gecko-dev/storage/public/mozIStorageVacuumParticipant.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface mozIStorageConnection;

/**
 * This interface contains the information that the Storage service needs to
 * vacuum a database.  This interface is created as a service through the
 * category manager with the category "vacuum-participant".
 * Please see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/mozIStorageVacuumParticipant for
 * more information.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(8f367508-1d9a-4d3f-be0c-ac11b6dd7dbf)]
interface mozIStorageVacuumParticipant : nsISupports {
  /**
   * The expected page size in bytes for the database.  The vacuum manager will
   * try to correct the page size during idle based on this value.
   *
   * @note If the database is using the WAL journal mode and the current page
   *       size is not the expected one, the journal mode will be changed to
   *       TRUNCATE because WAL does not allow page size changes.
   *       The vacuum manager will try to restore WAL mode, but for this to
   *       work reliably the participant must ensure to always reset statements.
   *       If restoring the journal mode should fail it will stick to TRUNCATE.
   * @note Valid page size values are from 512 to 65536.
   *       The suggested value is mozIStorageConnection::DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE.
   */
  readonly attribute long expectedDatabasePageSize;

  /**
   * Connection to the database file to be vacuumed.
   */
  readonly attribute mozIStorageConnection databaseConnection;

  /**
   * Notifies when a vacuum operation begins.  Listeners should avoid using the
   * database till onEndVacuum is received.
   *
   * @return true to proceed with the vacuum, false if the participant wants to
   *         opt-out for now, it will be retried later.  Useful when participant
   *         is running some other heavy operation that can't be interrupted.
   *
   * @note When a vacuum operation starts or ends it will also dispatch a global
   *       "heavy-io-task" notification through the observer service with the
   *       data argument being either "vacuum-begin" or "vacuum-end".
   */
  boolean onBeginVacuum();

  /**
   * Notifies when a vacuum operation ends.
   *
   * @param aSucceeded
   *        reports if the vacuum succeeded or failed.
   */
  void onEndVacuum(in boolean aSucceeded);
};