ReadChannel.java

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package com.google.cloud;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;

/**
 * A channel for reading data from a Google Cloud object.
 *
 * <p>Implementations of this class may buffer data internally to reduce remote calls. This
 * interface implements {@link Restorable} to allow saving the reader's state to continue reading
 * afterwards.
 */
public interface ReadChannel extends ReadableByteChannel, Closeable, Restorable<ReadChannel> {

  /**
   * Overridden to remove IOException.
   *
   * @see java.nio.channels.Channel#close()
   */
  @Override
  void close();

  void seek(long position) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Sets the minimum size that will be read by a single RPC. Read data will be locally buffered
   * until consumed.
   */
  void setChunkSize(int chunkSize);

  /**
   * Captures the read channel state so that it can be saved and restored afterwards.
   *
   * @return a {@link RestorableState} object that contains the read channel state and can restore
   *     it afterwards.
   */
  @Override
  RestorableState<ReadChannel> capture();

  /**
   * Limit the maximum number of bytes available to be read from this channel. If the limit is
   * larger than the actual size of the content this will have no material impact.
   *
   * <p><i>NOTE:</i>Implementers are not required to return a new instance from this method, however
   * they are allowed to. Users of this method should always use the instance returned from this
   * method.
   *
   * <p><i>Default Implementation:</i>By default, this method will simply return {@code this}.
   *
   * @param limit the maximum number of bytes to limit this channel to
   * @return The instance of channel which will respect the limit.
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException If the {@code this} instances does not support limiting
   * @since 2.4.0
   */
  default ReadChannel limit(long limit) {
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * The currently defined limit for this channel. Initial value is {@link Long#MAX_VALUE}
   *
   * @return the current limit for this channel
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException If the {@code this} instances does not support limiting
   * @since 2.4.0
   */
  default long limit() {
    return Long.MAX_VALUE;
  }
}