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1 // Copyright 2012 The Chromium Authors
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
4 
5 #ifndef BASE_FILES_FILE_H_
6 #define BASE_FILES_FILE_H_
7 
8 #include <stdint.h>
9 
10 #include <string>
11 
12 #include "base/base_export.h"
13 #include "base/containers/span.h"
14 #include "base/files/file_path.h"
15 #include "base/files/file_tracing.h"
16 #include "base/files/platform_file.h"
17 #include "base/time/time.h"
18 #include "base/trace_event/base_tracing_forward.h"
19 #include "build/build_config.h"
20 
21 struct stat;
22 
23 namespace base {
24 
25 using stat_wrapper_t = struct stat;
26 
27 // Thin wrapper around an OS-level file.
28 // Note that this class does not provide any support for asynchronous IO, other
29 // than the ability to create asynchronous handles on Windows.
30 //
31 // Note about const: this class does not attempt to determine if the underlying
32 // file system object is affected by a particular method in order to consider
33 // that method const or not. Only methods that deal with member variables in an
34 // obvious non-modifying way are marked as const. Any method that forward calls
35 // to the OS is not considered const, even if there is no apparent change to
36 // member variables.
37 class BASE_EXPORT File {
38  public:
39   // FLAG_(OPEN|CREATE).* are mutually exclusive. You should specify exactly one
40   // of the five (possibly combining with other flags) when opening or creating
41   // a file.
42   // FLAG_(WRITE|APPEND) are mutually exclusive. This is so that APPEND behavior
43   // will be consistent with O_APPEND on POSIX.
44   enum Flags : uint32_t {
45     FLAG_OPEN = 1 << 0,            // Opens a file, only if it exists.
46     FLAG_CREATE = 1 << 1,          // Creates a new file, only if it does not
47                                    // already exist.
48     FLAG_OPEN_ALWAYS = 1 << 2,     // May create a new file.
49     FLAG_CREATE_ALWAYS = 1 << 3,   // May overwrite an old file.
50     FLAG_OPEN_TRUNCATED = 1 << 4,  // Opens a file and truncates it, only if it
51                                    // exists.
52     FLAG_READ = 1 << 5,
53     FLAG_WRITE = 1 << 6,
54     FLAG_APPEND = 1 << 7,
55     FLAG_WIN_EXCLUSIVE_READ = 1 << 8,   // Windows only. Opposite of SHARE.
56     FLAG_WIN_EXCLUSIVE_WRITE = 1 << 9,  // Windows only. Opposite of SHARE.
57     FLAG_ASYNC = 1 << 10,
58     FLAG_WIN_TEMPORARY = 1 << 11,  // Windows only.
59     FLAG_WIN_HIDDEN = 1 << 12,     // Windows only.
60     FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE = 1 << 13,
61     FLAG_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES = 1 << 14,  // File opened in a mode allowing writing
62                                       // attributes, such as with SetTimes().
63     FLAG_WIN_SHARE_DELETE = 1 << 15,  // Windows only.
64     FLAG_TERMINAL_DEVICE = 1 << 16,   // Serial port flags.
65     FLAG_WIN_BACKUP_SEMANTICS = 1 << 17,  // Windows only.
66     FLAG_WIN_EXECUTE = 1 << 18,           // Windows only.
67     FLAG_WIN_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN = 1 << 19,   // Windows only.
68     FLAG_CAN_DELETE_ON_CLOSE = 1 << 20,  // Requests permission to delete a file
69                                          // via DeleteOnClose() (Windows only).
70                                          // See DeleteOnClose() for details.
71     FLAG_WIN_NO_EXECUTE =
72         1 << 21,  // Windows only. Marks the file with a deny ACE that prevents
73                   // opening the file with EXECUTE access. Cannot be used with
74                   // FILE_WIN_EXECUTE flag. See also PreventExecuteMapping.
75   };
76 
77   // This enum has been recorded in multiple histograms using PlatformFileError
78   // enum. If the order of the fields needs to change, please ensure that those
79   // histograms are obsolete or have been moved to a different enum.
80   //
81   // FILE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED is returned when a call fails because of a
82   // filesystem restriction. FILE_ERROR_SECURITY is returned when a browser
83   // policy doesn't allow the operation to be executed.
