construct/include/ircd/fs/read.h

// Matrix Construct
//
// Copyright (C) Matrix Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
// Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
//
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#pragma once
#define HAVE_IRCD_FS_READ_H

namespace ircd::fs
{
	struct read_opts extern const read_opts_default;

	// Yields ircd::ctx for read into buffer; returns view of read portion.
	string_view read(const string_view &path, const mutable_buffer &, const read_opts & = read_opts_default);

	// Yields ircd::ctx for read into allocated string; returns that string
	std::string read(const string_view &path, const read_opts & = read_opts_default);
}

/// Options for a read operation
struct ircd::fs::read_opts
{
	read_opts() = default;
	read_opts(const off_t &);

	/// Offset in the file to start the read from.
	off_t offset {0};

	/// Request priority (this option may be improved, avoid for now)
	int16_t priority {0};
};

inline
ircd::fs::read_opts::read_opts(const off_t &offset)
:offset{offset}
{}