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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.
      4  */
      5 
      6 /* From ppb_var_array_buffer.idl modified Thu Feb 28 09:24:06 2013. */
      7 
      8 #ifndef PPAPI_C_PPB_VAR_ARRAY_BUFFER_H_
      9 #define PPAPI_C_PPB_VAR_ARRAY_BUFFER_H_
     10 
     11 #include "ppapi/c/pp_bool.h"
     12 #include "ppapi/c/pp_macros.h"
     13 #include "ppapi/c/pp_stdint.h"
     14 #include "ppapi/c/pp_var.h"
     15 
     16 #define PPB_VAR_ARRAY_BUFFER_INTERFACE_1_0 "PPB_VarArrayBuffer;1.0"
     17 #define PPB_VAR_ARRAY_BUFFER_INTERFACE PPB_VAR_ARRAY_BUFFER_INTERFACE_1_0
     18 
     19 /**
     20  * @file
     21  * This file defines the <code>PPB_VarArrayBuffer</code> struct providing
     22  * a way to interact with JavaScript ArrayBuffers.
     23  */
     24 
     25 
     26 /**
     27  * @addtogroup Interfaces
     28  * @{
     29  */
     30 /**
     31  * The <code>PPB_VarArrayBuffer</code> interface provides a way to interact
     32  * with JavaScript ArrayBuffers, which represent a contiguous sequence of
     33  * bytes. Use <code>PPB_Var</code> to manage the reference count for a
     34  * <code>VarArrayBuffer</code>. Note that these Vars are not part of the
     35  * embedding page's DOM, and can only be shared with JavaScript using the
     36  * <code>PostMessage</code> and <code>HandleMessage</code> functions of
     37  * <code>pp::Instance</code>.
     38  */
     39 struct PPB_VarArrayBuffer_1_0 {
     40   /**
     41    * Create() creates a zero-initialized <code>VarArrayBuffer</code>.
     42    *
     43    * @param[in] size_in_bytes The size of the <code>ArrayBuffer</code> to
     44    * be created.
     45    *
     46    * @return A <code>PP_Var</code> representing a <code>VarArrayBuffer</code>
     47    * of the requested size and with a reference count of 1.
     48    */
     49   struct PP_Var (*Create)(uint32_t size_in_bytes);
     50   /**
     51    * ByteLength() retrieves the length of the <code>VarArrayBuffer</code> in
     52    * bytes. On success, <code>byte_length</code> is set to the length of the
     53    * given <code>ArrayBuffer</code> var. On failure, <code>byte_length</code>
     54    * is unchanged (this could happen, for instance, if the given
     55    * <code>PP_Var</code> is not of type <code>PP_VARTYPE_ARRAY_BUFFER</code>).
     56    * Note that ByteLength() will successfully retrieve the size of an
     57    * <code>ArrayBuffer</code> even if the <code>ArrayBuffer</code> is not
     58    * currently mapped.
     59    *
     60    * @param[in] array The <code>ArrayBuffer</code> whose length should be
     61    * returned.
     62    *
     63    * @param[out] byte_length A variable which is set to the length of the given
     64    * <code>ArrayBuffer</code> on success.
     65    *
     66    * @return <code>PP_TRUE</code> on success, <code>PP_FALSE</code> on failure.
     67    */
     68   PP_Bool (*ByteLength)(struct PP_Var array, uint32_t* byte_length);
     69   /**
     70    * Map() maps the <code>ArrayBuffer</code> in to the module's address space
     71    * and returns a pointer to the beginning of the buffer for the given
     72    * <code>ArrayBuffer PP_Var</code>. ArrayBuffers are copied when transmitted,
     73    * so changes to the underlying memory are not automatically available to
     74    * the embedding page.
     75    *
     76    * Note that calling Map() can be a relatively expensive operation. Use care
     77    * when calling it in performance-critical code. For example, you should call
     78    * it only once when looping over an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.
     79    *
     80    * <strong>Example:</strong>
     81    *
     82    * @code
     83    * char* data = (char*)(array_buffer_if.Map(array_buffer_var));
     84    * uint32_t byte_length = 0;
     85    * PP_Bool ok = array_buffer_if.ByteLength(array_buffer_var, &byte_length);
     86    * if (!ok)
     87    *   return DoSomethingBecauseMyVarIsNotAnArrayBuffer();
     88    * for (uint32_t i = 0; i < byte_length; ++i)
     89    *   data[i] = 'A';
     90    * @endcode
     91    *
     92    * @param[in] array The <code>ArrayBuffer</code> whose internal buffer should
     93    * be returned.
     94    *
     95    * @return A pointer to the internal buffer for this
     96    * <code>ArrayBuffer</code>. Returns <code>NULL</code>
     97    * if the given <code>PP_Var</code> is not of type
     98    * <code>PP_VARTYPE_ARRAY_BUFFER</code>.
     99    */
    100   void* (*Map)(struct PP_Var array);
    101   /**
    102    * Unmap() unmaps the given <code>ArrayBuffer</code> var from the module
    103    * address space. Use this if you want to save memory but might want to call
    104    * Map() to map the buffer again later. The <code>PP_Var</code> remains valid
    105    * and should still be released using <code>PPB_Var</code> when you are done
    106    * with the <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.
    107    *
    108    * @param[in] array The <code>ArrayBuffer</code> to be released.
    109    */
    110   void (*Unmap)(struct PP_Var array);
    111 };
    112 
    113 typedef struct PPB_VarArrayBuffer_1_0 PPB_VarArrayBuffer;
    114 /**
    115  * @}
    116  */
    117 
    118 #endif  /* PPAPI_C_PPB_VAR_ARRAY_BUFFER_H_ */
    119 
    120