gecko-dev/toolkit/xre/nsXULAppAPI.h

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#ifndef _nsXULAppAPI_h__
#define _nsXULAppAPI_h__

#include "prtypes.h"
#include "nsID.h"
#include "nscore.h"

// XXXbsmedberg - eventually we're going to freeze the XULAPI
// symbols, and we don't want every consumer to define MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL.
// Reverse the logic so that those who aren't using libxul have to do the
// work.
#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL
#ifdef IMPL_XULAPI
#define XULAPI NS_EXPORT
#else
#define XULAPI NS_IMPORT
#endif
#else
#define XULAPI
#endif

class nsILocalFile;

/**
 * Application-specific data needed to start the apprunner.
 *
 * @status UNDER_REVIEW - This API is under review to be frozen, but isn't
 *                        frozen yet. Use with caution.
 */
struct nsXREAppData
{
  /**
   * This should be set to sizeof(nsXREAppData). This structure may be
   * extended in future releases, and this ensures that binary compatibility
   * is maintained.
   */
  PRUint32 size;

  /**
   * The directory of the application to be run. May be null if the
   * xulrunner and the app are installed into the same directory.
   */
  nsILocalFile* directory;

  /**
   * The name of the application vendor. This must be ASCII, and is normally
   * mixed-case, e.g. "Mozilla". Optional (may be null), but highly
   * recommended. Must not be the empty string.
   */
  const char *vendor;

  /**
   * The name of the application. This must be ASCII, and is normally
   * mixed-case, e.g. "Firefox". Required (must not be null or an empty
   * string).
   */
  const char *name;

  /**
   * The major version, e.g. "0.8.0+". Optional (may be null), but
   * required for advanced application features such as the extension
   * manager and update service. Must not be the empty string.
   */
  const char *version;

  /** 
   * The application's build identifier, e.g. "2004051604"
   */
  const char *buildID;

  /**
   * The application's UUID. Used by the extension manager to determine
   * compatible extensions. Optional, but required for advanced application
   * features such as the extension manager and update service.
   *
   * This has traditionally been in the form
   * "{AAAAAAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD-EEEEEEEEEEEE}" but for new applications
   * a more readable form is encouraged: "appname@vendor.tld". Only
   * the following characters are allowed: a-z A-Z 0-9 - . @ _ { } *
   */
  const char *ID;

  /**
   * The copyright information to print for the -h commandline flag,
   * e.g. "Copyright (c) 2003 mozilla.org".
   */
  const char *copyright;

  /**
   * Combination of NS_XRE_ prefixed flags (defined below).
   */
  PRUint32 flags;
};

/**
 * Indicates whether or not the profile migrator service may be
 * invoked at startup when creating a profile.
 */
#define NS_XRE_ENABLE_PROFILE_MIGRATOR (1 << 1)

/**
 * Indicates whether or not the extension manager service should be
 * initialized at startup.
 */
#define NS_XRE_ENABLE_EXTENSION_MANAGER (1 << 2)

/**
 * The contract id for the nsIXULAppInfo service.
 */
#define XULAPPINFO_SERVICE_CONTRACTID \
  "@mozilla.org/xre/app-info;1"

/**
 * Begin an XUL application. Does not return until the user exits the
 * application.
 *
 * @param argc/argv Command-line parameters to pass to the application. These
 *                  are in the "native" character set.
 *
 * @param aAppData  Information about the application to be run.
 *
 * @return         A native result code suitable for returning from main().
 *
 * @note           If the binary is linked against the  standalone XPCOM glue,
 *                 XPCOMGlueStartup() should be called before this method.
 *
 * @note           XXXbsmedberg Nobody uses the glue yet, but there is a
 *                 potential problem: on windows, the standalone glue calls
 *                 SetCurrentDirectory, and relative paths on the command line
 *                 won't be correct.
 */
extern "C" XULAPI int
XRE_main(int argc, char* argv[],
         const nsXREAppData* aAppData);

/**
 * Given a path relative to the current working directory (or an absolute
 * path), return an appropriate nsILocalFile object.
 */
extern "C" XULAPI nsresult
XRE_GetFileFromPath(const char *aPath, nsILocalFile* *aResult);

#endif // _nsXULAppAPI_h__