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/*
 * bonobo-storage.idl: Handles structured storage
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1999, 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
 *
 * Author:
 *    Miguel de Icaza (miguel@gnu.org)
 *    Dietmar Maurer (dietmar@maurer-it.com)
 *
 * Terms:
 *
 *    Storage:   This interface provides access to a directory
 *               like storage facility. 
 *
 *    Stream:    Used to read and write bytes to a storage.  The
 *               Streams are equivalent to files.
 */

#ifndef BONOBO_STORAGE_IDL
#define BONOBO_STORAGE_IDL

#include "Bonobo_Unknown.idl"

module Bonobo {

	typedef long StorageInfoFields;
        const StorageInfoFields FIELD_CONTENT_TYPE = 1;
        const StorageInfoFields FIELD_SIZE         = 2;
        const StorageInfoFields FIELD_TYPE         = 4;

	typedef string ContentType;

	enum StorageType {
		STORAGE_TYPE_REGULAR,
		STORAGE_TYPE_DIRECTORY
	};

	struct StorageInfo {
		string		name;
		StorageType     type;
		ContentType	content_type;
		long		size;
	};

	interface Stream : Unknown {
		typedef sequence<octet> iobuf;

		exception NoPermission {};
		exception NotSupported {};
		exception IOError {};

		enum SeekType {
			SeekSet,
			SeekCur,
			SeekEnd
		};

		/**
		 * getInfo:
		 * @mask:
		 *
		 * Returns a StorageInfo structure which contains
		 * the name, content_type and size info.
		 */
		StorageInfo getInfo (in StorageInfoFields mask)
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotSupported);
		
		/**	
		 * setInfo:
		 * @info:
		 * @mask:
		 *
		 */
		void setInfo (in StorageInfo info, in StorageInfoFields mask)
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotSupported);

		/**
		 * read:
		 * @count:  number of bytes to read.
		 * @buffer: the buffer where the data is returned.
		 */
		void read (in long count, out iobuf buffer)
			raises (NoPermission, IOError);
	
		/**
		 * write:
		 * @buffer: a buffer to write.
		 *
		 * writes the buffer to this stream.
		 */
		void write (in iobuf buffer)
			raises (NoPermission, IOError);

		/**
		 * seek:
		 * @offset: offset
		 * @whence: 
		 *
		 * Sets the read/write pointer to @offset (relative to @whence)
		 */
		long seek (in long offset, in SeekType whence)
			raises (IOError, NotSupported);


		/**
		 * truncate:
		 * @length: new size of the stream
		 *
		 */
		void truncate (in long length)
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotSupported);
	
		/**
		 * commit:
		 *
		 * Commits any pending changes to the Storage
		 */
		void commit ()
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotSupported);
		
		/**
		 * revert:
		 *
		 * Discards any changes since the last commit.
		 */
		void revert ()
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotSupported);

		void unImplemented1 ();
		void unImplemented2 ();
	};

	interface Storage : Unknown {
		
		typedef sequence<StorageInfo> DirectoryList;

		typedef long OpenMode;
		const OpenMode READ        = 1;
		const OpenMode WRITE       = 2;
		const OpenMode CREATE      = 4;
		const OpenMode FAILIFEXIST = 8;
		const OpenMode COMPRESSED  = 16;
		const OpenMode TRANSACTED  = 32;

		exception IOError {};
		exception NameExists {};
		exception NotFound {};
		exception NoPermission {};
		exception NotSupported {};
		exception NotStream {};
		exception NotStorage {};
		exception NotEmpty {};

		/**
		 * getInfo:
		 * @path:
		 * @mask:
		 *
		 * Returns a StorageInfo structure which contains
		 * the name, content_type and size info.
		 */
		StorageInfo getInfo (in string path, 
				     in StorageInfoFields mask)
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotFound, NotSupported);
		
		/**	
		 * setInfo:
		 * @path:
		 * @info:
		 * @mask:
		 *
		 */
		void setInfo (in string path, in StorageInfo info, 
			      in StorageInfoFields mask)
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotFound, NotSupported);

		/**
		 * openStream:
		 * @path: path of the stream to open
		 * @mode: open flags
		 *
		 * Opens a Stream whose name is @path.
		 */
		Stream openStream (in string path, in OpenMode mode)
			raises (IOError, NotFound, NoPermission, 
				NotStream, NameExists);

		/**
		 * openStorage:
		 * @path: path of the storage to open.
		 * @mode: open mode.
		 * 
		 * Returns a storage object for @path.
		 */
		Storage openStorage (in string path, in OpenMode mode)
			raises (IOError, NotFound, NoPermission, 
                                NotStorage, NameExists);

		/** 
		 * copyTo:
		 * @target: where to copy this storage to.
		 *
		 * Copies this storages contents to the @target storage
		 */
		void copyTo (in Storage target)
			raises (IOError, NoPermission);

		/**
		 * listContents:
		 * @path: path that we want to examine.
		 * @mask:
		 *
		 * Returns a list of all the Storage and Streams available
		 * at @path.
		 */
		DirectoryList listContents (in string path, 
					    in StorageInfoFields mask)
			raises (IOError, NotStorage, NotFound, NotSupported);
	
		/**
		 * erase:
		 * @path: path to the element to erase.
		 * 
		 * Destroys the element pointed to by @path.  The element
		 * can be a Storage or a Stream.
		 */
		void erase (in string path)
                       raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotFound, NotEmpty);

		/** 
		 * rename:
		 * @path_name: element name to rename
		 * @new_path_name: new name we want to use
		 *
		 * Renames a Stream or Storage component inside a Storage.
		 */
		void rename (in string path_name, in string new_path_name)
			raises (IOError, NameExists, NotFound, NoPermission);

		/**
		 * commit:
		 * 
		 * Commits any pending changes to the Storage since it was
		 * opened.  This operation is syncronous.
		 */

		void commit ()
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotSupported);

		/**
		 * revert:
		 *
		 * Discards any changes since the last commit.
		 */
		void revert ()
			raises (IOError, NoPermission, NotSupported);

		void unImplemented1 ();
		void unImplemented2 ();
	};
};

#endif /* BONOBO_STORAGE_IDL */