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janwas 317f98a6c0 WIP of new file code
archive: pretty much done except for trace and archive_builder
IO: io_manager still needs to be fixed/revised (especially WRT buffer
and alignment management)
posix: done
vfs: need to complete vfs_mount and tie it in to vfs.cpp
dir_util: needs further revisions (VFS interface changed since then)

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/**
* =========================================================================
* File : file_cache.h
* Project : 0 A.D.
* Description : cache of file contents (supports zero-copy IO)
* =========================================================================
*/
// license: GPL; see lib/license.txt
#ifndef INCLUDED_FILE_CACHE
#define INCLUDED_FILE_CACHE
typedef boost::shared_ptr<const u8> FileCacheData;
/**
* cache of file contents with support for zero-copy IO.
* this works by reserving a region of the cache, using it as the IO buffer,
* and returning the memory directly to users. optional write-protection
* via MMU ensures that the shared contents aren't inadvertently changed.
*
* (unique copies of) VFS pathnames are used as lookup key and owner tag.
*
* to ensure efficient operation and prevent fragmentation, only one
* reference should be active at a time. in other words, read a file,
* process it, and only then start reading the next file.
*
* rationale: this is rather similar to BlockCache; however, the differences
* (Reserve's size parameter, Add vs. MarkComplete, different eviction
* policies) are enough to warrant separate implementations.
**/
class FileCache
{
public:
/**
* @param size maximum amount [bytes] of memory to use for the cache.
* (managed as a virtual memory region that's committed on-demand)
**/
FileCache(size_t size);
/**
* Reserve a chunk of the cache's memory region.
*
* @param vfsPathname pathname of the file that is to be read; this is
* the key that will be used to Retrieve the file contents.
* @param size required number of bytes (more may be allocated due to
* alignment and/or internal fragmentation)
* @return memory suitably aligned for IO; never fails.
*
* it is expected that this data will be Add()-ed once its IO completes.
**/
FileCacheData Reserve(const char* vfsPathname, size_t size);
/**
* Add a file's contents to the cache.
*
* the cache will be able to satisfy subsequent Retrieve() calls by
* returning this data; if CONFIG_READ_ONLY_CACHE, the buffer is made
* read-only. if need be and no references are currently attached to it,
* the memory can also be commandeered by Reserve().
*
* @param cost is the expected cost of retrieving the file again and
* influences how/when it is evicted from the cache.
**/
void Add(const char* vfsPathname, FileCacheData data, size_t size, uint cost = 1);
/**
* Remove a file's contents from the cache (if it exists).
*
* this ensures subsequent reads of the files see the current, presumably
* recently changed, contents of the file.
*
* this would typically be called in response to a notification that a
* file has changed.
**/
void Remove(const char* vfsPathname);
/**
* Attempt to retrieve a file's contents from the file cache.
*
* @return whether the contents were successfully retrieved; if so,
* data references the read-only file contents.
**/
bool Retrieve(const char* vfsPathname, FileCacheData& data, size_t& size);
private:
class Impl;
boost::shared_ptr<Impl> impl;
};
#endif // #ifndef INCLUDED_FILE_CACHE