Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

org.eclipse.debug.core.model
Interface IMemoryBlockExtension

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IDebugElement, IMemoryBlock

public interface IMemoryBlockExtension
extends IMemoryBlock

Extensions to IMemoryBlock. Allows for bytes to be accessed in a larger address space, and for state information to be provided for each byte.

Clients may optionally implement this interface when providing implementations of IMemoryBlock.

Since:
3.1
See Also:
MemoryByte

Method Summary
 void connect(Object client)
          Connects the given client to this memory block.
 void disconnect(Object client)
          Disconnects the given client from this memory block.
 void dispose()
          Dispose this memory block.
 int getAddressableSize()
          Returns this memory block's addressable size in number of bytes.
 int getAddressSize()
          Returns the address size of this memory block in number of bytes.
 BigInteger getBigBaseAddress()
          Returns the base address of this memory block as a big integer.
 BigInteger getBigLength()
          Returns the length of this memory block, or -1 if unbounded.
 MemoryByte[] getBytesFromAddress(BigInteger address, long units)
          Returns bytes from this memory block based on the given address and the addressable size of this memory block.
 MemoryByte[] getBytesFromOffset(BigInteger unitOffset, long addressableUnits)
          Returns bytes from this memory block based on the base address and addressable size of this memory block.
 Object[] getConnections()
          Returns the possibly empty list of clients currently connected to this memory block.
 String getExpression()
          Returns the expression used to create this memory block.
 BigInteger getMemoryBlockEndAddress()
          Returns the hard end address of this memory block as a big integer, or null if none.
 IMemoryBlockRetrieval getMemoryBlockRetrieval()
          Returns the origin of this memory block.
 BigInteger getMemoryBlockStartAddress()
          Returns the hard start address of this memory block as a big integer, or null if none.
 void setBaseAddress(BigInteger address)
          Sets the base address of this memory block to the given address.
 void setValue(BigInteger offset, byte[] bytes)
          Sets bytes in this memory block at the specified offset within this memory block to the spcified bytes.
 boolean supportBaseAddressModification()
          Returns whether the base address of this memory block can be modified.
 boolean supportsChangeManagement()
          Returns whether this memory block manages the change state of its bytes.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IMemoryBlock
getBytes, getLength, getStartAddress, setValue, supportsValueModification
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IDebugElement
getDebugTarget, getLaunch, getModelIdentifier
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable
getAdapter
 

Method Detail

getExpression

public String getExpression()
Returns the expression used to create this memory block. An expression can be used as name for a memory block and typically represents an expression used to compute a base address for a memory block.

Returns:
the expression used to create this memory block

getBigBaseAddress

public BigInteger getBigBaseAddress()
                             throws DebugException
Returns the base address of this memory block as a big integer. The address is in terms of addressable units.

Returns:
the base address of this memory block
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to retreive the base address

getMemoryBlockStartAddress

public BigInteger getMemoryBlockStartAddress()
                                      throws DebugException
Returns the hard start address of this memory block as a big integer, or null if none. A null start address indicates that memory may be retrieved at any address less than this memory block's base address.

Returns:
the hard start address of this memory block or null
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to retrieve the start address of this memory block.

getMemoryBlockEndAddress

public BigInteger getMemoryBlockEndAddress()
                                    throws DebugException
Returns the hard end address of this memory block as a big integer, or null if none. A null end address indicates that memory may be retrieved from any positive offset relative to the base address of this memory block.

Returns:
the hard end address of this memory block or null
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to retrieve the end address of this memory block.

getBigLength

public BigInteger getBigLength()
                        throws DebugException
Returns the length of this memory block, or -1 if unbounded. Returns "end address - start address" for a memory block with a fixed length (i.e. when both start and end address are known). Returns -1 for an unbounded memory block (i.e. when start or end address is null).

Returns:
length of this memory block or -1 if unbounded
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to retrieve the length of this memory block.

getAddressSize

public int getAddressSize()
                   throws DebugException
Returns the address size of this memory block in number of bytes. The address size indicates the number of bytes used to construct an address.

Returns:
address size in number of bytes
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to retrieve the address size

supportBaseAddressModification

public boolean supportBaseAddressModification()
                                       throws DebugException
Returns whether the base address of this memory block can be modified.

Returns:
whether the base address of this memory block can be modified
Throws:
DebugException - is unable to determine if base address modification is supported

supportsChangeManagement

public boolean supportsChangeManagement()
Returns whether this memory block manages the change state of its bytes.

