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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/files/file_path.h"
13#include "base/files/platform_file.h"
14#include "base/files/scoped_file.h"
15#include "util/build_config.h"
16#include "util/ticks.h"
17
18#if defined(OS_POSIX) || defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
19#include <sys/stat.h>
20#endif
21
22namespace base {
23
24#if defined(OS_BSD) || defined(OS_MACOSX) || defined(OS_NACL) || \
25    defined(OS_HAIKU) || defined(OS_MSYS) || defined(OS_ZOS) ||  \
26    defined(OS_ANDROID) && __ANDROID_API__ < 21 || defined(OS_SERENITY)
27typedef struct stat stat_wrapper_t;
28#elif defined(OS_POSIX) || defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
29typedef struct stat64 stat_wrapper_t;
30#endif
31
32// Thin wrapper around an OS-level file.
33// Note that this class does not provide any support for asynchronous IO.
34//
35// Note about const: this class does not attempt to determine if the underlying
36// file system object is affected by a particular method in order to consider
37// that method const or not. Only methods that deal with member variables in an
38// obvious non-modifying way are marked as const. Any method that forward calls
39// to the OS is not considered const, even if there is no apparent change to
40// member variables.
41class File {
42 public:
43  // FLAG_(OPEN|CREATE).* are mutually exclusive. You should specify exactly one
44  // of the three (possibly combining with other flags) when opening or creating
45  // a file.
46  enum Flags {
47    FLAG_OPEN = 1 << 0,           // Opens a file, only if it exists.
48    FLAG_CREATE = 1 << 1,         // Creates a new file, only if it does not
49                                  // already exist.
50    FLAG_CREATE_ALWAYS = 1 << 3,  // May overwrite an old file.
51    FLAG_READ = 1 << 4,
52    FLAG_WRITE = 1 << 5,
53  };
54
55  // This enum has been recorded in multiple histograms using PlatformFileError
56  // enum. If the order of the fields needs to change, please ensure that those
57  // histograms are obsolete or have been moved to a different enum.
58  //
59  // FILE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED is returned when a call fails because of a
60  // filesystem restriction. FILE_ERROR_SECURITY is returned when a browser
61  // policy doesn't allow the operation to be executed.
62  enum Error {
63    FILE_OK = 0,
64    FILE_ERROR_FAILED = -1,
65    FILE_ERROR_IN_USE = -2,
66    FILE_ERROR_EXISTS = -3,
67    FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND = -4,
68    FILE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = -5,
69    FILE_ERROR_TOO_MANY_OPENED = -6,
70    FILE_ERROR_NO_MEMORY = -7,
71    FILE_ERROR_NO_SPACE = -8,
72    FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY = -9,
73    FILE_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION = -10,
74    FILE_ERROR_SECURITY = -11,
75    FILE_ERROR_ABORT = -12,
76    FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_FILE = -13,
77    FILE_ERROR_NOT_EMPTY = -14,
78    FILE_ERROR_INVALID_URL = -15,
79    FILE_ERROR_IO = -16,
80    // Put new entries here and increment FILE_ERROR_MAX.
81    FILE_ERROR_MAX = -17
82  };
83
84  // This explicit mapping matches both FILE_ on Windows and SEEK_ on Linux.
85  enum Whence { FROM_BEGIN = 0, FROM_CURRENT = 1, FROM_END = 2 };
86
87  // Used to hold information about a given file.
88  // If you add more fields to this structure (platform-specific fields are OK),
89  // make sure to update all functions that use it in file_util_{win|posix}.cc,
90  // too, and the ParamTraits<base::File::Info> implementation in
91  // ipc/ipc_message_utils.cc.
92  struct Info {
93    Info();
94    ~Info();
95#if defined(OS_POSIX) || defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
96    // Fills this struct with values from |stat_info|.
97    void FromStat(const stat_wrapper_t& stat_info);
98#endif
99
100    // The size of the file in bytes.  Undefined when is_directory is true.
101    int64_t size = 0;
102
103    // True if the file corresponds to a directory.
104    bool is_directory = false;
105
106    // True if the file corresponds to a symbolic link.  For Windows currently
107    // not supported and thus always false.
108    bool is_symbolic_link = false;
109
110    // The last modified time of a file.
111    Ticks last_modified;
112
113    // The last accessed time of a file.
114    Ticks last_accessed;
115
116    // The creation time of a file.
117    Ticks creation_time;
118  };
119
120  File();
121
122  // Creates or opens the given file. This will fail with 'access denied' if the
123  // |path| contains path traversal ('..') components.
124  File(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
125
126  // Takes ownership of |platform_file|.
127  explicit File(ScopedPlatformFile platform_file);
128  explicit File(PlatformFile platform_file);
129
130  // Creates an object with a specific error_details code.
131  explicit File(Error error_details);
132
133  File(File&& other);
134
135  ~File();
136
137  File& operator=(File&& other);
138
139  // Creates or opens the given file.
140  void Initialize(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
141
142  // Returns |true| if the handle / fd wrapped by this object is valid.  This
143  // method doesn't interact with the file system (and is safe to be called from
144  // ThreadRestrictions::SetIOAllowed(false) threads).
145  bool IsValid() const;
146
147  // Returns the OS result of opening this file. Note that the way to verify
148  // the success of the operation is to use IsValid(), not this method:
149  //   File file(path, flags);
150  //   if (!file.IsValid())
151  //     return;
152  Error error_details() const { return error_details_; }
153
154  PlatformFile GetPlatformFile() const;
155  PlatformFile TakePlatformFile();
156
157  // Destroying this object closes the file automatically.
