updating comments mostly. also added some new lib functions.

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/** @file\r
  Provides interface to EFI_FILE_HANDLE functionality.\r
\r
  Copyright (c) 2009, Intel Corporation<BR>\r
  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials\r
  are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License\r
  which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the license may be found at\r
  http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php\r
\r
  THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,\r
  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.\r
\r
**/\r
\r
#if !defined (_FILE_HANDLE_LIBRARY_HEADER_)\r
#define _FILE_HANDLE_LIBRARY_HEADER_\r
\r
/// Tag for use in identifying UNICODE files.\r
/// If the file is UNICODE the first 16 bits of the file will equal this value.\r
enum {\r
  UnicodeFileTag = 0xFEFF\r
};\r
\r
/**\r
  This function will retrieve the information about the file for the handle \r
  specified and store it in allocated pool memory.\r
\r
  This function allocates a buffer to store the file's information. It is the \r
  caller's responsibility to free the buffer.\r
\r
  @param  FileHandle  The file handle of the file for which information is \r
                      being requested.\r
\r
  @retval NULL        information could not be retrieved.\r
\r
  @retval !NULL       the information about the file\r
**/\r
EFI_FILE_INFO*\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleGetInfo (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            FileHandle\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  This function will set the information about the file for the opened handle \r
  specified.\r
\r
  @param  FileHandle            The file handle of the file for which information \r
                                is being set.\r
\r
  @param  FileInfo              The information to set.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS		        The information was set.\r
  @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED       The FileHandle does not support FileInfo.\r
  @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA		      The device has no medium.\r
  @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR	    The device reported an error.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED	The file system structures are corrupted.\r
  @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED	  The file or medium is write protected.\r
  @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED	    The file was opened read only.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_FULL	      The volume is full.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleSetInfo (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE  	        FileHandle,\r
  IN CONST EFI_FILE_INFO        *FileInfo\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  This function reads information from an opened file.\r
\r
  If FileHandle is not a directory, the function reads the requested number of \r
  bytes from the file at the file's current position and returns them in Buffer. \r
  If the read goes beyond the end of the file, the read length is truncated to the\r
  end of the file. The file's current position is increased by the number of bytes \r
  returned.  If FileHandle is a directory, the function reads the directory entry \r
  at the file's current position and returns the entry in Buffer. If the Buffer \r
  is not large enough to hold the current directory entry, then \r
  EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL is returned and the current file position is not updated. \r
  BufferSize is set to be the size of the buffer needed to read the entry. On \r
  success, the current position is updated to the next directory entry. If there \r
  are no more directory entries, the read returns a zero-length buffer. \r
  EFI_FILE_INFO is the structure returned as the directory entry.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle             The opened file handle.\r
  @param BufferSize             On input the size of buffer in bytes.  On return \r
                                the number of bytes written.\r
  @param Buffer                 The buffer to put read data into.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS	          Data was read.\r
  @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA	        The device has no media.\r
  @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR	    The device reported an error.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED	The file system structures are corrupted.\r
  @retval EFI_BUFFER_TO_SMALL	  Buffer is too small. ReadSize contains required \r
                                size.\r
\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleRead(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            FileHandle,\r
  IN OUT UINTN                  *BufferSize,\r
  OUT VOID                      *Buffer\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Write data to a file.\r
\r
  This function writes the specified number of bytes to the file at the current \r
  file position. The current file position is advanced the actual number of bytes \r
  written, which is returned in BufferSize. Partial writes only occur when there \r
  has been a data error during the write attempt (such as "volume space full"). \r
  The file is automatically grown to hold the data if required. Direct writes to \r
  opened directories are not supported.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle             The opened file for writing\r
  @param BufferSize             On input the number of bytes in Buffer.  On output\r
                                the number of bytes written.\r
  @param Buffer                 The buffer containing data to write is stored.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS	          Data was written.\r
  @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED	      Writes to an open directory are not supported.\r
  @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA	        The device has no media.\r
  @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR	    The device reported an error.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED	The file system structures are corrupted.\r
  @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED	  The device is write-protected.\r
  @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED	    The file was open for read only.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_FULL	      The volume is full.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleWrite(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            FileHandle,\r
  IN OUT UINTN                  *BufferSize,\r
  IN VOID                       *Buffer\r
  );\r
\r
/** \r
  Close an open file handle.\r
\r
  This function closes a specified file handle. All "dirty" cached file data is \r
  flushed to the device, and the file is closed. In all cases the handle is \r
