gio.InputStream — Base class for implementing streaming input
| class gio.InputStream(gobject.GObject): | 
            gio.InputStream
            has functions to read from a stream (
            gio.InputStream.read()
            ), to close a stream (
            gio.InputStream.close()
            ) and to skip some content (
            gio.InputStream.skip()
            ).
        
            To copy the content of an input stream to an output stream without manually
            handling the reads and writes, use
            
All of these functions have async variants too.
    def clear_pending()
                The clear_pending() method clears the pending flag on stream.
            
    def close(cancellable=None)| 
 | optional gio.Cancellableobject,Noneto ignore. | 
| Returns : | Trueon successFalseon failure. | 
                The close() method closes the stream, releasing
                resources related to it.
            
Once the stream is closed, all other operations will return gio.ERROR_CLOSED. Closing a stream multiple times will not return an error.
Streams will be automatically closed when the last reference is dropped, but you might want to call this function to make sure resources are released as early as possible.
Some streams might keep the backing store of the stream (e.g. a file descriptor) open after the stream is closed. See the documentation for the individual stream for details.
On failure the first error that happened will be reported, but the close operation will finish as much as possible. A stream that failed to close will still return gio.ERROR_CLOSED for all operations. Still, it is important to check and report the error to the user.
                If cancellable is not None, then the operation can be cancelled by
                triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled,
                the error gio.ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. Cancelling a close will still leave
                the stream closed, but some streams can use a faster close that doesn't block to e.g.
                check errors.
            
    def close_async(callback, io_priority=glib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, cancellable=None, user_data=None)| 
 | a GAsyncReadyCallback to call when the request is satisfied. | 
| 
 | the Glib Priority Constants of the request. | 
| 
 | optional gio.Cancellableobject,Noneto ignore. | 
| 
 | the data to pass to callback function. | 
                The close_async() method asynchronously requests an
                asynchronous closes of the stream, releasing resources related to it.
            
                For more details, see
                gio.InputStream.close()
                which is the synchronous version of this call. 
            
                When the operation is finished, callback will be called. You can then call
                gio.InputStream.close_finish()
                to get the result of the operation.
            
    def close_finish(result)| 
 | a gio.AsyncResult. | 
| Returns : | Trueif the stream was closed successfully. | 
                The close_finish() method finishes an asynchronous
                file append operation started with
                gio.InputStream.close_async().
            
    def has_pending()| Returns : | Trueif stream has pending actions. | 
                The has_pending() method checks if an input stream has pending actions.
            
    def is_closed()| Returns : | Trueif the stream is closed. | 
                The is_closed() method checks if an input stream is closed.
            
    def read(count=-1, cancellable=None)| 
 | optionally the number of bytes that will be read from the stream. | 
| 
 | optional gio.Cancellableobject,Noneto ignore. | 
| Returns : | The number of bytes read, or -1 on error. | 
                The read() method tries to read count bytes from
                the stream into the buffer starting at buffer. Will block during this read.
            
                This function is similar to
                gio.InputStream.read_part(),
                except it tries to read as many bytes as requested, only stopping on an error or end of stream.
            
                On a successful read of count bytes, or if we reached the end of the stream,
                True is returned, and bytes_read is set to the number of bytes read into buffer.
            
                If cancellable is not None, then the operation can be cancelled by
                triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled,
                the error gio.ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. Cancelling a close will still leave
                the stream closed, but some streams can use a faster close that doesn't block to e.g.
                check errors.
            
                If there is an error during the operation False is returned and error
                is set to indicate the error status, bytes_read is updated to contain the number of
                bytes read into buffer before the error occurred.
            
    def read_async(count, callback, io_priority=glib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, cancellable=None, user_data=None)| 
 | the number of bytes that will be read from the stream. | 
| 
 | a GAsyncReadyCallback to call when the request is satisfied. | 
| 
 | the Glib Priority Constants of the request. | 
| 
 | optional gio.Cancellableobject,Noneto ignore. | 
| 
 | the data to pass to callback function. | 
                The read_async() method requests an asynchronous read
                of count bytes from the stream into the buffer.
            
                For more details, see
                gio.InputStream.read()
                which is the synchronous version of this call. 
            
                When the operation is finished, callback will be called. You can then call
                gio.InputStream.read_finish()
                to get the result of the operation.
            
