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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
+import { IFileSystemProviderWithFileReadWriteCapability, FileSystemProviderCapabilities, IFileChange, IWatchOptions, IStat, FileOverwriteOptions, FileType, FileDeleteOptions, FileWriteOptions, FileChangeType, FileSystemProviderErrorCode } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
+import { Disposable, IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
+import { Event, Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
+import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
+import { FileSystemError } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes';
+
+const LOGS_OBJECT_STORE = 'logs';
+export const INDEXEDDB_LOG_SCHEME = 'vscode-logs-indexedbd';
+
+export class IndexedDBLogProvider extends Disposable implements IFileSystemProviderWithFileReadWriteCapability {
+
+	readonly capabilities: FileSystemProviderCapabilities = FileSystemProviderCapabilities.FileReadWrite;
+	readonly onDidChangeCapabilities: Event<void> = Event.None;
+
+	private readonly _onDidChangeFile: Emitter<IFileChange[]> = this._register(new Emitter<IFileChange[]>());
+	readonly onDidChangeFile: Event<IFileChange[]> = this._onDidChangeFile.event;
+
+	private readonly versions: Map<string, number> = new Map<string, number>();
+
+	private readonly database: Promise<IDBDatabase>;
+
+	constructor(
+	) {
+		super();
+		this.database = this.openDatabase(2);
+	}
+
+	private openDatabase(version: number): Promise<IDBDatabase> {
+		return new Promise((c, e) => {
+			const request = window.indexedDB.open('LoggingDatabase', version);
+			request.onerror = (err) => e(request.error);
+			request.onsuccess = () => {
+				const db = request.result;
+				if (db.objectStoreNames.contains(LOGS_OBJECT_STORE)) {
+					c(db);
+				}
+			};
+			request.onupgradeneeded = (e) => {
+				const db = request.result;
+				if (!db.objectStoreNames.contains(LOGS_OBJECT_STORE)) {
+					db.createObjectStore(LOGS_OBJECT_STORE);
+				}
+				c(db);
+			};
+		});
+	}
+
+	watch(resource: URI, opts: IWatchOptions): IDisposable {
+		return Disposable.None;
+	}
+
+	mkdir(resource: URI): Promise<void> {
+		return Promise.reject(new Error('Not Supported'));
+	}
+
+	rename(from: URI, to: URI, opts: FileOverwriteOptions): Promise<void> {
+		return Promise.reject(new Error('Not Supported'));
+	}
+
+	readdir(resource: URI): Promise<[string, FileType][]> {
+		return Promise.reject(new Error('Not Supported'));
+	}
+
+	delete(resource: URI, opts: FileDeleteOptions): Promise<void> {
+		return Promise.reject(new Error('Not Supported'));
+	}
+
+	async stat(resource: URI): Promise<IStat> {
+		try {
+			const content = await this.readFile(resource);
+			return {
+				type: FileType.File,
+				ctime: 0,
+				mtime: this.versions.get(resource.toString()) || 0,
+				size: content.byteLength
+			};
+		} catch (e) {
+			return {
+				type: FileType.File,
+				ctime: 0,
+				mtime: 0,
+				size: 0
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
+	async readFile(resource: URI): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+		return new Promise(async (c, e) => {
+			const db = await this.database;
+			const transaction = db.transaction([LOGS_OBJECT_STORE]);
+			const objectStore = transaction.objectStore(LOGS_OBJECT_STORE);
+			const request = objectStore.get(resource.path);
+			request.onerror = () => e(request.error);
+			request.onsuccess = () => {
+				if (request.result) {
+					c(VSBuffer.fromString(request.result).buffer);
+				} else {
+					e(new FileSystemError(resource, FileSystemProviderErrorCode.FileNotFound));
+				}
+			};
+		});
+	}
+
+	writeFile(resource: URI, content: Uint8Array, opts: FileWriteOptions): Promise<void> {
+		return new Promise(async (c, e) => {
+			const db = await this.database;
+			const transaction = db.transaction([LOGS_OBJECT_STORE], 'readwrite');
+			const objectStore = transaction.objectStore(LOGS_OBJECT_STORE);
+			const request = objectStore.put(VSBuffer.wrap(content).toString(), resource.path);
+			request.onerror = () => e(request.error);
+			request.onsuccess = () => {
+				this.versions.set(resource.toString(), (this.versions.get(resource.toString()) || 0) + 1);
+				this._onDidChangeFile.fire([{ resource, type: FileChangeType.UPDATED }]);
+				c();
+			};
+		});
+	}
+
+}