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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 #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/files/file_path.h"
14 #include "base/files/file_tracing.h"
15 #include "base/files/scoped_file.h"
16 #include "base/macros.h"
17 #include "base/time/time.h"
18 #include "build/build_config.h"
19 
20 #if defined(OS_WIN)
21 #include <windows.h>
22 #include "base/win/scoped_handle.h"
23 #endif
24 
25 #if defined(OS_POSIX)
26 #include <sys/stat.h>
27 #endif
28 
29 namespace base {
30 
31 #if defined(OS_WIN)
32 using PlatformFile = HANDLE;
33 
34 const PlatformFile kInvalidPlatformFile = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
35 #elif defined(OS_POSIX)
36 using PlatformFile = int;
37 
38 const PlatformFile kInvalidPlatformFile = -1;
39 #if defined(OS_BSD) || defined(OS_MACOSX) || defined(OS_NACL)
40 typedef struct stat stat_wrapper_t;
41 #else
42 typedef struct stat64 stat_wrapper_t;
43 #endif
44 #endif  // defined(OS_POSIX)
45 
46 // Thin wrapper around an OS-level file.
47 // Note that this class does not provide any support for asynchronous IO, other
48 // than the ability to create asynchronous handles on Windows.
49 //
50 // Note about const: this class does not attempt to determine if the underlying
51 // file system object is affected by a particular method in order to consider
52 // that method const or not. Only methods that deal with member variables in an
53 // obvious non-modifying way are marked as const. Any method that forward calls
54 // to the OS is not considered const, even if there is no apparent change to
55 // member variables.
56 class BASE_EXPORT File {
57  public:
58   // FLAG_(OPEN|CREATE).* are mutually exclusive. You should specify exactly one
59   // of the five (possibly combining with other flags) when opening or creating
60   // a file.
61   // FLAG_(WRITE|APPEND) are mutually exclusive. This is so that APPEND behavior
62   // will be consistent with O_APPEND on POSIX.
63   // FLAG_EXCLUSIVE_(READ|WRITE) only grant exclusive access to the file on
64   // creation on POSIX; for existing files, consider using Lock().
65   enum Flags {
66     FLAG_OPEN = 1 << 0,             // Opens a file, only if it exists.
67     FLAG_CREATE = 1 << 1,           // Creates a new file, only if it does not
68                                     // already exist.
69     FLAG_OPEN_ALWAYS = 1 << 2,      // May create a new file.
70     FLAG_CREATE_ALWAYS = 1 << 3,    // May overwrite an old file.
71     FLAG_OPEN_TRUNCATED = 1 << 4,   // Opens a file and truncates it, only if it
72                                     // exists.
73     FLAG_READ = 1 << 5,
74     FLAG_WRITE = 1 << 6,
75     FLAG_APPEND = 1 << 7,
76     FLAG_EXCLUSIVE_READ = 1 << 8,   // EXCLUSIVE is opposite of Windows SHARE.
77     FLAG_EXCLUSIVE_WRITE = 1 << 9,
78     FLAG_ASYNC = 1 << 10,
79     FLAG_TEMPORARY = 1 << 11,       // Used on Windows only.
80     FLAG_HIDDEN = 1 << 12,          // Used on Windows only.
81     FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE = 1 << 13,
82     FLAG_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES = 1 << 14,  // Used on Windows only.
83     FLAG_SHARE_DELETE = 1 << 15,      // Used on Windows only.
84     FLAG_TERMINAL_DEVICE = 1 << 16,   // Serial port flags.
85     FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS = 1 << 17,  // Used on Windows only.
86     FLAG_EXECUTE = 1 << 18,           // Used on Windows only.
87     FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN = 1 << 19,   // Used on Windows only.
88   };
89 
90   // This enum has been recorded in multiple histograms. If the order of the
91   // fields needs to change, please ensure that those histograms are obsolete or
92   // have been moved to a different enum.
93   //
94   // FILE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED is returned when a call fails because of a
95   // filesystem restriction. FILE_ERROR_SECURITY is returned when a browser
96   // policy doesn't allow the operation to be executed.
