const MojoReadDataFlags MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE = 1 << 0;
92const MojoReadDataFlags MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD = 1 << 1;
93const MojoReadDataFlags MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_QUERY = 1 << 2;
94#else
95#define MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_NONE ((MojoReadDataFlags) 0)
96#define MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE ((MojoReadDataFlags) 1 << 0)
97#define MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD ((MojoReadDataFlags) 1 << 1)
98#define MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_QUERY ((MojoReadDataFlags) 1 << 2)
99#endif
100
101#ifdef __cplusplus
102extern "C" {
103#endif
104
105// Note: See the comment in functions.h about the meaning of the "optional"
106// label for pointer parameters.
107
108// Creates a data pipe, which is a unidirectional communication channel for
109// unframed data, with the given options. Data is unframed, but must come as
110// (multiples of) discrete elements, of the size given in |options|. See
111// |MojoCreateDataPipeOptions| for a description of the different options
112// available for data pipes.
113//
114// |options| may be set to null for a data pipe with the default options (which
115// will have an element size of one byte and have some system-dependent
116// capacity).
117//
118// On success, |*data_pipe_producer_handle| will be set to the handle for the
119// producer and |*data_pipe_consumer_handle| will be set to the handle for the
120// consumer. (On failure, they are not modified.)
121//
122// Returns:
123//   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
124//   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g., if
125//       |*options| is invalid or one of the handle pointers looks invalid).
126//   |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| if a process/system/quota/etc. limit has
127//       been reached (e.g., if the requested capacity was too large, or if the
128//       maximum number of handles was exceeded).
129//   |MOJO_RESULT_UNIMPLEMENTED| if an unsupported flag was set in |*options|.
130MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoCreateDataPipe(
131    const struct MojoCreateDataPipeOptions* options,  // Optional.
132    MojoHandle* data_pipe_producer_handle,  // Out.
133    MojoHandle* data_pipe_consumer_handle);  // Out.
134
135// Writes the given data to the data pipe producer given by
136// |data_pipe_producer_handle|. |elements| points to data of size |*num_bytes|;
137// |*num_bytes| should be a multiple of the data pipe's element size. If
138// |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| is set in |flags|, either all the data
139// will be written or none is.
140//
141// On success, |*num_bytes| is set to the amount of data that was actually
142// written.
143//
144// Note: If the data pipe has the "may discard" option flag (specified on
145// creation), this will discard as much data as required to write the given
146// data, starting with the earliest written data that has not been consumed.
147// However, even with "may discard", if |*num_bytes| is greater than the data
148// pipe's capacity (and |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| is not set), this
149// will write the maximum amount possible (namely, the data pipe's capacity) and
150// set |*num_bytes| to that amount. It will *not* discard data from |elements|.
151//
152// Returns:
153//   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
154//   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g., if
155//       |data_pipe_producer_dispatcher| is not a handle to a data pipe
156//       producer, |elements| does not look like a valid pointer, or
157//       |*num_bytes| is not a multiple of the data pipe's element size).
158//   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the data pipe consumer handle has been
159//       closed.
160//   |MOJO_RESULT_OUT_OF_RANGE| if |flags| has
161//       |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set and the required amount of data
162//       (specified by |*num_bytes|) could not be written.
163//   |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY| if there is a two-phase write ongoing with
164//       |data_pipe_producer_handle| (i.e., |MojoBeginWriteData()| has been
165//       called, but not yet the matching |MojoEndWriteData()|).
166//   |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if no data can currently be written (and the
167//       consumer is still open) and |flags| does *not* have
168//       |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set.
169//
170// TODO(vtl): Should there be a way of querying how much data can be written?
171MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoWriteData(
172    MojoHandle data_pipe_producer_handle,
173    const void* elements,
174    uint32_t* num_bytes,  // In/out.
175    MojoWriteDataFlags flags);
176
177// Begins a two-phase write to the data pipe producer given by
178// |data_pipe_producer_handle|. On success, |*buffer| will be a pointer to which
179// the caller can write |*buffer_num_bytes| bytes of data. If flags has
180// |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set, then the output value
181// |*buffer_num_bytes| will be at least as large as its input value, which must
182// also be a multiple of the element size (if |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE|
183// is not set, the input value of |*buffer_num_bytes| is ignored).
