> I propose adding this interface:
>
> interface nsICloneableInputStream : nsIInputStream
> {
> nsIInputStream clone();
> };
>
> The clone() method returns a copy of the stream in the most efficient manner
> possible. This might mean different operations depending on the concrete
> implementation of the stream.
>
> For example,
>
> * nsFileInputStream would simply dup() its file descriptors like when
> serializing across IPC.
> * nsStringStream would simply do an nsCString-style copy construction.
> * nsPipe would create a new nsPipeInputStream that reads from the same
> underlying pipe buffer. The buffer is maintained until all cloned input
> streams are closed.
I didn't get any objections, so I'm proceeding with this. If you're
interested, follow along in this bug:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100398
Thanks.
Ben
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