length method
returns the length of the file. If needed this method may be removed but the length check must be done in the individual read-methods then.
Implementation
@override
Future<int> length() async {
if (_length != null) return _length!;
_ReadBufferFileResource resourceAt = _resourceAts.isNotEmpty ? _resourceAts.removeFirst() : _ReadBufferFileResource(filename);
_length = await resourceAt.length();
_resourceAts.addLast(resourceAt);
assert(_length! >= 0);
//_log.info("length needed ${DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch - time} ms");
return _length!;
}