84   enum Error {
85     FILE_OK = 0,
86     FILE_ERROR_FAILED = -1,
87     FILE_ERROR_IN_USE = -2,
88     FILE_ERROR_EXISTS = -3,
89     FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND = -4,
90     FILE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = -5,
91     FILE_ERROR_TOO_MANY_OPENED = -6,
92     FILE_ERROR_NO_MEMORY = -7,
93     FILE_ERROR_NO_SPACE = -8,
94     FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY = -9,
95     FILE_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION = -10,
96     FILE_ERROR_SECURITY = -11,
97     FILE_ERROR_ABORT = -12,
98     FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_FILE = -13,
99     FILE_ERROR_NOT_EMPTY = -14,
100     FILE_ERROR_INVALID_URL = -15,
101     FILE_ERROR_IO = -16,
102     // Put new entries here and increment FILE_ERROR_MAX.
103     FILE_ERROR_MAX = -17
104   };
105 
106   // This explicit mapping matches both FILE_ on Windows and SEEK_ on Linux.
107   enum Whence {
108     FROM_BEGIN   = 0,
109     FROM_CURRENT = 1,
110     FROM_END     = 2
111   };
112 
113   // Used to hold information about a given file.
114   // If you add more fields to this structure (platform-specific fields are OK),
115   // make sure to update all functions that use it in file_util_{win|posix}.cc,
116   // too, and the ParamTraits<base::File::Info> implementation in
117   // ipc/ipc_message_utils.cc.
118   struct BASE_EXPORT Info {
119     Info();
120     ~Info();
121 #if BUILDFLAG(IS_POSIX) || BUILDFLAG(IS_FUCHSIA)
122     // Fills this struct with values from |stat_info|.
123     void FromStat(const stat_wrapper_t& stat_info);
124 #endif
125 
126     // The size of the file in bytes.  Undefined when is_directory is true.
127     int64_t size = 0;
128 
129     // True if the file corresponds to a directory.
130     bool is_directory = false;
131 
132     // True if the file corresponds to a symbolic link.  For Windows currently
133     // not supported and thus always false.
134     bool is_symbolic_link = false;
135 
136     // The last modified time of a file.
137     Time last_modified;
138 
139     // The last accessed time of a file.
140     Time last_accessed;
141 
142     // The creation time of a file.
143     Time creation_time;
144   };
145 
146   File();
147 
148   // Creates or opens the given file. This will fail with 'access denied' if the
149   // |path| contains path traversal ('..') components.
150   File(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
151 
152   // Takes ownership of |platform_file| and sets async to false.
153   explicit File(ScopedPlatformFile platform_file);
154   explicit File(PlatformFile platform_file);
155 
156   // Takes ownership of |platform_file| and sets async to the given value.
157   // This constructor exists because on Windows you can't check if platform_file
158   // is async or not.
159   File(ScopedPlatformFile platform_file, bool async);
160   File(PlatformFile platform_file, bool async);
161 
162   // Creates an object with a specific error_details code.
163   explicit File(Error error_details);
164 
165   File(File&& other);
166 
167   File(const File&) = delete;
168   File& operator=(const File&) = delete;
169 
170   ~File();
171 
172   File& operator=(File&& other);
173 
174   // Creates or opens the given file.
175   void Initialize(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
176 
177   // Returns |true| if the handle / fd wrapped by this object is valid.  This
178   // method doesn't interact with the file system and is thus safe to be called
179   // from threads that disallow blocking.
180   bool IsValid() const;
181 
182   // Returns true if a new file was created (or an old one truncated to zero
183   // length to simulate a new file, which can happen with
184   // FLAG_CREATE_ALWAYS), and false otherwise.
created()185   bool created() const { return created_; }
186 
187   // Returns the OS result of opening this file. Note that the way to verify
188   // the success of the operation is to use IsValid(), not this method:
189   //   File file(path, flags);
190   //   if (!file.IsValid())
191   //     return;
error_details()192   Error error_details() const { return error_details_; }
193 
194   PlatformFile GetPlatformFile() const;
195   PlatformFile TakePlatformFile();
196 
197   // Destroying this object closes the file automatically.
198   void Close();
199 
200   // Changes current position in the file to an |offset| relative to an origin
201   // defined by |whence|. Returns the resultant current position in the file
202   // (relative to the start) or -1 in case of error.
203   int64_t Seek(Whence whence, int64_t offset);
204 
205   // Simplified versions of Read() and friends (see below) that check the int
206   // return value and just return a boolean. They return true if and only if
207   // the function read in / wrote out exactly |data.size()| bytes of data.
208   bool ReadAndCheck(int64_t offset, span<uint8_t> data);
209   bool ReadAtCurrentPosAndCheck(span<uint8_t> data);
210   bool WriteAndCheck(int64_t offset, span<const uint8_t> data);
211   bool WriteAtCurrentPosAndCheck(span<const uint8_t> data);
212 
213   // Reads the given number of bytes (or until EOF is reached) starting with the
214   // given offset. Returns the number of bytes read, or -1 on error. Note that
215   // this function makes a best effort to read all data on all platforms, so it
216   // is not intended for stream oriented files but instead for cases when the
217   // normal expectation is that actually |size| bytes are read unless there is
218   // an error.
