class VirtualFile in Tinman.Core.IO.Files

A file in a VirtualFileSystem.

sealed class

VirtualFile

extends

FileBase

Public / Attributes

BytesRead

Returns the number of bytes that have been read from this file.

public property	BytesRead { get }
type	int64
value	[>=0]	The number of read bytes.

See also:

BytesReset

BytesTotal

Returns the number of bytes that have been read from or written to this file.

public property	BytesTotal { get }
type	int64
value	[>=0]	The number of read and written bytes.

See also:

BytesReset
BytesReset

BytesWritten

Returns the number of bytes that have been written to this file.

public property	BytesWritten { get }
type	int64
value	[>=0]	The number of written bytes.

CanRead

Does this object support read access?

public virtual property	CanRead { get }
type	bool
value		true if this object supports reading, false if not.
inherited	FileBase.CanRead

CanWrite

Does this binary object support write access?

public override property	CanWrite { get }
type	bool
value		true if this object supports writing, false if not.
overrides	FileBase.CanWrite

IsHttp

Is this virtual file being streamed from the web?

public property	IsHttp { get }
type	bool
value		true if this file is streamed via HTTP or HTTPS, false if not.

See also:

HttpFileSystem
IFileSystem.OwnsPath

IsTemporary

Is this a temporary file?

public override property	IsTemporary { get }
type	bool
value		true if this file is a temporary one, false if it is a regular one.
overrides	FileBase.IsTemporary

Remarks:

The contents of a temporary file are no longer used when it is disposed.

LastAccess

Timestamp of most recent access to this file (i.e. Read or Write).

public property	LastAccess { get }
type	int64
value		The timestamp (see SystemTime).

LifecycleState

Returns the lifecycle state of this object.

public virtual property	LifecycleState { get }
type	LifecycleState
value		The lifecycle state.
inherited	Disposable.LifecycleState

PathInfo

Returns a Path object that represents the file path this object is associated with.

public override property	PathInfo { get }
type	Path
value	[not-null]	The path info.
overrides	FileBase.PathInfo

Remarks:

Objects that do not have a meaningful file path association simply return Unknown.

Public / Methods

AcquireTry

Acquires a strong reference to this disposable object.

[OwnerReturn, ThreadSafe]
public method	AcquireTry ()
type	IDisposable
returns			this if a new strong reference has been acquired, null if this object is already being disposed.
inherited	Disposable.AcquireTry

Remarks:

The object will not be actually disposed by calls to Dispose when there is at least one strong reference left. Code that calls the AcquireTry method is responsible for calling the Dispose method accordingly.

This method is not intended to be used in performance-critical code. It should only be used to high-level resource management.

BytesReset

Resets the byte counters for this file.

public method

BytesReset ()

See also:

BytesRead
BytesWritten
BytesTotal

Cache

Returns a IFile that accesses this file through the given in-memory file cache.

[OwnerReturn, OwnerThis]
public virtual method	Cache (FileCache cache)
type	IFile
params	cache	[not-null]	The cache to use.
returns		[not-null]	The resulting IFile object.
inherited	FileBase.Cache

Dispose

Releases all resources held by this object if there are no more strong references to it, decrements the reference counter by one otherwise.

[Dispose, OwnerThis, ThreadSafe]
public method	Dispose ()
inherited	Disposable.Dispose

Remarks:

The Dispose method silently returns if the object has already been disposed.

Flush

Flushes all cached data.

public override method	Flush ()
implements	FileBase.Flush

Remarks:

Performing a flush may result in I/O work. Depending on the semantics of the implementing class, this work may need to be wrapped in special Begin / End method calls. See the documentation of the implementing classes for details.

In case this object represents a read-only resource, calling the Flush method has no effect.

GetLength

Returns the current length of this binary object.

[ThreadSafe]
public override method	GetLength ()
type	int64
returns		[>=0]	The current length, in bytes.
implements	FileBase.GetLength

GetTimestamp

Returns the timestamp of the last file modification.

public override method	GetTimestamp ()
type	int64
returns			The timestamp value (see SystemTime).
implements	FileBase.GetTimestamp

Offset

Returns a IFile that accesses the data in this file using the given byte offset.

