memory mapped core graphics data consumer for writing PDFs

MemoryMappedDataConsumer.h

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <CoreGraphics/CoreGraphics.h>


@interface MemoryMappedDataConsumer : NSObject
@property ( nonatomic, readonly ) size_t size ;
@property ( nonatomic, readonly ) size_t capacity ;
@property ( nonatomic, readonly ) CGDataConsumerRef CGDataConsumer ;
@property ( nonatomic, readonly, copy ) NSURL * url ;

-(id)initWithURL:(NSURL*)url ;

@end

MemoryMappedDataConsumer.m

#import "MemoryMappedDataConsumer.h"
#import <sys/mman.h>

@interface MemoryMappedDataConsumer ()
// private
@property ( nonatomic ) size_t size ;
@property ( nonatomic ) size_t capacity ;
@property ( nonatomic, strong, readonly ) NSFileHandle * fileHandle ;
@property ( nonatomic ) void * buffer ;
@property ( nonatomic, copy ) NSURL * url ;

-(size_t)putBytes:(const void *)bytes count:(size_t)count ;

@end

@implementation MemoryMappedDataConsumer
@synthesize CGDataConsumer = _CGDataConsumer ;
@synthesize fileHandle = _fileHandle ;

static size_t DataConsumerPutBytesCallback( MemoryMappedDataConsumer * consumer, const void *buffer, size_t count)
{
	return [ consumer putBytes:buffer count:count ] ;
}

static void DataConsumerReleaseConsumer( MemoryMappedDataConsumer * consumer )
{
	CFRelease((__bridge CFTypeRef)consumer);
}

-(id)initWithURL:(NSURL*)url
{
	if (( self = [ super init ] ))
	{
		self.url = url ;
	}
	
	return self ;
}

-(CGDataConsumerRef)CGDataConsumer
{
	if ( !_CGDataConsumer )
	{
		_CGDataConsumer = CGDataConsumerCreate( (__bridge_retained void *)self, &(CGDataConsumerCallbacks){
			.putBytes = (CGDataConsumerPutBytesCallback)DataConsumerPutBytesCallback,
			.releaseConsumer = (CGDataConsumerReleaseInfoCallback)DataConsumerReleaseConsumer
		});
	}
	
	return _CGDataConsumer ;
}

-(size_t)putBytes:(const void *)bytes count:(size_t)count
{
	size_t newSize = self.size + count ;
	if ( newSize > self.capacity )
	{
		size_t newCapacity = self.capacity ;
		newCapacity += newCapacity >> 1 ;
		newCapacity = round_page( MAX( newCapacity, MAX( 4 * getpagesize(), count ) ) ) ;
		
		[ self.fileHandle truncateFileAtOffset:newCapacity ] ;

		if ( self.buffer && self.capacity )
		{
			munmap( self.buffer, self.capacity ) ;
		}
		
		void * newBuffer = mmap( self.buffer
								, newCapacity
								, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ
								, MAP_SHARED
								, self.fileHandle.fileDescriptor
								, 0 ) ;
		if ( !newBuffer || newBuffer == (void*)~0l )	// mmap returns (-1) on error
		{
			// couldn't expand buffer, bail:
			return 0 ;
		}
		
		self.buffer = newBuffer ;
		self.capacity = newCapacity ;
	}
	
	bcopy( bytes, self.buffer + self.size, count ) ;

	self.size = newSize ;
	
	return count ;
}

-(NSFileHandle *)fileHandle
{
	if ( !_fileHandle )
	{
		NSError * error = nil ;
		NSFileManager * fileManager = [ NSFileManager defaultManager ] ;
		if ( ![ fileManager fileExistsAtPath:self.url.path ] )
		{
			BOOL success = [ fileManager createFileAtPath:self.url.path contents:nil attributes:nil ] ;
			if ( !success )
			{
				@throw @"Couldn't create backing store file" ;
			}
		}
		
		NSFileHandle * fileHandle = [ NSFileHandle fileHandleForUpdatingURL:self.url error:&error ] ;
		if ( !fileHandle )
		{
			if ( error ) { @throw error ; }
		}
		
		_fileHandle = fileHandle ;
	}
	
	return _fileHandle ;
}
@end

// mediaBox and auxInfoDict can be NULL
CGContextRef CreateMemoryMappedPDFContext( NSURL * fileURL, const CGRect * mediaBox, CFDictionaryRef auxInfoDict )
{
	MemoryMappedDataConsumer * consumer = [ [ MemoryMappedDataConsumer alloc ] initWithURL:fileURL ] ;
	
	CGContextRef c = CGPDFContextCreate( [ consumer CGDataConsumer ], mediaBox, auxInfoDict ) ;
	return c ;
}

I can check

I added it to a project and it works fine...

I added an import for sys/mman.h