97   enum Error {
98     FILE_OK = 0,
99     FILE_ERROR_FAILED = -1,
100     FILE_ERROR_IN_USE = -2,
101     FILE_ERROR_EXISTS = -3,
102     FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND = -4,
103     FILE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = -5,
104     FILE_ERROR_TOO_MANY_OPENED = -6,
105     FILE_ERROR_NO_MEMORY = -7,
106     FILE_ERROR_NO_SPACE = -8,
107     FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY = -9,
108     FILE_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION = -10,
109     FILE_ERROR_SECURITY = -11,
110     FILE_ERROR_ABORT = -12,
111     FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_FILE = -13,
112     FILE_ERROR_NOT_EMPTY = -14,
113     FILE_ERROR_INVALID_URL = -15,
114     FILE_ERROR_IO = -16,
115     // Put new entries here and increment FILE_ERROR_MAX.
116     FILE_ERROR_MAX = -17
117   };
118 
119   // This explicit mapping matches both FILE_ on Windows and SEEK_ on Linux.
120   enum Whence {
121     FROM_BEGIN   = 0,
122     FROM_CURRENT = 1,
123     FROM_END     = 2
124   };
125 
126   // Used to hold information about a given file.
127   // If you add more fields to this structure (platform-specific fields are OK),
128   // make sure to update all functions that use it in file_util_{win|posix}.cc,
129   // too, and the ParamTraits<base::File::Info> implementation in
130   // ipc/ipc_message_utils.cc.
131   struct BASE_EXPORT Info {
132     Info();
133     ~Info();
134 #if defined(OS_POSIX)
135     // Fills this struct with values from |stat_info|.
136     void FromStat(const stat_wrapper_t& stat_info);
137 #endif
138 
139     // The size of the file in bytes.  Undefined when is_directory is true.
140     int64_t size;
141 
142     // True if the file corresponds to a directory.
143     bool is_directory;
144 
145     // True if the file corresponds to a symbolic link.  For Windows currently
146     // not supported and thus always false.
147     bool is_symbolic_link;
148 
149     // The last modified time of a file.
150     Time last_modified;
151 
152     // The last accessed time of a file.
153     Time last_accessed;
154 
155     // The creation time of a file.
156     Time creation_time;
157   };
158 
159   File();
160 
161   // Creates or opens the given file. This will fail with 'access denied' if the
162   // |path| contains path traversal ('..') components.
163   File(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
164 
165   // Takes ownership of |platform_file|.
166   explicit File(PlatformFile platform_file);
167 
168   // Creates an object with a specific error_details code.
169   explicit File(Error error_details);
170 
171   File(File&& other);
172 
173   ~File();
174 
175   // Takes ownership of |platform_file|.
176   static File CreateForAsyncHandle(PlatformFile platform_file);
177 
178   File& operator=(File&& other);
179 
180   // Creates or opens the given file.
181   void Initialize(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
182 
183   // Returns |true| if the handle / fd wrapped by this object is valid.  This
184   // method doesn't interact with the file system (and is safe to be called from
185   // ThreadRestrictions::SetIOAllowed(false) threads).
186   bool IsValid() const;
187 
188   // Returns true if a new file was created (or an old one truncated to zero
189   // length to simulate a new file, which can happen with
190   // FLAG_CREATE_ALWAYS), and false otherwise.
created()191   bool created() const { return created_; }
192 
193   // Returns the OS result of opening this file. Note that the way to verify
194   // the success of the operation is to use IsValid(), not this method:
195   //   File file(path, flags);
196   //   if (!file.IsValid())
197   //     return;
error_details()198   Error error_details() const { return error_details_; }
199 
200   PlatformFile GetPlatformFile() const;
201   PlatformFile TakePlatformFile();
202 
203   // Destroying this object closes the file automatically.
204   void Close();
205 
206   // Changes current position in the file to an |offset| relative to an origin
207   // defined by |whence|. Returns the resultant current position in the file
208   // (relative to the start) or -1 in case of error.
209   int64_t Seek(Whence whence, int64_t offset);
210 
211   // Reads the given number of bytes (or until EOF is reached) starting with the
212   // given offset. Returns the number of bytes read, or -1 on error. Note that
213   // this function makes a best effort to read all data on all platforms, so it
214   // is not intended for stream oriented files but instead for cases when the
215   // normal expectation is that actually |size| bytes are read unless there is
216   // an error.
217   int Read(int64_t offset, char* data, int size);
218 
219   // Same as above but without seek.
220   int ReadAtCurrentPos(char* data, int size);
221 
222   // Reads the given number of bytes (or until EOF is reached) starting with the
223   // given offset, but does not make any effort to read all data on all
224   // platforms. Returns the number of bytes read, or -1 on error.