[OwnerReturn, OwnerThis]
public virtual method	Offset (int64 offset)
type	IFile
params	offset	[>=0]	Absolute offset in this file that will be mapped to offset 0 in the returned file.
returns		[not-null]	The resulting IFile object.
inherited	FileBase.Offset

Read

Reads a chunk of bytes from the binary object.

[ThreadSafe]
public override method	Read (int64 offset, ByteBuffer buffer, int32 bufferOffset = -1, int32 count = -1)
type	int32
params	offset	[>=0]	Offset of first byte to read from file.
	buffer	[not-null]	The output buffer. The ByteBuffer object will not be modified by this method. The current buffer position (see Position) will be queried iff bufferOffset is -1. The current buffer limit will be queried iff count is -1.
	bufferOffset	[>=-1]	Offset into output buffer. If set to -1, the current buffer position (see Position) will be used.
	count	[>=-1]	Total number of bytes to read. If set to -1, the remaining buffer bytes (see Remaining) will be used.
returns		[>=0]	The actual number of read bytes.
implements	FileBase.Read

Remarks:

The actual number of read bytes may be lower than count when reading over the end of the binary object. The maximum number of bytes that can be read with a single call is 2^31-1.

ReadAll

Reads a chunk of bytes from the binary object.

[ThreadSafe]
public virtual method	ReadAll (int64 offset, ByteBuffer buffer, int32 bufferOffset = -1, int32 count = -1)
params	offset	[>=0]	Offset of first byte to read from file.
	buffer	[not-null]	The output buffer. The ByteBuffer object will not be modified by this method.
	bufferOffset	[>=-1]	Offset into output buffer. If set to -1, the current buffer position (see Position) will be used.
	count	[>=-1]	Total number of bytes to read. If set to -1, the remaining buffer bytes (see Remaining) will be used.
inherited	FileBase.ReadAll

Remarks:

The maximum number of bytes that can be read with a single call is 2^31-1.

ReadArchive

Reads the file content as an archive.

[OwnerReturn]
public method	ReadArchive (string entry = null)
type	IDataStream
params	entry		Name of the archive entry to read or null to read the first entry.
returns		[not-null]	The data stream that reads the uncompressed archive entry.
inherited	FileBase.ReadArchive

ReadOnly

Returns a read-only view on this IFile.

[OwnerReturn, OwnerThis]
public virtual method	ReadOnly ()
type	IFile
returns		[not-null]	The resulting IFile object.
inherited	FileBase.ReadOnly

SetLength

Sets the length of this binary object.

[ThreadSafe]
public override method	SetLength (int64 value)
params	value	[>=0]	The new length, in bytes.
implements	FileBase.SetLength

Remarks:

Setting the length of a binary object may cause additional management overhead by the OS and should only be done when absolutely necessary.

ToDataStream

Creates an IDataStream object for accessing the data of this object.

[OwnerReturn, OwnerThis]
public virtual method	ToDataStream (int32 bufferSize = 65536, bool needLength = true)
type	IDataStream
params	bufferSize	[>0]	The buffer size to use, in bytes. Defaults to 65536.
	needLength		Shall the returned data stream report a proper length (if possible) with its Length property? Defaults to true.
returns		[not-null]	The data stream.
inherited	FileBase.ToDataStream

Write

Writes a chunk of bytes to the file.

[ThreadSafe]
public override method	Write (int64 offset, ByteBuffer buffer, int32 bufferOffset = -1, int32 count = -1)
params	offset	[>=0]	Offset of first byte to read from file.
	buffer	[not-null]	The input buffer. The ByteBuffer object will not be modified by this method.
	bufferOffset	[>=-1]	Offset into output buffer. If set to -1, the current buffer position (see Position) will be used.
	count	[>=-1]	Total number of bytes to read. If set to -1, the remaining buffer bytes (see Remaining) will be used.
implements	FileBase.Write

Remarks:

The maximum number of bytes that can be written with a single call is 2^31-1. Writing past the end of the binary object will cause it to grow automatically.