Class InputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:
PointerInterface
Direct Known Subclasses:
FileInputStream, FilterInputStream, InputStreamBridge, MemoryInputStream, UnixInputStream

public class InputStream extends Object
#GInputStream has functions to read from a stream (g_input_stream_read()),
to close a stream (g_input_stream_close()) and to skip some content
(g_input_stream_skip()).

To copy the content of an input stream to an output stream without
manually handling the reads and writes, use g_output_stream_splice().

See the documentation for #GIOStream for details of thread safety of
streaming APIs.

All of these functions have async variants too.

https://docs.gtk.org/gio/class.InputStream.html

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • getClassHandler

      public static ClassHandler getClassHandler()
    • clearPending

      public void clearPending()
      Clears the pending flag on @stream.
    • close

      public boolean close(@Nullable Cancellable cancellable) throws AllocationError
      Closes the stream, releasing resources related to it.

      Once the stream is closed, all other operations will return %G_IO_ERROR_CLOSED.
      Closing a stream multiple times will not return an error.

      Streams will be automatically closed when the last reference
      is dropped, but you might want to call this function to make sure
      resources are released as early as possible.

      Some streams might keep the backing store of the stream (e.g. a file descriptor)
      open after the stream is closed. See the documentation for the individual
      stream for details.

      On failure the first error that happened will be reported, but the close
      operation will finish as much as possible. A stream that failed to
      close will still return %G_IO_ERROR_CLOSED for all operations. Still, it
      is important to check and report the error to the user.

      If @cancellable is not %NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by
      triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation
      was cancelled, the error %G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned.
      Cancelling a close will still leave the stream closed, but some streams
      can use a faster close that doesn't block to e.g. check errors.
      Parameters:
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      Returns:
      %TRUE on success, %FALSE on failure
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • closeAsync

      public void closeAsync(int io_priority, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable, InputStream.OnAsyncReadyCallback callback, @Nullable Pointer user_data)
      Requests an asynchronous closes of the stream, releasing resources related to it.
      When the operation is finished @callback will be called.
      You can then call g_input_stream_close_finish() to get the result of the
      operation.

      For behaviour details see g_input_stream_close().

      The asynchronous methods have a default fallback that uses threads to implement
      asynchronicity, so they are optional for inheriting classes. However, if you
      override one you must override all.
      Parameters:
      io_priority - the [I/O priority][io-priority] of the request
      cancellable - optional cancellable object
      callback - callback to call when the request is satisfied
      user_data - the data to pass to callback function
    • closeFinish

      public boolean closeFinish(@Nonnull AsyncResult result) throws AllocationError
      Finishes closing a stream asynchronously, started from g_input_stream_close_async().
      Parameters:
      result - a #GAsyncResult.
      Returns:
      %TRUE if the stream was closed successfully.
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • hasPending

      public boolean hasPending()
      Checks if an input stream has pending actions.
      Returns:
      %TRUE if @stream has pending actions.
    • isClosed

      public boolean isClosed()
      Checks if an input stream is closed.
      Returns:
      %TRUE if the stream is closed.
    • read

      public long read(@Nonnull Pointer buffer, long count, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable) throws AllocationError
      Tries to read @count bytes from the stream into the buffer starting at
      @buffer. Will block during this read.

      If count is zero returns zero and does nothing. A value of @count
      larger than %G_MAXSSIZE will cause a %G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.

      On success, the number of bytes read into the buffer is returned.
      It is not an error if this is not the same as the requested size, as it
      can happen e.g. near the end of a file. Zero is returned on end of file
      (or if @count is zero), but never otherwise.

      The returned @buffer is not a nul-terminated string, it can contain nul bytes
      at any position, and this function doesn't nul-terminate the @buffer.

      If @cancellable is not %NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by
      triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation
      was cancelled, the error %G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. If an
      operation was partially finished when the operation was cancelled the
      partial result will be returned, without an error.

      On error -1 is returned and @error is set accordingly.
      Parameters:
      buffer - a buffer to read data into (which should be at least count bytes long).
      count - the number of bytes that will be read from the stream
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      Returns:
      Number of bytes read, or -1 on error, or 0 on end of file.
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • readAll

      public boolean readAll(@Nonnull Pointer buffer, long count, @Nonnull Int64 bytes_read, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable) throws AllocationError
      Tries to read @count bytes from the stream into the buffer starting at
      @buffer. Will block during this read.

      This function is similar to g_input_stream_read(), except it tries to
      read as many bytes as requested, only stopping on an error or end of stream.

      On a successful read of @count bytes, or if we reached the end of the
      stream, %TRUE is returned, and @bytes_read is set to the number of bytes
      read into @buffer.