  closed.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle               The file handle to close.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS             The file handle was closed sucessfully.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleClose (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            FileHandle\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Delete a file and close the handle.\r
\r
  This function closes and deletes a file. In all cases the file handle is closed.\r
  If the file cannot be deleted, the warning code EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILURE is \r
  returned, but the handle is still closed.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle             The file handle to delete.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS               The file was closed sucessfully.\r
  @retval EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILURE   the handle was closed, but the file was not \r
                                    deleted\r
  @retval INVALID_PARAMETER    	    One of the parameters has an invalid value.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleDelete (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE		FileHandle\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Set the current position in a file.\r
\r
  This function sets the current file position for the handle to the position \r
  supplied. With the exception of seeking to position 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, only\r
  absolute positioning is supported, and seeking past the end of the file is \r
  allowed (a subsequent write would grow the file). Seeking to position \r
  0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF causes the current position to be set to the end of the file.\r
  If FileHandle is a directory, the only position that may be set is zero. This \r
  has the effect of starting the read process of the directory entries over.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle             The file handle on which the position is being set\r
  @param Position               Byte position from begining of file\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           Operation completed sucessfully.\r
  @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED       the seek request for non-zero is not valid on \r
                                directories.\r
  @retval INVALID_PARAMETER     One of the parameters has an invalid value.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleSetPosition (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE   	FileHandle,\r
  IN UINT64           	Position\r
  );\r
\r
/** \r
  Gets a file's current position.\r
\r
  This function retrieves the current file position for the file handle. For \r
  directories, the current file position has no meaning outside of the file \r
  system driver and as such the operation is not supported. An error is returned\r
  if FileHandle is a directory.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle             The open file handle on which to get the position.\r
  @param Position               Byte position from begining of file.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           the operation completed sucessfully.\r
  @retval INVALID_PARAMETER     One of the parameters has an invalid value.\r
  @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED       the request is not valid on directories.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleGetPosition (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            FileHandle,\r
  OUT UINT64                    *Position\r
  );\r
/**\r
  Flushes data on a file.\r
  \r
  This function flushes all modified data associated with a file to a device.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle             The file handle on which to flush data.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           The data was flushed.\r
  @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA          The device has no media.\r
  @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR      The device reported an error.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED  The file system structures are corrupted.\r
  @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED   The file or medium is write protected.\r
  @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED     The file was opened for read only.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleFlush (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            FileHandle\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Function to determine if a given handle is a directory handle.\r
\r
  If DirHandle is NULL then ASSERT().\r
\r
  Open the file information on the DirHandle and verify that the Attribute\r
  includes EFI_FILE_DIRECTORY bit set.\r
\r
  @param DirHandle              Handle to open file.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           DirHandle is a directory\r
  @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER DirHandle did not have EFI_FILE_INFO available\r
  @retval EFI_NOT_FOUND         DirHandle is not a directory\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleIsDirectory (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            DirHandle\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Retrieves the first file from a directory.\r
\r
  This function opens a directory and gets the first file's info in the \r
  directory. Caller can use FileHandleFindNextFile() to get other files.  When \r
  complete the caller is responsible for calling FreePool() on *Buffer.\r
\r
  @param DirHandle              The file handle of the directory to search\r
  @param Buffer                 Pointer to pointer to buffer for file's information\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           Found the first file.\r
  @retval EFI_NOT_FOUND         Cannot find the directory.\r
  @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA          The device has no media.\r
  @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR      The device reported an error.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED  The file system structures are corrupted.\r
  @return Others                status of FileHandleGetInfo, FileHandleSetPosition,\r
                                or FileHandleRead\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleFindFirstFile (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            DirHandle,\r
  OUT EFI_FILE_INFO             **Buffer\r
  );\r
/**\r
  Retrieves the next file in a directory.\r
\r
  To use this function, caller must call the FileHandleFindFirstFile() to get the \r
  first file, and then use this function get other files. This function can be \r
  called for several times to get each file's information in the directory. If \r
  the call of FileHandleFindNextFile() got the last file in the directory, the next \r