184//
185// During a two-phase write, |data_pipe_producer_handle| is *not* writable.
186// E.g., if another thread tries to write to it, it will get |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY|;
187// that thread can then wait for |data_pipe_producer_handle| to become writable
188// again.
189//
190// Once the caller has finished writing data to |*buffer|, it should call
191// |MojoEndWriteData()| to specify the amount written and to complete the
192// two-phase write.
193//
194// Note: If the data pipe has the "may discard" option flag (specified on
195// creation) and |flags| has |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set, this may
196// discard some data.
197//
198// Returns:
199//   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
200//   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g., if
201//       |data_pipe_producer_handle| is not a handle to a data pipe producer,
202//       |buffer| or |buffer_num_bytes| does not look like a valid pointer, or
203//       flags has |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set and
204//       |*buffer_num_bytes| is not a multiple of the element size).
205//   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the data pipe consumer handle has been
206//       closed.
207//   |MOJO_RESULT_OUT_OF_RANGE| if |flags| has
208//       |MOJO_WRITE_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set and the required amount of data
209//       (specified by |*buffer_num_bytes|) cannot be written contiguously at
210//       this time. (Note that there may be space available for the required
211//       amount of data, but the "next" write position may not be large enough.)
212//   |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY| if there is already a two-phase write ongoing with
213//       |data_pipe_producer_handle| (i.e., |MojoBeginWriteData()| has been
214//       called, but not yet the matching |MojoEndWriteData()|).
215//   |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if no data can currently be written (and the
216//       consumer is still open).
217MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoBeginWriteData(
218    MojoHandle data_pipe_producer_handle,
219    void** buffer,  // Out.
220    uint32_t* buffer_num_bytes,  // In/out.
221    MojoWriteDataFlags flags);
222
223// Ends a two-phase write to the data pipe producer given by
224// |data_pipe_producer_handle| that was begun by a call to
225// |MojoBeginWriteData()| on the same handle. |num_bytes_written| should
226// indicate the amount of data actually written; it must be less than or equal
227// to the value of |*buffer_num_bytes| output by |MojoBeginWriteData()| and must
228// be a multiple of the element size. The buffer given by |*buffer| from
229// |MojoBeginWriteData()| must have been filled with exactly |num_bytes_written|
230// bytes of data.
231//
232// On failure, the two-phase write (if any) is ended (so the handle may become
233// writable again, if there's space available) but no data written to |*buffer|
234// is "put into" the data pipe.
235//
236// Returns:
237//   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
238//   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if |data_pipe_producer_handle| is not a
239//       handle to a data pipe producer or |num_bytes_written| is invalid
240//       (greater than the maximum value provided by |MojoBeginWriteData()| or
241//       not a multiple of the element size).
242//   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the data pipe producer is not in a
243//       two-phase write (e.g., |MojoBeginWriteData()| was not called or
244//       |MojoEndWriteData()| has already been called).
245MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoEndWriteData(
246    MojoHandle data_pipe_producer_handle,
247    uint32_t num_bytes_written);
248
249// Reads data from the data pipe consumer given by |data_pipe_consumer_handle|.
250// May also be used to discard data or query the amount of data available.
251//
252// If |flags| has neither |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD| nor
253// |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_QUERY| set, this tries to read up to |*num_bytes| (which
254// must be a multiple of the data pipe's element size) bytes of data to
255// |elements| and set |*num_bytes| to the amount actually read. If flags has
256// |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set, it will either read exactly
257// |*num_bytes| bytes of data or none.
258//
259// If flags has |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD| set, it discards up to
260// |*num_bytes| (which again be a multiple of the element size) bytes of data,
261// setting |*num_bytes| to the amount actually discarded. If flags has
262// |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE|, it will either discard exactly
263// |*num_bytes| bytes of data or none. In this case, |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_QUERY|
264// must not be set, and |elements| is ignored (and should typically be set to
265// null).
266//
267// If flags has |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_QUERY| set, it queries the amount of data
268// available, setting |*num_bytes| to the number of bytes available. In this
269// case, |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD| must not be set, and
270// |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| is ignored, as are |elements| and the input
271// value of |*num_bytes|.
272//
273// Returns:
274//   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success (see above for a description of the different
275//       operations).
276//   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g.,
277//       |data_pipe_consumer_handle| is invalid, the combination of flags in
278//       |flags| is invalid, etc.).
