CloseableReadHandle

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Interface Synopsis

namespace HH\Lib\File;

interface CloseableReadHandle implements \HH\Lib\IO\CloseableSeekableReadHandle, CloseableHandle, ReadHandle {...}

Public Methods (HH\Lib\IO\ReadHandle)

• ->readAllAsync(?int $max_bytes = NULL, ?int $timeout_ns = NULL): Awaitable<string>
  Read until there is no more data to read
• ->readAllowPartialSuccessAsync(?int $max_bytes = NULL, ?int $timeout_ns = NULL): Awaitable<string>
  Read from the handle, waiting for data if necessary
• ->readFixedSizeAsync(int $size, ?int $timeout_ns = NULL): Awaitable<string>
  Read a fixed amount of data
• ->readImpl(?int $max_bytes = NULL): string
  An immediate, unordered read

Public Methods (HH\Lib\IO\SeekableHandle)

• ->seek(int $offset): void
  Move to a specific offset within a handle
• ->tell(): int
  Get the current pointer position within a handle

Public Methods (HH\Lib\IO\CloseableHandle)

• ->close(): void
  Close the handle
• ->closeWhenDisposed(): \IDisposable
  Close the handle when the returned disposable is disposed

Public Methods (HH\Lib\File\Handle)

• ->getPath(): string
  Get the name of this file
• ->getSize(): int
  Get the size of the file
• ->lock(LockType $type): Lock
  Get a shared or exclusive lock on the file
• ->tryLockx(LockType $type): Lock
  Immediately get a shared or exclusive lock on a file, or throw

Public Methods (HH\Lib\IO\FDHandle)

• ->getFileDescriptor(): \HH\Lib\OS\FileDescriptor