/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ #include "nsISupports.idl" interface nsIObserver; interface nsIEventTarget; %{C++ #include "mozilla/MemoryReporting.h" #include "mozilla/TimeStamp.h" /** * The signature of the timer callback function passed to initWithFuncCallback. * This is the function that will get called when the timer expires if the * timer is initialized via initWithFuncCallback. * * @param aTimer the timer which has expired * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to initWithFuncCallback */ class nsITimer; typedef void (*nsTimerCallbackFunc) (nsITimer *aTimer, void *aClosure); /** * The signature of the timer name callback function passed to * initWithNameableFuncCallback. * This is the function that will get called when timer profiling is enabled * via the "TimerFirings" log module. * * @param aTimer the timer which has expired * @param aAnonymize whether the name should avoid including privacy sensitive info * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to initWithFuncCallback * @param aBuf a buffer in which to put the name * @param aLen the length of the buffer */ typedef void (*nsTimerNameCallbackFunc) (nsITimer *aTimer, bool aAnonymize, void *aClosure, char *aBuf, size_t aLen); %} native nsTimerCallbackFunc(nsTimerCallbackFunc); native nsTimerNameCallbackFunc(nsTimerNameCallbackFunc); [ref] native TimeDuration(mozilla::TimeDuration); /** * The callback interface for timers. */ interface nsITimer; [function, scriptable, uuid(a796816d-7d47-4348-9ab8-c7aeb3216a7d)] interface nsITimerCallback : nsISupports { /** * @param aTimer the timer which has expired */ void notify(in nsITimer timer); }; %{C++ // Two timer deadlines must differ by less than half the PRIntervalTime domain. #define DELAY_INTERVAL_LIMIT PR_BIT(8 * sizeof(PRIntervalTime) - 1) %} /** * nsITimer instances must be initialized by calling one of the "init" methods * documented below. You may also re-initialize (using one of the init() * methods) an existing instance to avoid the overhead of destroying and * creating a timer. It is not necessary to cancel the timer in that case. * * By default a timer will fire on the thread that created it. Set the .target * attribute to fire on a different thread. Once you have set a timer's .target * and called one of its init functions, any further interactions with the timer * (calling cancel(), changing member fields, etc) should only be done by the * target thread, or races may occur with bad results like timers firing after * they've been canceled, and/or not firing after re-initiatization. */ [scriptable, uuid(3de4b105-363c-482c-a409-baac83a01bfc)] interface nsITimer : nsISupports { /* Timer types */ /** * Type of a timer that fires once only. */ const short TYPE_ONE_SHOT = 0; /** * After firing, a TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK timer is stopped and not restarted * until its callback completes. Specified timer period will be at least * the time between when processing for last firing the callback completes * and when the next firing occurs. * * This is the preferable repeating type for most situations. */ const short TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK = 1; /** * TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE is just a synonym for * TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP. They used to be distinct, but the old * TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE kind was similar to TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP * while also being less useful. So the distinction was removed. */ const short TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE = 2; /** * A TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP repeating timer aims to have constant * period between firings. The processing time for each timer callback * should not influence the timer period. However this timer type * guarantees that it will not queue up new events to fire the callback * until the previous callback event finishes firing. If the callback * takes a long time, then the next callback will be scheduled immediately * afterward, but only once. This is the only non-slack timer available. */ const short TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP = 3; /** * Same as TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK with the exception that idle events * won't yield to timers with this type. Use this when you want an * idle callback to be scheduled to run even though this timer is * about to fire. */ const short TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK_LOW_PRIORITY = 4; /** * Same as TYPE_ONE_SHOT with the exception that idle events won't * yield to timers with this type. Use this when you want an idle * callback to be scheduled to run even though this timer is about * to fire. */ const short TYPE_ONE_SHOT_LOW_PRIORITY = 5; /** * Initialize a timer that will fire after the said delay. * A user must keep a reference to this timer till it is * is no longer needed or has been cancelled. * * @param aObserver the callback object that observes the * ``timer-callback'' topic with the subject being * the timer itself when the timer fires: * * observe(nsISupports aSubject, => nsITimer * string aTopic, => ``timer-callback'' * wstring data => null * * @param aDelay delay in milliseconds for timer to fire * @param aType timer type per TYPE* consts defined above */ void init(in nsIObserver