src/client/linux/crash_generation/crash_generation_client.h

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#ifndef CLIENT_LINUX_CRASH_GENERATION_CRASH_GENERATION_CLIENT_H_
#define CLIENT_LINUX_CRASH_GENERATION_CRASH_GENERATION_CLIENT_H_

#include "common/basictypes.h"

#include <stddef.h>

namespace google_breakpad {

// CrashGenerationClient is an interface for implementing out-of-process crash
// dumping.  The default implementation, accessed via the TryCreate() factory,
// works in conjunction with the CrashGenerationServer to generate a minidump
// via a remote process.
class CrashGenerationClient {
 public:
  CrashGenerationClient() {}
  virtual ~CrashGenerationClient() {}

  // Request the crash server to generate a dump.  |blob| is an opaque
  // CrashContext pointer from exception_handler.h.
  // Returns true if the dump was successful; false otherwise.
  virtual bool RequestDump(const void* blob, size_t blob_size) = 0;

  // Returns a new CrashGenerationClient if |server_fd| is valid and
  // connects to a CrashGenerationServer.  Otherwise, return NULL.
  // The returned CrashGenerationClient* is owned by the caller of
  // this function.
  static CrashGenerationClient* TryCreate(int server_fd);

 private:
  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(CrashGenerationClient);
};

}  // namespace google_breakpad

#endif  // CLIENT_LINUX_CRASH_GENERATION_CRASH_GENERATION_CLIENT_H_