158  void Close();
159
160  // Changes current position in the file to an |offset| relative to an origin
161  // defined by |whence|. Returns the resultant current position in the file
162  // (relative to the start) or -1 in case of error.
163  int64_t Seek(Whence whence, int64_t offset);
164
165  // Reads the given number of bytes (or until EOF is reached) starting with the
166  // given offset. Returns the number of bytes read, or -1 on error. Note that
167  // this function makes a best effort to read all data on all platforms, so it
168  // is not intended for stream oriented files but instead for cases when the
169  // normal expectation is that actually |size| bytes are read unless there is
170  // an error.
171  int Read(int64_t offset, char* data, int size);
172
173  // Same as above but without seek.
174  int ReadAtCurrentPos(char* data, int size);
175
176  // Reads the given number of bytes (or until EOF is reached) starting with the
177  // given offset, but does not make any effort to read all data on all
178  // platforms. Returns the number of bytes read, or -1 on error.
179  int ReadNoBestEffort(int64_t offset, char* data, int size);
180
181  // Same as above but without seek.
182  int ReadAtCurrentPosNoBestEffort(char* data, int size);
183
184  // Writes the given buffer into the file at the given offset, overwriting any
185  // data that was previously there. Returns the number of bytes written, or -1
186  // on error. Note that this function makes a best effort to write all data on
187  // all platforms. |data| can be nullptr when |size| is 0.
188  int Write(int64_t offset, const char* data, int size);
189
190  // Save as above but without seek.
191  int WriteAtCurrentPos(const char* data, int size);
192
193  // Save as above but does not make any effort to write all data on all
194  // platforms. Returns the number of bytes written, or -1 on error.
195  int WriteAtCurrentPosNoBestEffort(const char* data, int size);
196
197  // Returns the current size of this file, or a negative number on failure.
198  int64_t GetLength();
199
200  // Truncates the file to the given length. If |length| is greater than the
201  // current size of the file, the file is extended with zeros. If the file
202  // doesn't exist, |false| is returned.
203  bool SetLength(int64_t length);
204
205  // Instructs the filesystem to flush the file to disk. (POSIX: fsync, Windows:
206  // FlushFileBuffers).
207  // Calling Flush() does not guarantee file integrity and thus is not a valid
208  // substitute for file integrity checks and recovery codepaths for malformed
209  // files. It can also be *really* slow, so avoid blocking on Flush(),
210  // especially please don't block shutdown on Flush().
211  // Latency percentiles of Flush() across all platforms as of July 2016:
212  // 50 %     > 5 ms
213  // 10 %     > 58 ms
214  //  1 %     > 357 ms
215  //  0.1 %   > 1.8 seconds
216  //  0.01 %  > 7.6 seconds
217  bool Flush();
218
219  // Returns some basic information for the given file.
220  bool GetInfo(Info* info);
221
222#if !defined(OS_FUCHSIA)  // Fuchsia's POSIX API does not support file locking.
223
224  // Attempts to take an exclusive write lock on the file. Returns immediately
225  // (i.e. does not wait for another process to unlock the file). If the lock
226  // was obtained, the result will be FILE_OK. A lock only guarantees
227  // that other processes may not also take a lock on the same file with the
228  // same API - it may still be opened, renamed, unlinked, etc.
229  //
230  // Common semantics:
231  //  * Locks are held by processes, but not inherited by child processes.
232  //  * Locks are released by the OS on file close or process termination.
233  //  * Locks are reliable only on local filesystems.
234  //  * Duplicated file handles may also write to locked files.
235  // Windows-specific semantics:
236  //  * Locks are mandatory for read/write APIs, advisory for mapping APIs.
237  //  * Within a process, locking the same file (by the same or new handle)
238  //    will fail.
239  // POSIX-specific semantics:
240  //  * Locks are advisory only.
241  //  * Within a process, locking the same file (by the same or new handle)
242  //    will succeed.
243  //  * Closing any descriptor on a given file releases the lock.
244  Error Lock();
245
246  // Unlock a file previously locked.
247  Error Unlock();
248
249#endif  // !defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
250
251  // Returns a new object referencing this file for use within the current
252  // process.
253  File Duplicate() const;
254
255#if defined(OS_WIN)
256  static Error OSErrorToFileError(DWORD last_error);
257#elif defined(OS_POSIX) || defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
258  static Error OSErrorToFileError(int saved_errno);
259#endif
260
261  // Gets the last global error (errno or GetLastError()) and converts it to the
262  // closest base::File::Error equivalent via OSErrorToFileError(). The returned
263  // value is only trustworthy immediately after another base::File method
264  // fails. base::File never resets the global error to zero.
265  static Error GetLastFileError();
266
267  // Converts an error value to a human-readable form. Used for logging.
268  static std::string ErrorToString(Error error);
269
270 private:
271  // Creates or opens the given file. Only called if |path| has no
272  // traversal ('..') components.
273  void DoInitialize(const FilePath& path, uint32_t flags);
274
275  void SetPlatformFile(PlatformFile file);
276
277  ScopedPlatformFile file_;
278
279  Error error_details_ = FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
280
281  File(const File&) = delete;
282  File& operator=(const File&) = delete;
283};
284
285}  // namespace base
286
287#endif  // BASE_FILES_FILE_H_
288