If a memory block manages changes the memory block is responsible for setting the CHANGED state of its MemoryByte's returned from getBytesFromAddress and getBytesFromOffset. The changed state of a byte should be updated each time a thread suspends in a memory block's target.

Returns:
whether this memory block manages the change state of its bytes

setBaseAddress

public void setBaseAddress(BigInteger address)
                    throws DebugException
Sets the base address of this memory block to the given address.

Parameters:
address - new base address
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to modify the base address, or modification of the base address fails

getBytesFromOffset

public MemoryByte[] getBytesFromOffset(BigInteger unitOffset,
                                       long addressableUnits)
                                throws DebugException
Returns bytes from this memory block based on the base address and addressable size of this memory block.

A memory block may be asked to retrieve bytes beyond it's start or end address. If a memory block is unable to retrieve memory outside these boundaries, implementations should return memory bytes with the READABLE bit turned off for each byte outside the of the accessible range. An exception should not be thrown in this case.

Parameters:
unitOffset - zero based offset into this memory block at which to start retrieving bytes in terms of addressable units. Client should retrieve memory starting from "base address + offset".
addressableUnits - the number of addressable units to retrieve
Returns:
an array of bytes from this memory block based on the given offset and number of units. The size of the array returned must to be equal to units * getAddressableSize().
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to retrieve the specified bytes due to a failure communicating with the target
See Also:
MemoryByte

getBytesFromAddress

public MemoryByte[] getBytesFromAddress(BigInteger address,
                                        long units)
                                 throws DebugException
Returns bytes from this memory block based on the given address and the addressable size of this memory block.

A memory block may be asked to retrieve bytes beyond it's start or end address. If a memory block is unable to retrieve memory outside these boundaries, implementations should return memory bytes with the READABLE bit turned off for each byte outside the of the accessible range. An exception should not be thrown in this case.

Parameters:
address - address at which to begin retrieving bytes in terms of addressable units
units - is the number of addressable units of memory to retrieve
Returns:
an array of bytes from this memory block based on the given address and number of units. The size of the array returned must to be equal to units * getAddressableSize().
Throws:
DebugException - if unable to retrieve the specified bytes due to a failure communicating with the target
See Also:
MemoryByte

setValue

public void setValue(BigInteger offset,
                     byte[] bytes)
              throws DebugException
Sets bytes in this memory block at the specified offset within this memory block to the spcified bytes. The offset is zero based. After successfully modifying the specified bytes, a debug event should be fired with a kind of CHANGE.

Parameters:
offset - the zero based offset at which to set the new value. Modify the memory starting from base address + offset.
bytes - replcement bytes
Throws:
DebugException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
  • Failure communicating with the debug target. The DebugException's status code contains the underlying exception responsible for the failure.
  • This memory block does not support value modification
  • The specified offset is greater than or equal to the length of this memory block, or the number of bytes specified goes beyond the end of this memory block (index of out of range)
See Also:
DebugEvent

connect

public void connect(Object client)
Connects the given client to this memory block. Allows a memory block to know when it is being monitored. Has no effect if an identical client is already connected.

Memory blocks supporting change management may selectively turn off change management when no clients are connected, for reasons of efficiency. Clients that require access to change state information are required to connect to a memory block before change information is considered to be valid.

Parameters:
client - the client to connect

disconnect

public void disconnect(Object client)
Disconnects the given client from this memory block. Has no effect if an identical client is not already connected.

Parameters:
client - the client to disconnect

getConnections

public Object[] getConnections()
Returns the possibly empty list of clients currently connected to this memory block.

Returns:
the possibly empty list of clients currently connected to this memory block

dispose

public void dispose()
             throws DebugException
Dispose this memory block. Connected clients are disconnected.

Throws:
DebugException - if the memory block cannot be disposed.

getMemoryBlockRetrieval

public IMemoryBlockRetrieval getMemoryBlockRetrieval()
Returns the origin of this memory block.

Returns:
the origin of this memory block

getAddressableSize

public int getAddressableSize()
                       throws DebugException
Returns this memory block's addressable size in number of bytes. The addressable size of memory block indicates the minimum number of bytes that can be retrieved as a single unit.

Returns:
this memory block's addressable size
Throws:
DebugException - if the addressable size cannot be obtained.

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