xpmgr/BuildTools/Include/txlogpub.idl

//+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//  Microsoft Windows
//  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
//
//  File: txlogpub.idl
//
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

cpp_quote("//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------")
cpp_quote("//")
cpp_quote("//  Microsoft Windows")
cpp_quote("//  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.")
cpp_quote("//")
cpp_quote("//--------------------------------------------------------------------------")

#ifndef DO_NO_IMPORTS
import "unknwn.idl";
#endif

/****************************************************************************
 *  Logging Interfaces
 ****************************************************************************/

interface ILog;
interface IFileBasedLogInit;



cpp_quote("// LSN")
cpp_quote("// LSN is the fundamental cookie returned from the log as the name of a")
cpp_quote("// newly-written  log record. LSNs from successively written records to a")
cpp_quote("// given log are always monotonically increasing. LSNs are directly")
cpp_quote("// comparable: lsn2 is later in the log than lsn1 if and only if as integers")
cpp_quote("// lsn2 > lsn1.")
cpp_quote("//")
cpp_quote("// Neither the value zero nor the value MAXLSN are ever used as the value of")
cpp_quote("// an actual LSN.")
cpp_quote("")

typedef LARGE_INTEGER LSN;

cpp_quote("#define MAXLSN (0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)")


cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("// RECORD_READING_POLICY")
cpp_quote("// The RECORD_READING_POLICY enumeration values specify a hint about the")
cpp_quote("// order in which records will be read from a log.  It is used by")
cpp_quote("// ILog::SetAccessPolicyHint.")
cpp_quote("")

typedef enum RECORD_READING_POLICY
{
    RECORD_READING_POLICY_FORWARD = 1,
    RECORD_READING_POLICY_BACKWARD = 2,
    RECORD_READING_POLICY_RANDOM = 3,
} RECORD_READING_POLICY;


cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("// ILog")
cpp_quote("// An interface to the lowest level of a log implementation. This level")
cpp_quote("// takes care of writing the records to disk in a stable manner. Recovery")
cpp_quote("// protocols, transaction awareness, and the like are provided by a higher")
cpp_quote("// semantic level.")

[
    object,
    uuid(FF222117-0C6C-11d2-B89A-00C04FB9618A),
    pointer_default(unique)
]

interface ILog : IUnknown
{
    // Force to disk the contents of the log at least up through the
    // indicated LSN. Passing zero as the LSN indicates the entire log is to
    // be forced to disk.
    HRESULT Force(
        [in]             LSN lsnMinToForce
        );


    // Write a new record to the end of the log. Returns the LSN of the new
    // record.  The data to be written can be provided in one or more pieces
    // as an array of BLOBs.  The actual record data written is the
    // concatenation of all these pieces.
    HRESULT AppendRecord(
        [in,size_is(cBlob)]
                         BLOB* rgBlob,
        [in]             ULONG cBlob,
        [in]             BOOL fForceNow,
        [out,in,unique]  LSN* plsn
        );


    // Read a record from the log. A pointer to the read data is returned;
    // if data is successfully returned, it is the responsibility of the
    // caller to free the memory using CoTaskMemFree.
    HRESULT ReadRecord(
        [in]             LSN lsnToRead,
        [out,in,unique]  LSN* plsnPrev,
        [out,in,unique]  LSN* plsnNext,
        [out,size_is(,*pcbData)]
                         BYTE** ppbData,
        [out]            ULONG* pcbData
        );


    // Read in an initial part of a record from the log. The caller provides a
    // buffer in which to place the data, and that buffer is filled with as
    // much of the contents of the requested record as will fit in the buffer.
    HRESULT ReadRecordPrefix(
        [in]             LSN lsnToRead,
        [out,in,unique]  LSN* plsnPrev,
        [out,in,unique]  LSN* plsnNext,
        [out,size_is(*pcbData)]
                         BYTE* pbData,
        [in,out]         ULONG* pcbData,
        [out]            ULONG* pcbRecord
        );


    // Return information about the presently valid bounds of the log.  Note
    // that this potentially returns results that include un-forced data.
    HRESULT GetLogLimits(
        [out,in,unique]  LSN* plsnFirst,
        [out, in,unique] LSN* plsnLast
        );


    // Throw away a prefix of the log, making it no longer retrievable.  Note
    // that this is request is only a hint to the log implementation. The log
    // is free to ignore the request, or to retain more than was strictly
    // requested. Many log implementations will in fact choose this latter option.
    HRESULT TruncatePrefix(
        [in]             LSN lsnFirstToKeep
        );


    // Provide a hint to the implementation as to the pattern in which records
    // will be read. The implementation can hopefully use this to optimize the
    // manner in which it reads records from the disk.
    HRESULT SetAccessPolicyHint(
        [in]             RECORD_READING_POLICY policy
        );

};


cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("// IFileBasedLogInit")
cpp_quote("// An interface used to initialize an instance of a file based implementation of")
cpp_quote("// ILog.  This interface defines the single method InitNew, which is used to")
cpp_quote("// create a log on a new log file.  Objects that implement IFileBasedLogInit")
cpp_quote("// should also implement IPersistFile, to allow existing log files to be opened.")

[
    object,
    uuid(00951E8C-1294-11d1-97E4-00C04FB9618A),
    pointer_default(unique)
]

interface IFileBasedLogInit : IUnknown
{

    // Create a new log instance on the specified file.  If a file with that name already
    // exists, it is overwritten.
    HRESULT InitNew(
        [in]             LPCWSTR filename,
        [in]             ULONG cbCapacityHint
        );

};


cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("")
cpp_quote("EXTERN_C const CLSID CLSID_SimpleFileBasedLog;")