279//   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the data pipe producer handle has been
280//       closed and data (or the required amount of data) was not available to
281//       be read or discarded.
282//   |MOJO_RESULT_OUT_OF_RANGE| if |flags| has |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE|
283//       set and the required amount of data is not available to be read or
284//       discarded (and the producer is still open).
285//   |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY| if there is a two-phase read ongoing with
286//       |data_pipe_consumer_handle| (i.e., |MojoBeginReadData()| has been
287//       called, but not yet the matching |MojoEndReadData()|).
288//   |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if there is no data to be read or discarded (and
289//       the producer is still open) and |flags| does *not* have
290//       |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set.
291MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoReadData(
292    MojoHandle data_pipe_consumer_handle,
293    void* elements,  // Out.
294    uint32_t* num_bytes,  // In/out.
295    MojoReadDataFlags flags);
296
297// Begins a two-phase read from the data pipe consumer given by
298// |data_pipe_consumer_handle|. On success, |*buffer| will be a pointer from
299// which the caller can read |*buffer_num_bytes| bytes of data. If flags has
300// |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set, then the output value
301// |*buffer_num_bytes| will be at least as large as its input value, which must
302// also be a multiple of the element size (if |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE|
303// is not set, the input value of |*buffer_num_bytes| is ignored). |flags| must
304// not have |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_DISCARD| or |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_QUERY| set.
305//
306// During a two-phase read, |data_pipe_consumer_handle| is *not* readable.
307// E.g., if another thread tries to read from it, it will get
308// |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY|; that thread can then wait for |data_pipe_consumer_handle|
309// to become readable again.
310//
311// Once the caller has finished reading data from |*buffer|, it should call
312// |MojoEndReadData()| to specify the amount read and to complete the two-phase
313// read.
314//
315// Returns:
316//   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
317//   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g., if
318//       |data_pipe_consumer_handle| is not a handle to a data pipe consumer,
319//       |buffer| or |buffer_num_bytes| does not look like a valid pointer,
320//       |flags| has |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE| set and
321//       |*buffer_num_bytes| is not a multiple of the element size, or |flags|
322//       has invalid flags set).
323//   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the data pipe producer handle has been
324//       closed.
325//   |MOJO_RESULT_OUT_OF_RANGE| if |flags| has |MOJO_READ_DATA_FLAG_ALL_OR_NONE|
326//       set and the required amount of data (specified by |*buffer_num_bytes|)
327//       cannot be read from a contiguous buffer at this time. (Note that there
328//       may be the required amount of data, but it may not be contiguous.)
329//   |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY| if there is already a two-phase read ongoing with
330//       |data_pipe_consumer_handle| (i.e., |MojoBeginReadData()| has been
331//       called, but not yet the matching |MojoEndReadData()|).
332//   |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if no data can currently be read (and the
333//       producer is still open).
334MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoBeginReadData(
335    MojoHandle data_pipe_consumer_handle,
336    const void** buffer,  // Out.
337    uint32_t* buffer_num_bytes,  // In/out.
338    MojoReadDataFlags flags);
339
340// Ends a two-phase read from the data pipe consumer given by
341// |data_pipe_consumer_handle| that was begun by a call to |MojoBeginReadData()|
342// on the same handle. |num_bytes_read| should indicate the amount of data
343// actually read; it must be less than or equal to the value of
344// |*buffer_num_bytes| output by |MojoBeginReadData()| and must be a multiple of
345// the element size.
346//
347// On failure, the two-phase read (if any) is ended (so the handle may become
348// readable again) but no data is "removed" from the data pipe.
349//
350// Returns:
351//   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
352//   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if |data_pipe_consumer_handle| is not a
353//       handle to a data pipe consumer or |num_bytes_written| is invalid
354//       (greater than the maximum value provided by |MojoBeginReadData()| or
355//       not a multiple of the element size).
356//   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the data pipe consumer is not in a
357//       two-phase read (e.g., |MojoBeginReadData()| was not called or
358//       |MojoEndReadData()| has already been called).
359MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoEndReadData(
360    MojoHandle data_pipe_consumer_handle,
361    uint32_t num_bytes_read);
362
363#ifdef __cplusplus
364}  // extern "C"
365#endif
366
367#endif  // MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_DATA_PIPE_H_
368