gecko-dev/docshell/base/nsIWebNavigation.idl

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 * Contributor(s):
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "domstubs.idl"

/**
 * The nsIWebNavigation interface defines an interface for navigating the web.
 * It provides methods and attributes to direct an object to navigate to a new
 * location, stop or restart an in process load or determine where the object,
 * has previously gone.   
 */
 
interface nsISHistory;				
interface nsISHEntry;

[scriptable, uuid(F5D9E7B0-D930-11d3-B057-00A024FFC08C)]
interface nsIWebNavigation : nsISupports
{
	/*
	Indicates if the object can go back.  If true this indicates that
	there is back session history available to navigate to.
	*/
	readonly attribute boolean canGoBack;

	/*
	Indicates if the object can go forward.  If true this indicates that
	there is forward session history available to navigate to.
	*/
	readonly attribute boolean canGoForward;

	/*
	Tells the object to navigate to the next Back session history item.
	@return	NS_OK - Back was successfull
				NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED - This call was unexpected at this time.  Most
				likely you can't go back right now.
	*/
	void goBack();

	/*
	Tells the object to navigate to the next Forward session history item.
	@return	NS_OK - Forward was successfull
				NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED - This call was unexpected at this time.  Most
				likely you can't go forward right now.
	*/
	void goForward();

	/*
	Loads a given URI.  This will give priority to loading the requested URI
	in the object implementing	this interface.  If it can't be loaded here
	however, the URL dispatcher will go through its normal process of content
	loading.

	@param uri - The URI to load.
	*/
	void loadURI(in wstring uri);

	/*
	Definitions for the reload types.
	*/
	const long reloadNormal=0;  // Does a normal reload
	const long reloadBypassCache=1; // Reloads bypassing the cache
	const long reloadBypassProxy=2; // Reloads bypassing the proxy
	const long reloadBypassProxyAndCache=3; // Reloads bypassing proxy and cache

	/*
	Tells the Object to reload the current location.
	*/
	void reload(in long reloadType);

	/*
	Stops a load of a URI.
	*/
	void stop();

	/*
	Set the document for the current webBrowser.  This will simulate the normal
	load process of a document being loaded.

	@param document - The document to be set.
	@param contentType - This is the content type to try and render the document
		as.  This may be null.  If this is null, the method will try to query
		the document to identify the content type of the document.  If the query
		fails, content type "HTML" will be assumed.
	*/
	void setDocument(in nsIDOMDocument document, in wstring contentType);
	
	/*
	Retrieves or sets the current Document for the WebBrowser.  When setting
	this will simulate the normal load process.
	*/
	readonly attribute nsIDOMDocument document;
	
	/*
	Retrieves the current URI that is loaded.
	*/
	readonly attribute wstring currentURI;
	
	/*
	The session history object used to store the session history for the session.
	*/
	attribute nsISHistory sessionHistory;

	/*
	 Get the SHEntry associated with a child docshell
	 */
    nsISHEntry GetSHEForChild(in long childOffset);

	/*
	  Add a Child SHEntry for a frameset page
	 */
	 void AddChildSHEntry(in nsISHEntry cloneReference, in nsISHEntry newEntry);

};