225   int ReadNoBestEffort(int64_t offset, char* data, int size);
226 
227   // Same as above but without seek.
228   int ReadAtCurrentPosNoBestEffort(char* data, int size);
229 
230   // Writes the given buffer into the file at the given offset, overwritting any
231   // data that was previously there. Returns the number of bytes written, or -1
232   // on error. Note that this function makes a best effort to write all data on
233   // all platforms.
234   // Ignores the offset and writes to the end of the file if the file was opened
235   // with FLAG_APPEND.
236   int Write(int64_t offset, const char* data, int size);
237 
238   // Save as above but without seek.
239   int WriteAtCurrentPos(const char* data, int size);
240 
241   // Save as above but does not make any effort to write all data on all
242   // platforms. Returns the number of bytes written, or -1 on error.
243   int WriteAtCurrentPosNoBestEffort(const char* data, int size);
244 
245   // Returns the current size of this file, or a negative number on failure.
246   int64_t GetLength();
247 
248   // Truncates the file to the given length. If |length| is greater than the
249   // current size of the file, the file is extended with zeros. If the file
250   // doesn't exist, |false| is returned.
251   bool SetLength(int64_t length);
252 
253   // Instructs the filesystem to flush the file to disk. (POSIX: fsync, Windows:
254   // FlushFileBuffers).
255   bool Flush();
256 
257   // Updates the file times.
258   bool SetTimes(Time last_access_time, Time last_modified_time);
259 
260   // Returns some basic information for the given file.
261   bool GetInfo(Info* info);
262 
263   // Attempts to take an exclusive write lock on the file. Returns immediately
264   // (i.e. does not wait for another process to unlock the file). If the lock
265   // was obtained, the result will be FILE_OK. A lock only guarantees
266   // that other processes may not also take a lock on the same file with the
267   // same API - it may still be opened, renamed, unlinked, etc.
268   //
269   // Common semantics:
270   //  * Locks are held by processes, but not inherited by child processes.
271   //  * Locks are released by the OS on file close or process termination.
272   //  * Locks are reliable only on local filesystems.
273   //  * Duplicated file handles may also write to locked files.
274   // Windows-specific semantics:
275   //  * Locks are mandatory for read/write APIs, advisory for mapping APIs.
276   //  * Within a process, locking the same file (by the same or new handle)
277   //    will fail.
278   // POSIX-specific semantics:
279   //  * Locks are advisory only.
280   //  * Within a process, locking the same file (by the same or new handle)
281   //    will succeed.
282   //  * Closing any descriptor on a given file releases the lock.
283   Error Lock();
284 
285   // Unlock a file previously locked.
286   Error Unlock();
287 
288   // Returns a new object referencing this file for use within the current
289   // process. Handling of FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE varies by OS. On POSIX, the File
290   // object that was created or initialized with this flag will have unlinked
291   // the underlying file when it was created or opened. On Windows, the
292   // underlying file is deleted when the last handle to it is closed.
293   File Duplicate();
294 
async()295   bool async() const { return async_; }
296 
297 #if defined(OS_WIN)
298   static Error OSErrorToFileError(DWORD last_error);
299 #elif defined(OS_POSIX)
300   static Error OSErrorToFileError(int saved_errno);
301 #endif
302 
303   // Converts an error value to a human-readable form. Used for logging.
304   static std::string ErrorToString(Error error);
305 
306  private:
307   friend class FileTracing::ScopedTrace;
308 
309   // Creates or opens the given file. Only called if |path| has no
310   // traversal ('..') components.
311   void DoInitialize(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
312 
313   // TODO(tnagel): Reintegrate into Flush() once histogram isn't needed anymore,
314   // cf. issue 473337.
315   bool DoFlush();
316 
317   void SetPlatformFile(PlatformFile file);
318 
319 #if defined(OS_WIN)
320   win::ScopedHandle file_;
321 #elif defined(OS_POSIX)
322   ScopedFD file_;
323 #endif
324 
325   // A path to use for tracing purposes. Set if file tracing is enabled during
326   // |Initialize()|.
327   FilePath tracing_path_;
328 
329   // Object tied to the lifetime of |this| that enables/disables tracing.
330   FileTracing::ScopedEnabler trace_enabler_;
331 
332   Error error_details_;
333   bool created_;
334   bool async_;
335 
336   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(File);
337 };
338 
339 }  // namespace base
340 
341 #endif  // BASE_FILES_FILE_H_
342 
343