3 * An interface for seekable iterators which also allow to write to the file
6 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
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25 interface SeekableWritableFileIterator extends SeekableIterator {
27 * Seeks to given position
29 * @param $seekPosition Seek position in file
30 * @return $status Status of this operation
32 function seek ($seekPosition);
37 * @return $size Size (in bytes) of file
42 * Writes at given position by seeking to it.
44 * @param $seekPosition Seek position in file
45 * @param $data Data to be written
48 function writeAtPosition ($seedPosition, $data);
51 * Reads given amount of bytes from file.
53 * @param $bytes Amount of bytes to read
54 * @return $data Data read from file
56 function read ($bytes);
59 * Analyzes entries in index file. This will count all found (and valid)
60 * entries, mark invalid as damaged and count gaps ("fragmentation"). If
61 * only gaps are found, the file is considered as "virgin" (no entries).
65 function analyzeFile ();
68 * Checks whether the file header is initialized
70 * @return $isInitialized Whether the file header is initialized
72 function isFileHeaderInitialized ();
75 * Creates the assigned file
79 function createFileHeader ();
82 * Pre-allocates file (if enabled) with some space for later faster write access.
84 * @param $type Type of the file
87 function preAllocateFile ($type);