219   int Read(int64_t offset, char* data, int size);
220 
221   // Same as above but without seek.
222   int ReadAtCurrentPos(char* data, int size);
223 
224   // Reads the given number of bytes (or until EOF is reached) starting with the
225   // given offset, but does not make any effort to read all data on all
226   // platforms. Returns the number of bytes read, or -1 on error.
227   int ReadNoBestEffort(int64_t offset, char* data, int size);
228 
229   // Same as above but without seek.
230   int ReadAtCurrentPosNoBestEffort(char* data, int size);
231 
232   // Writes the given buffer into the file at the given offset, overwritting any
233   // data that was previously there. Returns the number of bytes written, or -1
234   // on error. Note that this function makes a best effort to write all data on
235   // all platforms. |data| can be nullptr when |size| is 0.
236   // Ignores the offset and writes to the end of the file if the file was opened
237   // with FLAG_APPEND.
238   int Write(int64_t offset, const char* data, int size);
239 
240   // Save as above but without seek.
241   int WriteAtCurrentPos(const char* data, int size);
242 
243   // Save as above but does not make any effort to write all data on all
244   // platforms. Returns the number of bytes written, or -1 on error.
245   int WriteAtCurrentPosNoBestEffort(const char* data, int size);
246 
247   // Returns the current size of this file, or a negative number on failure.
248   int64_t GetLength();
249 
250   // Truncates the file to the given length. If |length| is greater than the
251   // current size of the file, the file is extended with zeros. If the file
252   // doesn't exist, |false| is returned.
253   bool SetLength(int64_t length);
254 
255   // Instructs the filesystem to flush the file to disk. (POSIX: fsync, Windows:
256   // FlushFileBuffers).
257   // Calling Flush() does not guarantee file integrity and thus is not a valid
258   // substitute for file integrity checks and recovery codepaths for malformed
259   // files. It can also be *really* slow, so avoid blocking on Flush(),
260   // especially please don't block shutdown on Flush().
261   // Latency percentiles of Flush() across all platforms as of July 2016:
262   // 50 %     > 5 ms
263   // 10 %     > 58 ms
264   //  1 %     > 357 ms
265   //  0.1 %   > 1.8 seconds
266   //  0.01 %  > 7.6 seconds
267   bool Flush();
268 
269   // Updates the file times.
270   bool SetTimes(Time last_access_time, Time last_modified_time);
271 
272   // Returns some basic information for the given file.
273   bool GetInfo(Info* info);
274 
275 #if !BUILDFLAG( \
276     IS_FUCHSIA)  // Fuchsia's POSIX API does not support file locking.
277   enum class LockMode {
278     kShared,
279     kExclusive,
280   };
281 
282   // Attempts to take an exclusive write lock on the file. Returns immediately
283   // (i.e. does not wait for another process to unlock the file). If the lock
284   // was obtained, the result will be FILE_OK. A lock only guarantees
285   // that other processes may not also take a lock on the same file with the
286   // same API - it may still be opened, renamed, unlinked, etc.
287   //
288   // Common semantics:
289   //  * Locks are held by processes, but not inherited by child processes.
290   //  * Locks are released by the OS on file close or process termination.
291   //  * Locks are reliable only on local filesystems.
292   //  * Duplicated file handles may also write to locked files.
293   // Windows-specific semantics:
294   //  * Locks are mandatory for read/write APIs, advisory for mapping APIs.
295   //  * Within a process, locking the same file (by the same or new handle)
296   //    will fail.
297   // POSIX-specific semantics:
298   //  * Locks are advisory only.
299   //  * Within a process, locking the same file (by the same or new handle)
300   //    will succeed. The new lock replaces the old lock.
301   //  * Closing any descriptor on a given file releases the lock.
302   Error Lock(LockMode mode);
303 
304   // Unlock a file previously locked.
305   Error Unlock();
306 
307 #endif  // !BUILDFLAG(IS_FUCHSIA)
308 
309   // Returns a new object referencing this file for use within the current
310   // process. Handling of FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE varies by OS. On POSIX, the File
311   // object that was created or initialized with this flag will have unlinked
312   // the underlying file when it was created or opened. On Windows, the
313   // underlying file is deleted when the last handle to it is closed.
314   File Duplicate() const;
315 
async()316   bool async() const { return async_; }
317 
318   // Serialise this object into a trace.