  call of this function has no file to get. *NoFile will be set to TRUE and the \r
  Buffer memory will be automatically freed. \r
\r
  @param DirHandle              the file handle of the directory\r
  @param Buffer			            pointer to buffer for file's information\r
  @param NoFile			            pointer to boolean when last file is found\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           Found the next file, or reached last file\r
  @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA          The device has no media.\r
  @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR      The device reported an error.\r
  @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED  The file system structures are corrupted.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleFindNextFile(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE             DirHandle,\r
  OUT EFI_FILE_INFO              *Buffer,\r
  OUT BOOLEAN                    *NoFile\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Retrieve the size of a file.\r
\r
  If FileHandle is NULL then ASSERT()\r
  If Size is NULL then ASSERT()\r
\r
  This function extracts the file size info from the FileHandle's EFI_FILE_INFO \r
  data.\r
\r
  @param FileHandle             The file handle from which size is retrieved.\r
  @param Size                   pointer to size.\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           operation was completed sucessfully\r
  @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR      cannot access the file\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleGetSize (\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            FileHandle,\r
  OUT UINT64                    *Size\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Function to get a full filename given a EFI_FILE_HANDLE somewhere lower on the \r
  directory 'stack'.\r
\r
  @param[in] Handle             Handle to the Directory or File to create path to.\r
  @param[out] FullFileName      Pointer to pointer to generated full file name.  It \r
                                is the responsibility of the caller to free this memory\r
                                with a call to FreePool().\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           the operation was sucessful and the FullFileName is valid.\r
  @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER Handle was NULL.\r
  @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER FullFileName was NULL.\r
  @retval EFI_OUT_OF_MEMORY     a memory allocation failed.\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleGetFileName (\r
  IN CONST EFI_FILE_HANDLE      Handle,\r
  OUT CHAR16                    **FullFileName\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Function to read a single line (up to but not including the \n) from a file.\r
\r
  If the position upon start is 0, then the Ascii Boolean will be set.  This should be \r
  maintained and not changed for all operations with the same file.\r
\r
  @param[in]      Handle        FileHandle to read from\r
  @param[in,out]  Buffer        pointer to buffer to read into\r
  @param[in,out]  Size          pointer to number of bytes in buffer\r
  @param[in]      Truncate      if TRUE then allows for truncation of the line to fit.\r
                                if FALSE will reset the position to the begining of the \r
                                line if the buffer is not large enough.\r
  @param[in,out]  Ascii         Boolean value for indicating whether the file is \r
                                Ascii (TRUE) or UCS2 (FALSE);\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           the operation was sucessful.  the line is stored in \r
                                Buffer.\r
  @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER Handle was NULL.\r
  @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER Size was NULL.\r
  @retval EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL  Size was not enough space to store the line.  \r
                                Size was updated to minimum space required.\r
  @sa FileHandleRead\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleReadLine(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            Handle,\r
  IN OUT CHAR16                 *Buffer,\r
  IN OUT UINTN                  *Size,\r
  IN BOOLEAN                    Truncate,\r
  IN OUT BOOLEAN                *Ascii\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Function to read a single line from a file. The \n is not included in the returned \r
  buffer.  The returned buffer must be callee freed.\r
\r
  If the position upon start is 0, then the Ascii Boolean will be set.  This should be \r
  maintained and not changed for all operations with the same file.\r
\r
  @param[in]      Handle        FileHandle to read from.\r
  @param[in,out]  Ascii         Boolean value for indicating whether the file is Ascii (TRUE) or UCS2 (FALSE);\r
\r
  @return                       The line of text from the file.\r
\r
  @sa FileHandleReadLine\r
**/\r
CHAR16*\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleReturnLine(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE            Handle,\r
  IN OUT BOOLEAN                *Ascii\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Function to write a line of unicode text to a file.\r
\r
  If Handle is NULL, ASSERT.\r
\r
  @param[in]     Handle         FileHandle to write to\r
  @param[in]     Buffer         Buffer to write, if NULL the function will \r
                                take no action and return EFI_SUCCESS.\r
\r
  @retval  EFI_SUCCESS          the data was written.\r
  @retval  other                failure.\r
\r
  @sa FileHandleWrite\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleWriteLine(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE Handle,\r
  IN CHAR16          *Buffer\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  function to take a formatted argument and print it to a file.\r
\r
  @param[in] Handle   the file handle for the file to write to\r
  @param[in] Format   the format argument (see printlib for format specifier)\r
  @param[in] ...      the variable arguments for the format\r
\r
  @retval EFI_SUCCESS the operation was sucessful\r
  @return other       a return value from FileHandleWriteLine\r
\r
  @sa FileHandleWriteLine\r
**/\r
EFI_STATUS\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandlePrintLine(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE  Handle,\r
  IN CONST CHAR16     *Format,\r
  ...\r
  );\r
\r
/**\r
  Function to determine if a FILE_HANDLE is at the end of the file.\r
\r
  This will NOT work on directories.\r
\r
  If Handle is NULL, then ASSERT.\r
\r
  @param[in] Handle     the file handle\r
\r
  @retval TRUE          the position is at the end of the file\r
  @retval FALSE         the position is not at the end of the file\r
**/\r
BOOLEAN\r
EFIAPI\r
FileHandleEof(\r
  IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE Handle\r
  );\r
\r
#endif //_FILE_HANDLE_LIBRARY_HEADER_\r
\r