aObserver, in unsigned long aDelay, in unsigned long aType); /** * Initialize a timer to fire after the given millisecond interval. * This version takes a callback object. * * @param aFunc nsITimerCallback interface to call when timer expires * @param aDelay The millisecond interval * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above */ void initWithCallback(in nsITimerCallback aCallback, in unsigned long aDelay, in unsigned long aType); /** * Initialize a timer to fire after the high resolution TimeDuration. * This version takes a callback object. * * @param aFunc nsITimerCallback interface to call when timer expires * @param aDelay The high resolution interval * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above */ [noscript] void InitHighResolutionWithCallback(in nsITimerCallback aCallback, [const] in TimeDuration aDelay, in unsigned long aType); /** * Cancel the timer. This method works on all types, not just on repeating * timers -- you might want to cancel a TYPE_ONE_SHOT timer, and even reuse * it by re-initializing it (to avoid object destruction and creation costs * by conserving one timer instance). */ void cancel(); /** * Like initWithFuncCallback, but also takes a name for the timer; the name * will be used when timer profiling is enabled via the "TimerFirings" log * module. * * @param aFunc The function to invoke * @param aClosure An opaque pointer to pass to that function * @param aDelay The millisecond interval * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above * @param aName The timer's name */ [noscript] void initWithNamedFuncCallback(in nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, in voidPtr aClosure, in unsigned long aDelay, in unsigned long aType, in string aName); /** * Like initWithNamedFuncCallback, but instead of a timer name it takes a * callback that will provide a name when the timer fires. * * @param aFunc The function to invoke * @param aClosure An opaque pointer to pass to that function * @param aDelay The millisecond interval * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above * @param aNameCallback The callback function */ [noscript] void initWithNameableFuncCallback( in nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, in voidPtr aClosure, in unsigned long aDelay, in unsigned long aType, in nsTimerNameCallbackFunc aNameCallback); /** * The millisecond delay of the timeout. * * NOTE: Re-setting the delay on a one-shot timer that has already fired * doesn't restart the timer. Call one of the init() methods to restart * a one-shot timer. */ attribute unsigned long delay; /** * The timer type - one of the above TYPE_* constants. */ attribute unsigned long type; /** * The opaque pointer pass to initWithFuncCallback. */ [noscript] readonly attribute voidPtr closure; /** * The nsITimerCallback object passed to initWithCallback. */ readonly attribute nsITimerCallback callback; /** * The nsIEventTarget where the callback will be dispatched. Note that this * target may only be set before the call to one of the init methods above. * * By default the target is the thread that created the timer. */ attribute nsIEventTarget target; /** * The number of microseconds this nsITimer implementation can possibly * fire early. */ [noscript] readonly attribute unsigned long allowedEarlyFiringMicroseconds; %{C++ virtual size_t SizeOfIncludingThis(mozilla::MallocSizeOf aMallocSizeOf) const = 0; %} }; %{C++ #include "nsCOMPtr.h" already_AddRefed NS_NewTimer(); already_AddRefed NS_NewTimer(nsIEventTarget* aTarget); nsresult NS_NewTimerWithObserver(nsITimer** aTimer, nsIObserver* aObserver, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); mozilla::Result, nsresult> NS_NewTimerWithObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); nsresult NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, nsITimerCallback* aCallback, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); mozilla::Result, nsresult> NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimerCallback* aCallback, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); nsresult NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, nsITimerCallback* aCallback, const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); mozilla::Result, nsresult> NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimerCallback* aCallback, const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); nsresult NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, void* aClosure, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, const char* aNameString, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); mozilla::Result, nsresult> NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, void* aClosure, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, const char* aNameString, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); nsresult NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, void* aClosure, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsTimerNameCallbackFunc aNameCallback, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); mozilla::Result, nsresult> NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, void* aClosure, uint32_t aDelay, uint32_t aType, nsTimerNameCallbackFunc aNameCallback, nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); #define NS_TIMER_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/timer;1" #define NS_TIMER_CALLBACK_TOPIC "timer-callback" %}