gecko-dev/dom/base/Dispatcher.h

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#ifndef mozilla_dom_Dispatcher_h
#define mozilla_dom_Dispatcher_h

#include "mozilla/AlreadyAddRefed.h"
#include "nsISupports.h"

class nsIEventTarget;
class nsIRunnable;

namespace mozilla {
namespace dom {

enum class TaskCategory {
  // User input (clicks, keypresses, etc.)
  UI,

  // Data from the network
  Network,

  // setTimeout, setInterval
  Timer,

  // requestIdleCallback
  IdleCallback,

  // Vsync notifications
  RefreshDriver,

  // Most DOM events (postMessage, media, plugins)
  Other,
};

// This trait should be attached to classes like nsIGlobalObject and nsIDocument
// that have a DocGroup or TabGroup attached to them. The methods here should
// delegate to the DocGroup or TabGroup. We can't use the Dispatcher class
// directly because it inherits from nsISupports.
class DispatcherTrait {
public:
  // This method may or may not be safe off of the main thread. For nsIDocument
  // it is safe. For nsIGlobalWindow it is not safe.
  virtual nsresult Dispatch(const char* aName,
                            TaskCategory aCategory,
                            already_AddRefed<nsIRunnable>&& aRunnable);

  // This method may or may not be safe off of the main thread. For nsIDocument
  // it is safe. For nsIGlobalWindow it is not safe. The nsIEventTarget can
  // always be used off the main thread.
  virtual already_AddRefed<nsIEventTarget>
  CreateEventTarget(const char* aName, TaskCategory aCategory);
};

// Base class for DocGroup and TabGroup.
class Dispatcher : public nsISupports {
public:
  // This method is always safe to call off the main thread.
  virtual nsresult Dispatch(const char* aName,
                            TaskCategory aCategory,
                            already_AddRefed<nsIRunnable>&& aRunnable) = 0;

  // This method is always safe to call off the main thread. The nsIEventTarget
  // can always be used off the main thread.
  virtual already_AddRefed<nsIEventTarget>
  CreateEventTarget(const char* aName, TaskCategory aCategory);
};

} // namespace dom
} // namespace mozilla

#endif // mozilla_dom_Dispatcher_h