During an async request no other sync and async calls are allowed, and will result in gio.ERROR_PENDING errors.
A value of count larger than G_MAXSSIZE will cause a gio.ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.
On success, the number of bytes read into the buffer will be passed to the callback. It is not an error if this is not the same as the requested size, as it can happen e.g. near the end of a file, but generally we try to read as many bytes as requested. Zero is returned on end of file (or if count is zero), but never otherwise.
Any outstanding i/o request with higher priority (lower numerical value) will be executed before an outstanding request with lower priority. Default priority is glib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT.
The asyncronous methods have a default fallback that uses threads to implement asynchronicity, so they are optional for inheriting classes. However, if you override one you must override all.
    def read_finish(result)| 
 | a gio.AsyncResult. | 
| Returns : | The number of bytes read in, or -1 on error. | 
                The read_finish() method finishes an asynchronous
                stream read operation started by
                gio.InputStream.read_async().
            
    def read_part(count=-1, cancellable=None)| 
 | optionally the number of bytes that will be read from the stream. | 
| 
 | optional gio.Cancellableobject,Noneto ignore. | 
| Returns : | The number of bytes read, or -1 on error. | 
                The read_part() method tries to read count bytes from
                the stream into the buffer starting at buffer. Will block during this read.
            
If count is zero returns zero and does nothing. A value of count larger than G_MAXSSIZE will cause a gio.ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.
On success, the number of bytes read into the buffer is returned. It is not an error if this is not the same as the requested size, as it can happen e.g. near the end of a file. Zero is returned on end of file (or if count is zero), but never otherwise.
               If cancellable is not None, then the operation can be cancelled by
                triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled,
                the error gio.ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. Cancelling a close will still leave
                the stream closed, but some streams can use a faster close that doesn't block to e.g.
                check errors.
            
On error -1 is returned and error is set accordingly.
    def set_pending()| Returns : | Trueif pending was previously
                    unset and is now set. | 
                The set_pending() method sets stream to have actions pending.
                If the pending flag is already set or stream is closed,
                it will return False and set error.
            
    def skip(count, cancellable=None)| 
 | the number of bytes that will be skipped from the stream. | 
| 
 | optional gio.Cancellableobject,Noneto ignore. | 
| Returns : | The number of bytes skipped, or -1 on error | 
                The skip() method tries to skip count bytes
                from the stream. Will block during the operation.
            
                This is identical to
                read(),
                from a behaviour standpoint, but the bytes that are skipped are not
                returned to the user. Some streams have an implementation that is more
                efficient than reading the data.
            
This function is optional for inherited classes, as the default implementation emulates it using read.
               If cancellable is not None, then the operation can be cancelled by
                triggering the cancellable object from another thskip. If the operation was cancelled,
                the error gio.ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. Cancelling a close will still leave
                the stream closed, but some streams can use a faster close that doesn't block to e.g.
                check errors.
            
    def skip_async(count, callback, io_priority=glib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, cancellable=None, user_data=None)| 
 | the number of bytes that will be skipped from the stream. | 
| 
 | a GAsyncskipyCallback to call when the request is satisfied. | 
| 
 | the Glib Priority Constants of the request. | 
| 
 | optional gio.Cancellableobject,Noneto ignore. | 
| 
 | the data to pass to callback function. | 
                The skip_async() method request an asynchronous
                skip of count bytes from the stream.
            
                For more details, see
                gio.InputStream.skip()
                which is the synchronous version of this call. 
            
                When the operation is finished, callback will be called. You can then call
                gio.InputStream.skip_finish()
                to get the result of the operation.
            
During an async request no other sync and async calls are allowed, and will result in gio.ERROR_PENDING errors.
A value of count larger than G_MAXSSIZE will cause a gio.ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT error.
On success, the number of bytes skipped will be passed to the callback. It is not an error if this is not the same as the requested size, as it can happen e.g. near the end of a file, but generally we try to skip as many bytes as requested. Zero is returned on end of file (or if count is zero), but never otherwise.
Any outstanding i/o request with higher priority (lower numerical value) will be executed before an outstanding request with lower priority. Default priority is glib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT.
The asyncronous methods have a default fallback that uses thskips to implement asynchronicity, so they are optional for inheriting classes. However, if you override one you must override all.
    def skip_finish(result)| 
 | a gio.AsyncResult. | 
| Returns : | The number of bytes skipped in, or -1 on error. | 
                The skip_finish() method finishes an asynchronous
                stream skip operation started by
                gio.InputStream.skip_async().