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1 // Copyright 2014 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 // This file contains types/constants and functions specific to message pipes.
6 //
7 // Note: This header should be compilable as C.
8 
9 #ifndef MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PIPE_H_
10 #define MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PIPE_H_
11 
12 #include "mojo/public/c/system/macros.h"
13 #include "mojo/public/c/system/system_export.h"
14 #include "mojo/public/c/system/types.h"
15 
16 // |MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions|: Used to specify creation parameters for a
17 // message pipe to |MojoCreateMessagePipe()|.
18 //   |uint32_t struct_size|: Set to the size of the
19 //       |MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions| struct. (Used to allow for future
20 //       extensions.)
21 //   |MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags flags|: Reserved for future use.
22 //       |MOJO_CREATE_MESSAGE_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE|: No flags; default mode.
23 
24 typedef uint32_t MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags;
25 
26 #ifdef __cplusplus
27 const MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags
28     MOJO_CREATE_MESSAGE_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE = 0;
29 #else
30 #define MOJO_CREATE_MESSAGE_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE \
31     ((MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags) 0)
32 #endif
33 
34 MOJO_COMPILE_ASSERT(MOJO_ALIGNOF(int64_t) == 8, int64_t_has_weird_alignment);
35 struct MOJO_ALIGNAS(8) MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions {
36   uint32_t struct_size;
37   MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags flags;
38 };
39 MOJO_COMPILE_ASSERT(sizeof(MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions) == 8,
40                     MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions_has_wrong_size);
41 
42 // |MojoWriteMessageFlags|: Used to specify different modes to
43 // |MojoWriteMessage()|.
44 //   |MOJO_WRITE_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE| - No flags; default mode.
45 
46 typedef uint32_t MojoWriteMessageFlags;
47 
48 #ifdef __cplusplus
49 const MojoWriteMessageFlags MOJO_WRITE_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE = 0;
50 #else
51 #define MOJO_WRITE_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE ((MojoWriteMessageFlags) 0)
52 #endif
53 
54 // |MojoReadMessageFlags|: Used to specify different modes to
55 // |MojoReadMessage()|.
56 //   |MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE| - No flags; default mode.
57 //   |MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD| - If the message is unable to be read
58 //       for whatever reason (e.g., the caller-supplied buffer is too small),
59 //       discard the message (i.e., simply dequeue it).
60 
61 typedef uint32_t MojoReadMessageFlags;
62 
63 #ifdef __cplusplus
64 const MojoReadMessageFlags MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE = 0;
65 const MojoReadMessageFlags MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD = 1 << 0;
66 #else
67 #define MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE ((MojoReadMessageFlags) 0)
68 #define MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD ((MojoReadMessageFlags) 1 << 0)
69 #endif
70 
71 #ifdef __cplusplus
72 extern "C" {
73 #endif
74 
75 // Note: See the comment in functions.h about the meaning of the "optional"
76 // label for pointer parameters.
77 
78 // Creates a message pipe, which is a bidirectional communication channel for
79 // framed data (i.e., messages). Messages can contain plain data and/or Mojo
80 // handles.
81 //
82 // |options| may be set to null for a message pipe with the default options.
83 //
84 // On success, |*message_pipe_handle0| and |*message_pipe_handle1| are set to
85 // handles for the two endpoints (ports) for the message pipe.
86 //
87 // Returns:
88 //   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
89 //   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if |message_pipe_handle0| and/or
90 //       |message_pipe_handle1| do not appear to be valid pointers.
91 //   |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| if a process/system/quota/etc. limit has
92 //       been reached.
93 //
94 // TODO(vtl): Add an options struct pointer argument.
95 MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoCreateMessagePipe(
96     const struct MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions* options,  // Optional.
97     MojoHandle* message_pipe_handle0,  // Out.
98     MojoHandle* message_pipe_handle1);  // Out.
99 
100 // Writes a message to the message pipe endpoint given by |message_pipe_handle|,
101 // with message data specified by |bytes| of size |num_bytes| and attached
102 // handles specified by |handles| of count |num_handles|, and options specified
103 // by |flags|. If there is no message data, |bytes| may be null, in which case
104 // |num_bytes| must be zero. If there are no attached handles, |handles| may be
105 // null, in which case |num_handles| must be zero.
106 //
107 // If handles are attached, on success the handles will no longer be valid (the
108 // receiver will receive equivalent, but logically different, handles). Handles
109 // to be sent should not be in simultaneous use (e.g., on another thread).
110 //
111 // Returns:
112 //   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success (i.e., the message was enqueued).
113 //   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g., if
114 //       |message_pipe_handle| is not a valid handle, or some of the
115 //       requirements above are not satisfied).
116 //   |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| if some system limit has been reached, or
117 //       the number of handles to send is too large (TODO(vtl): reconsider the
118 //       latter case).
119 //   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the other endpoint has been closed.
120 //       Note that closing an endpoint is not necessarily synchronous (e.g.,
121 //       across processes), so this function may be succeed even if the other
122 //       endpoint has been closed (in which case the message would be dropped).
123 //   |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY| if some handle to be sent is currently in use.
124 //
125 // TODO(vtl): Add a notion of capacity for message pipes, and return
126 // |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if the message pipe is full.
127 MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoWriteMessage(
128     MojoHandle message_pipe_handle,
129     const void* bytes,  // Optional.
130     uint32_t num_bytes,
131     const MojoHandle* handles,  // Optional.
132     uint32_t num_handles,
133     MojoWriteMessageFlags flags);
134 
135 // Reads a message from the message pipe endpoint given by
136 // |message_pipe_handle|; also usable to query the size of the next message or
137 // discard the next message. |bytes|/|*num_bytes| indicate the buffer/buffer
138 // size to receive the message data (if any) and |handles|/|*num_handles|
139 // indicate the buffer/maximum handle count to receive the attached handles (if
140 // any).
141 //
142 // |num_bytes| and |num_handles| are optional "in-out" parameters. If non-null,
143 // on return |*num_bytes| and |*num_handles| will usually indicate the number
144 // of bytes and number of attached handles in the "next" message, respectively,
145 // whether that message was read or not. (If null, the number of bytes/handles
146 // is treated as zero.)
147 //
148 // If |bytes| is null, then |*num_bytes| must be zero, and similarly for
149 // |handles| and |*num_handles|.
150 //
151 // Partial reads are NEVER done. Either a full read is done and |MOJO_RESULT_OK|
152 // returned, or the read is NOT done and |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| is
153 // returned (if |MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD| was set, the message is
154 // also discarded in this case).
155 //
156 // Returns:
157 //   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success (i.e., a message was actually read).
158 //   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid.
159 //   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the other endpoint has been closed.
160 //   |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| if one of the buffers to receive the
161 //       message/attached handles (|bytes|/|*num_bytes| or
162 //       |handles|/|*num_handles|) was too small. (TODO(vtl): Reconsider this
163 //       error code; should distinguish this from the hitting-system-limits
164 //       case.)
165 //   |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if no message was available to be read.
166 MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoReadMessage(
167     MojoHandle message_pipe_handle,
168     void* bytes,  // Optional out.
169     uint32_t* num_bytes,  // Optional in/out.
170     MojoHandle* handles,  // Optional out.
171     uint32_t* num_handles,  // Optional in/out.
172     MojoReadMessageFlags flags);
173 
174 #ifdef __cplusplus
175 }  // extern "C"
176 #endif
177 
178 #endif  // MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PIPE_H_
179