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/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsITransport;
interface nsIInputStream;
interface nsIOutputStream;
interface nsIInputAvailableCallback;
/**
* This service read/writes a stream on a background thread.
*
* Note: instead of using this interface, probably you want to use
* NS_MakeAsyncNonBlockingInputStream.
*
* Use this service to transform any blocking stream (e.g., file stream)
* into a fully asynchronous stream that can be read/written without
* blocking the main thread.
*/
[builtinclass, scriptable, uuid(5e0adf7d-9785-45c3-a193-04f25a75da8f)]
interface nsIStreamTransportService : nsISupports
{
/**
* CreateInputTransport
*
* @param aStream
* The input stream that will be read on a background thread.
* This stream must implement "blocking" stream semantics.
* @param aCloseWhenDone
* Specify this flag to have the input stream closed once its
* contents have been completely read.
*
* @return nsITransport instance.
*/
nsITransport createInputTransport(in nsIInputStream aStream,
in boolean aCloseWhenDone);
};