      If there is an error during the operation %FALSE is returned and @error
      is set to indicate the error status.

      As a special exception to the normal conventions for functions that
      use #GError, if this function returns %FALSE (and sets @error) then
      @bytes_read will be set to the number of bytes that were successfully
      read before the error was encountered. This functionality is only
      available from C. If you need it from another language then you must
      write your own loop around g_input_stream_read().
      Parameters:
      buffer - a buffer to read data into (which should be at least count bytes long).
      count - the number of bytes that will be read from the stream
      bytes_read - location to store the number of bytes that was read from the stream
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      Returns:
      %TRUE on success, %FALSE if there was an error
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • readAllAsync

      public void readAllAsync(@Nonnull Pointer buffer, long count, int io_priority, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable, InputStream.OnAsyncReadyCallback callback, @Nullable Pointer user_data)
      Request an asynchronous read of @count bytes from the stream into the
      buffer starting at @buffer.

      This is the asynchronous equivalent of g_input_stream_read_all().

      Call g_input_stream_read_all_finish() to collect the result.

      Any outstanding I/O request with higher priority (lower numerical
      value) will be executed before an outstanding request with lower
      priority. Default priority is %G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT.
      Parameters:
      buffer - a buffer to read data into (which should be at least count bytes long)
      count - the number of bytes that will be read from the stream
      io_priority - the [I/O priority][io-priority] of the request
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore
      callback - callback to call when the request is satisfied
      user_data - the data to pass to callback function
    • readAllFinish

      public boolean readAllFinish(@Nonnull AsyncResult result, @Nonnull Int64 bytes_read) throws AllocationError
      Finishes an asynchronous stream read operation started with
      g_input_stream_read_all_async().

      As a special exception to the normal conventions for functions that
      use #GError, if this function returns %FALSE (and sets @error) then
      @bytes_read will be set to the number of bytes that were successfully
      read before the error was encountered. This functionality is only
      available from C. If you need it from another language then you must
      write your own loop around g_input_stream_read_async().
      Parameters:
      result - a #GAsyncResult
      bytes_read - location to store the number of bytes that was read from the stream
      Returns:
      %TRUE on success, %FALSE if there was an error
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • readAsync

      public void readAsync(@Nonnull Pointer buffer, long count, int io_priority, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable, InputStream.OnAsyncReadyCallback callback, @Nullable Pointer user_data)
      Request an asynchronous read of @count bytes from the stream into the buffer
      starting at @buffer. When the operation is finished @callback will be called.
      You can then call g_input_stream_read_finish() to get the result of the
      operation.

      During an async request no other sync and async calls are allowed on @stream, and will
      result in %G_IO_ERROR_PENDING errors.

      A value of @count larger than %G_MAXSSIZE will cause a %G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.

      On success, the number of bytes read into the buffer will be passed to the
      callback. It is not an error if this is not the same as the requested size, as it
      can happen e.g. near the end of a file, but generally we try to read
      as many bytes as requested. Zero is returned on end of file
      (or if @count is zero), but never otherwise.

      Any outstanding i/o request with higher priority (lower numerical value) will
      be executed before an outstanding request with lower priority. Default
      priority is %G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT.

      The asynchronous methods have a default fallback that uses threads to implement
      asynchronicity, so they are optional for inheriting classes. However, if you
      override one you must override all.
      Parameters:
      buffer - a buffer to read data into (which should be at least count bytes long).
      count - the number of bytes that will be read from the stream
      io_priority - the [I/O priority][io-priority] of the request.
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      callback - callback to call when the request is satisfied
      user_data - the data to pass to callback function
    • readBytes

      public Bytes readBytes(long count, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable) throws AllocationError
      Like g_input_stream_read(), this tries to read @count bytes from
      the stream in a blocking fashion. However, rather than reading into
      a user-supplied buffer, this will create a new #GBytes containing
      the data that was read. This may be easier to use from language
      bindings.

      If count is zero, returns a zero-length #GBytes and does nothing. A
      value of @count larger than %G_MAXSSIZE will cause a
      %G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.

      On success, a new #GBytes is returned. It is not an error if the
      size of this object is not the same as the requested size, as it
      can happen e.g. near the end of a file. A zero-length #GBytes is
      returned on end of file (or if @count is zero), but never
      otherwise.

      If @cancellable is not %NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by
      triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation
      was cancelled, the error %G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. If an
      operation was partially finished when the operation was cancelled the
      partial result will be returned, without an error.

