debug/org.eclipse.ptp.debug.core/pdi/org/eclipse/ptp/debug/core/pdi/IPDIMemoryBlockManagement.java

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package org.eclipse.ptp.debug.core.pdi;

import org.eclipse.ptp.core.util.BitList;

/**
 * The memory manager manages the collection of memory blocks specified for the debug session.
 * @author clement
 *
 */
public interface IPDIMemoryBlockManagement {
	/**
	 * Requests to create data read memory
	 * @param tasks target process
	 * @param offset 
	 * @param address
	 * @param wordFormat HEXADECIMAL || OCTAL || BINARY || DECIMAL || RAW || NATURAL
	 * @param wordSize The size of each memory word in bytes
	 * @param rows
	 * @param cols
	 * @param asChar
	 * @throws PDIException on failure
	 */
	void createDataReadMemory(BitList tasks, long offset, String address, int wordFormat, int wordSize, int rows, int cols, Character asChar) throws PDIException;
	
	/**
	 * Requests to create data write memory
	 * @param tasks target process
	 * @param offset
	 * @param address
	 * @param wordFormat HEXADECIMAL || OCTAL || BINARY || DECIMAL || RAW || NATURAL
	 * @param wordSize
	 * @param value
	 * @throws PDIException
	 */
	void createDataWriteMemory(BitList tasks, long offset, String address, int wordFormat, int wordSize, String value) throws PDIException;
}