319   void WriteIntoTrace(perfetto::TracedValue context) const;
320 
321 #if BUILDFLAG(IS_WIN)
322   // Sets or clears the DeleteFile disposition on the file. Returns true if
323   // the disposition was set or cleared, as indicated by |delete_on_close|.
324   //
325   // Microsoft Windows deletes a file only when the DeleteFile disposition is
326   // set on a file when the last handle to the last underlying kernel File
327   // object is closed. This disposition is be set by:
328   // - Calling the Win32 DeleteFile function with the path to a file.
329   // - Opening/creating a file with FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE and then closing all
330   //   handles to that File object.
331   // - Opening/creating a file with FLAG_CAN_DELETE_ON_CLOSE and subsequently
332   //   calling DeleteOnClose(true).
333   //
334   // In all cases, all pre-existing handles to the file must have been opened
335   // with FLAG_WIN_SHARE_DELETE. Once the disposition has been set by any of the
336   // above means, no new File objects can be created for the file.
337   //
338   // So:
339   // - Use FLAG_WIN_SHARE_DELETE when creating/opening a file to allow another
340   //   entity on the system to cause it to be deleted when it is closed. (Note:
341   //   another entity can delete the file the moment after it is closed, so not
342   //   using this permission doesn't provide any protections.)
343   // - Use FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE for any file that is to be deleted after use.
344   //   The OS will ensure it is deleted even in the face of process termination.
345   //   Note that it's possible for deletion to be cancelled via another File
346   //   object referencing the same file using DeleteOnClose(false) to clear the
347   //   DeleteFile disposition after the original File is closed.
348   // - Use FLAG_CAN_DELETE_ON_CLOSE in conjunction with DeleteOnClose() to alter
349   //   the DeleteFile disposition on an open handle. This fine-grained control
350   //   allows for marking a file for deletion during processing so that it is
351   //   deleted in the event of untimely process termination, and then clearing
352   //   this state once the file is suitable for persistence.
353   bool DeleteOnClose(bool delete_on_close);
354 #endif
355 
356 #if BUILDFLAG(IS_WIN)
357   static Error OSErrorToFileError(DWORD last_error);
358 #elif BUILDFLAG(IS_POSIX) || BUILDFLAG(IS_FUCHSIA)
359   static Error OSErrorToFileError(int saved_errno);
360 #endif
361 
362   // Gets the last global error (errno or GetLastError()) and converts it to the
363   // closest base::File::Error equivalent via OSErrorToFileError(). The returned
364   // value is only trustworthy immediately after another base::File method
365   // fails. base::File never resets the global error to zero.
366   static Error GetLastFileError();
367 
368   // Converts an error value to a human-readable form. Used for logging.
369   static std::string ErrorToString(Error error);
370 
371 #if BUILDFLAG(IS_POSIX) || BUILDFLAG(IS_FUCHSIA)
372   // Wrapper for stat() or stat64().
373   static int Stat(const char* path, stat_wrapper_t* sb);
374   static int Fstat(int fd, stat_wrapper_t* sb);
375   static int Lstat(const char* path, stat_wrapper_t* sb);
376 #endif
377 
378   // This function can be used to augment `flags` with the correct flags
379   // required to create a File that can be safely passed to an untrusted
380   // process. It must be called if the File is intended to be transferred to an
381   // untrusted process, but can still be safely called even if the File is not
382   // intended to be transferred.
AddFlagsForPassingToUntrustedProcess(uint32_t flags)383   static constexpr uint32_t AddFlagsForPassingToUntrustedProcess(
384       uint32_t flags) {
385     if (flags & File::FLAG_WRITE || flags & File::FLAG_APPEND ||
386         flags & File::FLAG_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES) {
387       flags |= File::FLAG_WIN_NO_EXECUTE;
388     }
389     return flags;
390   }
391 
392  private:
393   friend class FileTracing::ScopedTrace;
394 
395   // Creates or opens the given file. Only called if |path| has no
396   // traversal ('..') components.
397   void DoInitialize(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
398 
399   void SetPlatformFile(PlatformFile file);
400 
401   ScopedPlatformFile file_;
402 
403   // A path to use for tracing purposes. Set if file tracing is enabled during
404   // |Initialize()|.
405   FilePath tracing_path_;
406 
407   // Object tied to the lifetime of |this| that enables/disables tracing.
408   FileTracing::ScopedEnabler trace_enabler_;
409 
410   Error error_details_ = FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
411   bool created_ = false;
412   bool async_ = false;
413 };
414 
415 }  // namespace base
416 
417 #endif  // BASE_FILES_FILE_H_
418