      On error %NULL is returned and @error is set accordingly.
      Parameters:
      count - maximum number of bytes that will be read from the stream. Common values include 4096 and 8192.
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      Returns:
      a new #GBytes, or %NULL on error
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • readBytesAsync

      public void readBytesAsync(long count, int io_priority, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable, InputStream.OnAsyncReadyCallback callback, @Nullable Pointer user_data)
      Request an asynchronous read of @count bytes from the stream into a
      new #GBytes. When the operation is finished @callback will be
      called. You can then call g_input_stream_read_bytes_finish() to get the
      result of the operation.

      During an async request no other sync and async calls are allowed
      on @stream, and will result in %G_IO_ERROR_PENDING errors.

      A value of @count larger than %G_MAXSSIZE will cause a
      %G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.

      On success, the new #GBytes will be passed to the callback. It is
      not an error if this is smaller than the requested size, as it can
      happen e.g. near the end of a file, but generally we try to read as
      many bytes as requested. Zero is returned on end of file (or if
      @count is zero), but never otherwise.

      Any outstanding I/O request with higher priority (lower numerical
      value) will be executed before an outstanding request with lower
      priority. Default priority is %G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT.
      Parameters:
      count - the number of bytes that will be read from the stream
      io_priority - the [I/O priority][io-priority] of the request
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      callback - callback to call when the request is satisfied
      user_data - the data to pass to callback function
    • readBytesFinish

      public Bytes readBytesFinish(@Nonnull AsyncResult result) throws AllocationError
      Finishes an asynchronous stream read-into-#GBytes operation.
      Parameters:
      result - a #GAsyncResult.
      Returns:
      the newly-allocated #GBytes, or %NULL on error
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • readFinish

      public long readFinish(@Nonnull AsyncResult result) throws AllocationError
      Finishes an asynchronous stream read operation.
      Parameters:
      result - a #GAsyncResult.
      Returns:
      number of bytes read in, or -1 on error, or 0 on end of file.
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • setPending

      public boolean setPending() throws AllocationError
      Sets @stream to have actions pending. If the pending flag is
      already set or @stream is closed, it will return %FALSE and set
      @error.
      Returns:
      %TRUE if pending was previously unset and is now set.
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • skip

      public long skip(long count, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable) throws AllocationError
      Tries to skip @count bytes from the stream. Will block during the operation.

      This is identical to g_input_stream_read(), from a behaviour standpoint,
      but the bytes that are skipped are not returned to the user. Some
      streams have an implementation that is more efficient than reading the data.

      This function is optional for inherited classes, as the default implementation
      emulates it using read.

      If @cancellable is not %NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by
      triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation
      was cancelled, the error %G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. If an
      operation was partially finished when the operation was cancelled the
      partial result will be returned, without an error.
      Parameters:
      count - the number of bytes that will be skipped from the stream
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      Returns:
      Number of bytes skipped, or -1 on error
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • skipAsync

      public void skipAsync(long count, int io_priority, @Nullable Cancellable cancellable, InputStream.OnAsyncReadyCallback callback, @Nullable Pointer user_data)
      Request an asynchronous skip of @count bytes from the stream.
      When the operation is finished @callback will be called.
      You can then call g_input_stream_skip_finish() to get the result
      of the operation.

      During an async request no other sync and async calls are allowed,
      and will result in %G_IO_ERROR_PENDING errors.

      A value of @count larger than %G_MAXSSIZE will cause a %G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.

      On success, the number of bytes skipped will be passed to the callback.
      It is not an error if this is not the same as the requested size, as it
      can happen e.g. near the end of a file, but generally we try to skip
      as many bytes as requested. Zero is returned on end of file
      (or if @count is zero), but never otherwise.

      Any outstanding i/o request with higher priority (lower numerical value)
      will be executed before an outstanding request with lower priority.
      Default priority is %G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT.

      The asynchronous methods have a default fallback that uses threads to
      implement asynchronicity, so they are optional for inheriting classes.
      However, if you override one, you must override all.
      Parameters:
      count - the number of bytes that will be skipped from the stream
      io_priority - the [I/O priority][io-priority] of the request
      cancellable - optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
      callback - callback to call when the request is satisfied
      user_data - the data to pass to callback function
    • skipFinish

      public long skipFinish(@Nonnull AsyncResult result) throws AllocationError
      Finishes a stream skip operation.
      Parameters:
      result - a #GAsyncResult.
      Returns:
      the size of the bytes skipped, or `-1` on error.
      Throws:
      AllocationError
    • getTypeID

      public static long getTypeID()
    • getParentTypeID

      public static long getParentTypeID()
    • getTypeSize

      public static TypeSystem.TypeSize getTypeSize()
    • getParentTypeSize

      public static TypeSystem.TypeSize getParentTypeSize()
    • getInstanceSize

      public static int getInstanceSize()